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

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AGFUTURE

Please indicate the extent of your agreement or disagreement with the following statement: Ministry with older adults is as important to the future of the church as ministry with youth and young adults.

	1) Strongly agree
	2) Agree
	3) Not sure
	4) Disagree
	5) Strongly disagree

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly agree	228	27.8%	27.8%	-1.13
Agree	416	50.7%	78.4%	-.07
Not sure	80	9.7%	88.2%	.99
Disagree	90	11%	99.1%	2.05
Strongly disagree	7	.9%	100%	3.12

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly agree	30.6% 125	24.8% 102	27.7% 227
Agree	52.2% 213	49.1% 202	50.7% 415
Not sure	9.6% 39	10.0% 41	9.8% 80
Disagree	7.1% 29	14.8% 61	11.0% 90
Strongly disagree	0.5% 2	1.2% 5	0.9% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 408	100.0% 411	819

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Strongly agree	27.5% 193	29.4% 32	27.7% 225
Agree	51.0% 358	49.5% 54	50.8% 412
Not sure	9.8% 69	9.2% 10	9.7% 79
Disagree	11.1% 78	10.1% 11	11.0% 89
Strongly disagree	0.6% 4	1.8% 2	0.7% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 702	100.0% 109	811

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Strongly agree	28.2% 40	24.3% 62	30.9% 94	26.9% 32	27.8% 228
Agree	47.2% 67	57.3% 146	46.4% 141	52.1% 62	50.7% 416
Not sure	14.8% 21	7.1% 18	10.9% 33	6.7% 8	9.8% 80
Disagree	8.5% 12	11.0% 28	11.2% 34	12.6% 15	10.9% 89
Strongly disagree	1.4% 2	0.4% 1	0.7% 2	1.7% 2	0.9% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 142	100.0% 255	100.0% 304	100.0% 119	820

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	37.9% 75	20.9% 28	25.2% 117	33.3% 5	27.7% 225
Agree	44.4% 88	54.5% 73	52.6% 244	46.7% 7	50.8% 412
Not sure	8.1% 16	11.9% 16	9.7% 45	6.7% 1	9.6% 78
Disagree	9.6% 19	11.2% 15	11.4% 53	13.3% 2	11.0% 89
Strongly disagree	0.0% 0	1.5% 2	1.1% 5	0.0% 0	0.9% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 198	100.0% 134	100.0% 464	100.0% 15	811

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	33.3% 12	29.1% 68	26.2% 83	27.3% 53	27.7% 216
Agree	44.4% 16	48.7% 114	54.6% 173	46.4% 90	50.3% 393
Not sure	11.1% 4	11.1% 26	9.1% 29	10.3% 20	10.1% 79
Disagree	11.1% 4	10.3% 24	9.5% 30	14.4% 28	11.0% 86
Strongly disagree	0.0% 0	0.9% 2	0.6% 2	1.5% 3	0.9% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 36	100.0% 234	100.0% 317	100.0% 194	781

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	27.5% 22	35.1% 61	27.9% 83	22.4% 59	27.6% 225
Agree	52.5% 42	47.1% 82	53.5% 159	49.4% 130	50.7% 413
Not sure	5.0% 4	6.9% 12	8.4% 25	14.4% 38	9.7% 79
Disagree	13.8% 11	10.3% 18	9.4% 28	12.5% 33	11.1% 90
Strongly disagree	1.3% 1	0.6% 1	0.7% 2	1.1% 3	0.9% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 80	100.0% 174	100.0% 297	100.0% 263	814

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	28.1% 226	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	27.8% 227
Agree	50.8% 408	66.7% 2	40.0% 4	50.7% 414
Not sure	9.5% 76	0.0% 0	30.0% 3	9.7% 79
Disagree	10.7% 86	33.3% 1	20.0% 2	10.9% 89
Strongly disagree	0.9% 7	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.9% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 803	100.0% 3	100.0% 10	816