Presbyterian Panel Survey, November 2008 - Spirituality and Health, Members and Elders

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PLEDGE Did you or any other family member in your household fill out a pledge card regarding church giving for the current year?   1) Yes   2) No   3) Don't know   4) Congregation does not use pledge cards [vol.]

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	740	83%	83%	-.42
No	138	15.5%	98.4%	1.82
Don't know	11	1.2%	99.7%	4.06
Congregation does not use pledge cards [vol.]	3	.3%	100%	6.3

Variable Comparisons

Age Sex Household income Political party Region

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Yes	63.3% 38	75.2% 85	84.2% 271	87.0% 340	82.8% 734
No	28.3% 17	21.2% 24	15.5% 50	12.0% 47	15.6% 138
Don't know	8.3% 5	3.5% 4	0.3% 1	0.3% 1	1.2% 11
Congregation does not use pledge cards [vol.]	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 3	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 60	100.0% 113	100.0% 322	100.0% 391	886

Sex (I-SEX)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Yes	81.6% 413	84.6% 324	82.9% 737
No	16.6% 84	14.1% 54	15.5% 138
Don't know	1.4% 7	1.0% 4	1.2% 11
Congregation does not use pledge cards [vol.]	0.4% 2	0.3% 1	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 506	100.0% 383	889

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than $20,000	$20,000-$49,999	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000+	TOTAL
Yes	75.8% 25	79.5% 171	83.1% 280	88.1% 199	83.2% 675
No	18.2% 6	18.1% 39	15.4% 52	11.1% 25	15.0% 122
Don't know	6.1% 2	1.4% 3	1.2% 4	0.9% 2	1.4% 11
Congregation does not use pledge cards [vol.]	0.0% 0	0.9% 2	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.4% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 33	100.0% 215	100.0% 337	100.0% 226	811

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other (specify)	TOTAL
Yes	85.2% 218	82.5% 118	82.4% 378	75.0% 15	83.0% 729
No	13.3% 34	16.1% 23	16.6% 76	10.0% 2	15.4% 135
Don't know	1.2% 3	1.4% 2	0.7% 3	15.0% 3	1.3% 11
Congregation does not use pledge cards [vol.]	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 256	100.0% 143	100.0% 459	100.0% 20	878

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Yes	84.6% 143	79.1% 185	83.5% 288	86.1% 124	83.0% 740
No	14.8% 25	17.5% 41	15.4% 53	13.2% 19	15.5% 138
Don't know	0.6% 1	3.0% 7	0.9% 3	0.0% 0	1.2% 11
Congregation does not use pledge cards [vol.]	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.3% 1	0.7% 1	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 169	100.0% 234	100.0% 345	100.0% 144	892