Presbyterian Panel Survey, February 2001 -- Presbyterians in the 21st Century, Members

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CHNGLAY What changes, if any, do you think will occur in your congregation over the next 25-50 years in the ease with which lay leadership positions are filled?   1) An increase   2) A decrease   3) Little or no change   4) Not sure

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
An increase	96	16.8%	16.8%	-1.71
A decrease	139	24.3%	41%	-.59
Little or no change	274	47.8%	88.8%	.52
Not sure	64	11.2%	100%	1.63

Variable Comparisons

Age Gender Marital status Race Household income

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
An increase	16.7% 13	12.7% 13	15.1% 26	20.8% 44	17.0% 96
A decrease	25.6% 20	25.5% 26	25.6% 44	22.2% 47	24.3% 137
Little or no change	46.2% 36	49.0% 50	51.7% 89	43.9% 93	47.5% 268
Not sure	11.5% 9	12.7% 13	7.6% 13	13.2% 28	11.2% 63
TOTAL	100.0% 78	100.0% 102	100.0% 172	100.0% 212	564

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
An increase	17.2% 59	16.8% 37	17.0% 96
A decrease	23.5% 81	25.5% 56	24.3% 137
Little or no change	45.9% 158	50.0% 110	47.5% 268
Not sure	13.4% 46	7.7% 17	11.2% 63
TOTAL	100.0% 344	100.0% 220	564

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
An increase	17.1% 75	17.4% 20	17.1% 95
A decrease	24.6% 108	21.7% 25	24.0% 133
Little or no change	48.1% 211	46.1% 53	47.7% 264
Not sure	10.3% 45	14.8% 17	11.2% 62
TOTAL	100.0% 439	100.0% 115	554

Race (I-RACE)

	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	Some other race	TOTAL
An increase	17.2% 95	0.0% 0	20.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	17.1% 96
A decrease	24.8% 137	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	24.3% 137
Little or no change	46.9% 259	66.7% 2	60.0% 3	100.0% 1	50.0% 1	47.2% 266
Not sure	11.1% 61	33.3% 1	20.0% 1	0.0% 0	50.0% 1	11.4% 64
TOTAL	100.0% 552	100.0% 3	100.0% 5	100.0% 1	100.0% 2	563

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than 20,000	$20K-49,999	$50K-99,999	$100K+	TOTAL
An increase	18.9% 7	19.0% 29	16.7% 35	13.1% 16	16.7% 87
A decrease	18.9% 7	24.8% 38	24.4% 51	24.6% 30	24.2% 126
Little or no change	51.4% 19	43.8% 67	48.3% 101	53.3% 65	48.4% 252
Not sure	10.8% 4	12.4% 19	10.5% 22	9.0% 11	10.7% 56
TOTAL	100.0% 37	100.0% 153	100.0% 209	100.0% 122	521