Presbyterian Panel Series VII: Member and Elder Background Survey, Fall 1990

Data Archive > U.S. Surveys > Religious Groups > Members or Leaders > Presbyterian > Analysis


REGION

Region
  1) South
  2) West
  3) Northeast
  4) Midwest

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
South 1100 35.4% 35.4% -1.15
West 493 15.9% 51.3% -.33
Northeast 669 21.5% 72.9% .49
Midwest 843 27.1% 100% 1.31

Variable Comparisons


Sex (I-SEX)

Female Male TOTAL
South 32.4%
527
38.8%
565
35.4%
1092
West 16.5%
269
15.2%
222
15.9%
491
Northeast 23.0%
375
19.9%
290
21.5%
665
Midwest 28.1%
458
26.1%
381
27.2%
839
TOTAL 100.0%
1629
100.0%
1458

3087


Marital status (I-MARITAL)

Married Not married TOTAL
South 35.3%
884
36.2%
212
35.5%
1096
West 15.8%
396
16.2%
95
15.9%
491
Northeast 21.3%
533
22.9%
134
21.6%
667
Midwest 27.7%
693
24.6%
144
27.1%
837
TOTAL 100.0%
2506
100.0%
585

3091


Region (I-REGION)

South West Northeast Midwest TOTAL
South 100.0%
1100
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
35.4%
1100
West 0.0%
0
100.0%
493
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
15.9%
493
Northeast 0.0%
0
0.0%
0
100.0%
669
0.0%
0
21.5%
669
Midwest 0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
100.0%
843
27.1%
843
TOTAL 100.0%
1100
100.0%
493
100.0%
669
100.0%
843

3105


Household income (I-INCOME)

$15,000-$24,999 $25,000-$49,999 $50,000-$99,999 $100,000 or more TOTAL
South 30.2%
190
34.3%
350
37.5%
364
44.3%
121
35.4%
1025
West 16.9%
106
15.9%
162
15.8%
153
15.8%
43
16.0%
464
Northeast 23.2%
146
21.6%
220
20.6%
200
17.9%
49
21.3%
615
Midwest 29.7%
187
28.2%
288
26.1%
253
22.0%
60
27.2%
788
TOTAL 100.0%
629
100.0%
1020
100.0%
970
100.0%
273

2892


Education (I-EDUCHI)

High schl College Grad TOTAL
South 41.5%
44
31.0%
380
38.2%
402
38.4%
256
35.5%
1082
West 9.4%
10
14.7%
180
17.4%
183
16.5%
110
15.8%
483
Northeast 18.9%
20
24.7%
302
20.1%
211
18.0%
120
21.4%
653
Midwest 30.2%
32
29.6%
362
24.3%
255
27.1%
181
27.2%
830
TOTAL 100.0%
106
100.0%
1224
100.0%
1051
100.0%
667

3048


Age (I-AGE)

<40 yrs 40-49 yrs 50-59 yrs 60-69 yrs 70+ yrs TOTAL
South 33.8%
207
37.6%
239
34.1%
197
35.9%
257
35.1%
189
35.3%
1089
West 16.5%
101
15.3%
97
13.7%
79
14.7%
105
20.2%
109
15.9%
491
Northeast 22.5%
138
22.6%
144
23.9%
138
20.7%
148
17.6%
95
21.5%
663
Midwest 27.1%
166
24.5%
156
28.4%
164
28.8%
206
27.1%
146
27.2%
838
TOTAL 100.0%
612
100.0%
636
100.0%
578
100.0%
716
100.0%
539

3081


Race (I-RACE)

White Non-white TOTAL
South 35.3%
1018
37.0%
61
35.4%
1079
West 16.0%
461
13.9%
23
15.9%
484
Northeast 21.2%
611
27.3%
45
21.5%
656
Midwest 27.5%
793
21.8%
36
27.2%
829
TOTAL 100.0%
2883
100.0%
165

3048


Political party (I-POLPARTY)

Democrat Independen Republican Other/NA TOTAL
South 44.1%
334
38.7%
218
30.6%
510
35.4%
17
35.5%
1079
West 15.2%
115
11.7%
66
17.6%
293
18.8%
9
15.9%
483
Northeast 17.0%
129
19.5%
110
24.3%
406
16.7%
8
21.5%
653
Midwest 23.6%
179
30.0%
169
27.5%
459
29.2%
14
27.0%
821
TOTAL 100.0%
757
100.0%
563
100.0%
1668
100.0%
48

3036


Type of respondent (I-SAMPLE)

Members Elders TOTAL
South 32.3%
532
39.0%
568
35.4%
1100
West 17.9%
295
13.6%
198
15.9%
493
Northeast 22.5%
371
20.5%
298
21.5%
669
Midwest 27.3%
451
26.9%
392
27.1%
843
TOTAL 100.0%
1649
100.0%
1456

3105