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

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PRIAID When you think about priorities for your congregation's activities in the community, how important is the following to you? - Providing aid and services to people in need   1) Essential   2) Very important   3) Somewhat important

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Essential	183	39.9%	39.9%	-1.1
Very important	235	51.2%	91.1%	.49
Somewhat important	41	8.9%	100%	2.09

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Age Family income Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	42.0% 120	36.0% 62	39.7% 182
Very important	50.0% 143	53.5% 92	51.3% 235
Somewhat important	8.0% 23	10.5% 18	9.0% 41
TOTAL	100.0% 286	100.0% 172	458

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	37.6% 132	48.0% 47	39.9% 179
Very important	53.0% 186	45.9% 45	51.4% 231
Somewhat important	9.4% 33	6.1% 6	8.7% 39
TOTAL	100.0% 351	100.0% 98	449

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	45.2% 28	35.8% 59	39.6% 61	44.9% 35	39.9% 183
Very important	48.4% 30	53.3% 88	50.6% 78	50.0% 39	51.2% 235
Somewhat important	6.5% 4	10.9% 18	9.7% 15	5.1% 4	8.9% 41
TOTAL	100.0% 62	100.0% 165	100.0% 154	100.0% 78	459

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	42.5% 45	50.6% 41	35.5% 88	40.0% 6	40.0% 180
Very important	44.3% 47	42.0% 34	56.9% 141	46.7% 7	50.9% 229
Somewhat important	13.2% 14	7.4% 6	7.7% 19	13.3% 2	9.1% 41
TOTAL	100.0% 106	100.0% 81	100.0% 248	100.0% 15	450

Age (I-AGE)

	<39	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	50.7% 38	30.8% 24	38.5% 52	40.4% 67	39.9% 181
Very important	41.3% 31	56.4% 44	52.6% 71	53.6% 89	51.8% 235
Somewhat important	8.0% 6	12.8% 10	8.9% 12	6.0% 10	8.4% 38
TOTAL	100.0% 75	100.0% 78	100.0% 135	100.0% 166	454

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	40.0% 14	37.9% 53	43.9% 79	35.4% 29	40.0% 175
Very important	48.6% 17	57.9% 81	45.6% 82	53.7% 44	51.3% 224
Somewhat important	11.4% 4	4.3% 6	10.6% 19	11.0% 9	8.7% 38
TOTAL	100.0% 35	100.0% 140	100.0% 180	100.0% 82	437

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Other	TOTAL
Essential	40.2% 169	33.3% 1	40.2% 170
Very important	50.7% 213	66.7% 2	50.8% 215
Somewhat important	9.0% 38	0.0% 0	9.0% 38
TOTAL	100.0% 420	100.0% 3	423