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

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CHNGAGE What changes, if any, do you think will occur in your congregation over the next 25-50 years in the average age of membership?   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	302	53.1%	53.1%	-.83
A decrease	93	16.3%	69.4%	.13
Little or no change	124	21.8%	91.2%	1.09
Not sure	50	8.8%	100%	2.05

Variable Comparisons

Age Gender Marital status Race Household income

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
An increase	61.0% 47	52.5% 53	58.5% 100	45.8% 97	52.9% 297
A decrease	10.4% 8	18.8% 19	14.6% 25	18.4% 39	16.2% 91
Little or no change	18.2% 14	21.8% 22	19.3% 33	25.5% 54	21.9% 123
Not sure	10.4% 8	6.9% 7	7.6% 13	10.4% 22	8.9% 50
TOTAL	100.0% 77	100.0% 101	100.0% 171	100.0% 212	561

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
An increase	50.3% 172	57.1% 125	52.9% 297
A decrease	15.2% 52	17.8% 39	16.2% 91
Little or no change	24.9% 85	17.4% 38	21.9% 123
Not sure	9.6% 33	7.8% 17	8.9% 50
TOTAL	100.0% 342	100.0% 219	561

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
An increase	55.9% 242	44.1% 52	53.4% 294
A decrease	16.6% 72	15.3% 18	16.3% 90
Little or no change	19.9% 86	28.0% 33	21.6% 119
Not sure	7.6% 33	12.7% 15	8.7% 48
TOTAL	100.0% 433	100.0% 118	551

Race (I-RACE)

	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	Some other race	TOTAL
An increase	53.0% 291	100.0% 3	60.0% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	53.0% 297
A decrease	16.2% 89	0.0% 0	20.0% 1	0.0% 0	50.0% 1	16.3% 91
Little or no change	22.2% 122	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	21.8% 122
Not sure	8.6% 47	0.0% 0	20.0% 1	100.0% 1	50.0% 1	8.9% 50
TOTAL	100.0% 549	100.0% 3	100.0% 5	100.0% 1	100.0% 2	560

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than 20,000	$20K-49,999	$50K-99,999	$100K+	TOTAL
An increase	33.3% 13	46.7% 71	59.2% 122	61.0% 75	54.0% 281
A decrease	20.5% 8	17.1% 26	17.0% 35	12.2% 15	16.2% 84
Little or no change	33.3% 13	24.3% 37	19.9% 41	17.9% 22	21.7% 113
Not sure	12.8% 5	11.8% 18	3.9% 8	8.9% 11	8.1% 42
TOTAL	100.0% 39	100.0% 152	100.0% 206	100.0% 123	520