Presbyterian Panel Survey, August 1999 -- Public Role of Presbyterians, Member

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LIFESICK When you think about the qualities of a good Christian life, how important is the following to you? - Taking care of those who are sick or needy   1) Essential   2) Very important   3) Somewhat important

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Essential	125	27.2%	27.2%	-1.38
Very important	269	58.6%	85.8%	.21
Somewhat important	65	14.2%	100%	1.79

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Age Family income Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	30.3% 86	21.8% 38	27.1% 124
Very important	57.0% 162	61.5% 107	58.7% 269
Somewhat important	12.7% 36	16.7% 29	14.2% 65
TOTAL	100.0% 284	100.0% 174	458

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	25.9% 91	33.0% 32	27.4% 123
Very important	57.4% 202	60.8% 59	58.1% 261
Somewhat important	16.8% 59	6.2% 6	14.5% 65
TOTAL	100.0% 352	100.0% 97	449

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	38.7% 24	21.2% 35	26.6% 41	32.1% 25	27.2% 125
Very important	54.8% 34	58.8% 97	59.1% 91	60.3% 47	58.6% 269
Somewhat important	6.5% 4	20.0% 33	14.3% 22	7.7% 6	14.2% 65
TOTAL	100.0% 62	100.0% 165	100.0% 154	100.0% 78	459

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	26.4% 28	29.3% 24	25.4% 63	46.7% 7	27.1% 122
Very important	55.7% 59	61.0% 50	60.5% 150	53.3% 8	59.2% 267
Somewhat important	17.9% 19	9.8% 8	14.1% 35	0.0% 0	13.7% 62
TOTAL	100.0% 106	100.0% 82	100.0% 248	100.0% 15	451

Age (I-AGE)

	<39	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	25.3% 19	18.2% 14	24.1% 33	35.8% 59	27.5% 125
Very important	50.7% 38	63.6% 49	62.0% 85	55.8% 92	58.1% 264
Somewhat important	24.0% 18	18.2% 14	13.9% 19	8.5% 14	14.3% 65
TOTAL	100.0% 75	100.0% 77	100.0% 137	100.0% 165	454

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	27.3% 9	35.0% 49	26.0% 47	19.5% 16	27.8% 121
Very important	60.6% 20	52.9% 74	56.9% 103	67.1% 55	57.8% 252
Somewhat important	12.1% 4	12.1% 17	17.1% 31	13.4% 11	14.4% 63
TOTAL	100.0% 33	100.0% 140	100.0% 181	100.0% 82	436

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Other	TOTAL
Essential	26.3% 111	33.3% 1	26.4% 112
Very important	59.7% 252	33.3% 1	59.5% 253
Somewhat important	14.0% 59	33.3% 1	14.1% 60
TOTAL	100.0% 422	100.0% 3	425