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Presbyterian Panel Survey, May 1999 - Sabbath-Keeping, Clergy

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PRIWORLD

When you think of priorities for your congregation's activities in the community, how important is the following to you? - Preparing people for a world to come, where the cares of this world will be absent

	1) Essential
	2) Very important
	3) Somewhat important
	4) Not at all important

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Essential	90	8.5%	8.5%	-2.12
Very important	204	19.2%	27.7%	-1.05
Somewhat important	393	37%	64.8%	.01
Not at all important	374	35.2%	100%	1.07

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	4.0% 9	9.7% 81	8.5% 90
Very important	11.6% 26	21.3% 178	19.2% 204
Somewhat important	38.8% 87	36.6% 306	37.0% 393
Not at all important	45.5% 102	32.5% 272	35.2% 374
TOTAL	100.0% 224	100.0% 837	1061

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	8.4% 79	8.3% 10	8.4% 89
Very important	20.8% 195	7.5% 9	19.3% 204
Somewhat important	36.6% 343	41.7% 50	37.1% 393
Not at all important	34.2% 321	42.5% 51	35.2% 372
TOTAL	100.0% 938	100.0% 120	1058

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	6.6% 13	7.5% 22	9.0% 36	11.0% 18	8.4% 89
Very important	24.7% 49	19.3% 57	16.5% 66	19.5% 32	19.3% 204
Somewhat important	31.3% 62	36.3% 107	39.2% 157	40.2% 66	37.1% 392
Not at all important	37.4% 74	36.9% 109	35.4% 142	29.3% 48	35.3% 373
TOTAL	100.0% 198	100.0% 295	100.0% 401	100.0% 164	1058

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	3.7% 23	14.3% 26	16.3% 39	6.3% 1	8.5% 89
Very important	12.2% 75	20.3% 37	37.2% 89	12.5% 2	19.3% 203
Somewhat important	38.0% 234	38.5% 70	33.5% 80	37.5% 6	37.0% 390
Not at all important	46.1% 284	26.9% 49	13.0% 31	43.8% 7	35.2% 371
TOTAL	100.0% 616	100.0% 182	100.0% 239	100.0% 16	1053

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	14.3% 4	9.5% 37	7.3% 39	8.0% 8	8.3% 88
Very important	10.7% 3	24.6% 96	16.6% 89	14.0% 14	19.1% 202
Somewhat important	35.7% 10	36.8% 144	37.3% 200	37.0% 37	37.1% 391
Not at all important	39.3% 11	29.2% 114	38.8% 208	41.0% 41	35.5% 374
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 391	100.0% 536	100.0% 100	1055

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	5.3% 8	6.8% 24	10.4% 48	12.8% 10	8.6% 90
Very important	18.7% 28	19.8% 70	17.5% 81	23.1% 18	18.9% 197
Somewhat important	40.7% 61	38.8% 137	35.3% 163	33.3% 26	37.1% 387
Not at all important	35.3% 53	34.6% 122	36.8% 170	30.8% 24	35.4% 369
TOTAL	100.0% 150	100.0% 353	100.0% 462	100.0% 78	1043

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	7.8% 79	33.3% 4	11.8% 4	8.2% 87
Very important	18.9% 191	8.3% 1	32.4% 11	19.2% 203
Somewhat important	37.1% 375	41.7% 5	35.3% 12	37.1% 392
Not at all important	36.1% 365	16.7% 2	20.6% 7	35.4% 374
TOTAL	100.0% 1010	100.0% 12	100.0% 34	1056