Presbyterian Panel Survey, November 1997 - Older Adult Ministries, Elders

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HELPOLDR How helpful for your congregation would it be for the PCUSA to produce a curriculum designed specifically for older adults?   1) Very helpful   2) Somewhat helpful   3) Not helpful at all   4) Don't know

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Very helpful	185	22.6%	22.6%	-1.3
Somewhat helpful	295	36%	58.5%	-.43
Not helpful at all	91	11.1%	69.6%	.44
Don't know	249	30.4%	100%	1.32

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Very helpful	22.7% 92	22.0% 91	22.4% 183
Somewhat helpful	35.3% 143	36.8% 152	36.1% 295
Not helpful at all	13.3% 54	9.0% 37	11.1% 91
Don't know	28.6% 116	32.2% 133	30.4% 249
TOTAL	100.0% 405	100.0% 413	818

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Very helpful	22.4% 157	25.0% 27	22.7% 184
Somewhat helpful	36.8% 258	29.6% 32	35.8% 290
Not helpful at all	11.4% 80	9.3% 10	11.1% 90
Don't know	29.5% 207	36.1% 39	30.4% 246
TOTAL	100.0% 702	100.0% 108	810

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Very helpful	18.9% 27	19.5% 49	26.1% 79	24.6% 30	22.6% 185
Somewhat helpful	37.1% 53	34.7% 87	36.0% 109	36.9% 45	35.9% 294
Not helpful at all	12.6% 18	9.2% 23	12.2% 37	10.7% 13	11.1% 91
Don't know	31.5% 45	36.7% 92	25.7% 78	27.9% 34	30.4% 249
TOTAL	100.0% 143	100.0% 251	100.0% 303	100.0% 122	819

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Very helpful	25.8% 51	21.5% 29	21.4% 99	20.0% 3	22.5% 182
Somewhat helpful	40.9% 81	42.2% 57	32.7% 151	20.0% 3	36.0% 292
Not helpful at all	8.6% 17	11.1% 15	12.1% 56	20.0% 3	11.2% 91
Don't know	24.7% 49	25.2% 34	33.8% 156	40.0% 6	30.2% 245
TOTAL	100.0% 198	100.0% 135	100.0% 462	100.0% 15	810

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Very helpful	20.0% 7	26.9% 63	21.3% 68	20.7% 40	22.8% 178
Somewhat helpful	37.1% 13	32.5% 76	38.9% 124	37.3% 72	36.5% 285
Not helpful at all	8.6% 3	9.0% 21	11.9% 38	11.9% 23	10.9% 85
Don't know	34.3% 12	31.6% 74	27.9% 89	30.1% 58	29.8% 233
TOTAL	100.0% 35	100.0% 234	100.0% 319	100.0% 193	781

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Very helpful	25.0% 20	20.3% 35	24.2% 72	20.2% 53	22.2% 180
Somewhat helpful	37.5% 30	35.5% 61	35.9% 107	36.3% 95	36.1% 293
Not helpful at all	11.3% 9	14.0% 24	9.4% 28	11.5% 30	11.2% 91
Don't know	26.3% 21	30.2% 52	30.5% 91	32.1% 84	30.5% 248
TOTAL	100.0% 80	100.0% 172	100.0% 298	100.0% 262	812

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Very helpful	22.9% 184	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	22.6% 184
Somewhat helpful	35.8% 287	66.7% 2	40.0% 4	36.0% 293
Not helpful at all	11.0% 88	0.0% 0	20.0% 2	11.0% 90
Don't know	30.3% 243	33.3% 1	40.0% 4	30.4% 248
TOTAL	100.0% 802	100.0% 3	100.0% 10	815