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

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AGGROWTH

Please indicate the extent of your agreement or disagreement with the following statement: Opportunities for spiritual growth are as important in the later years as in the younger years of life.

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

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly agree	441	53.5%	53.5%	-.88
Agree	363	44.1%	97.6%	.9
Not sure	16	1.9%	99.5%	2.67
Disagree	4	.5%	100%	4.44

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly agree	58.7% 240	48.2% 199	53.4% 439
Agree	39.9% 163	48.4% 200	44.2% 363
Not sure	1.2% 5	2.7% 11	1.9% 16
Disagree	0.2% 1	0.7% 3	0.5% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 409	100.0% 413	822

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Strongly agree	52.2% 368	63.3% 69	53.7% 437
Agree	45.5% 321	33.9% 37	44.0% 358
Not sure	1.8% 13	1.8% 2	1.8% 15
Disagree	0.4% 3	0.9% 1	0.5% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 705	100.0% 109	814

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Strongly agree	50.3% 72	49.8% 127	54.6% 166	62.0% 75	53.5% 440
Agree	47.6% 68	48.2% 123	42.4% 129	35.5% 43	44.1% 363
Not sure	2.1% 3	1.6% 4	2.0% 6	2.5% 3	1.9% 16
Disagree	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	1.0% 3	0.0% 0	0.5% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 143	100.0% 255	100.0% 304	100.0% 121	823

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	63.1% 125	52.9% 72	49.0% 228	73.3% 11	53.6% 436
Agree	34.8% 69	42.6% 58	49.0% 228	20.0% 3	44.0% 358
Not sure	1.5% 3	3.7% 5	1.5% 7	6.7% 1	2.0% 16
Disagree	0.5% 1	0.7% 1	0.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.5% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 198	100.0% 136	100.0% 465	100.0% 15	814

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	52.8% 19	53.4% 126	51.9% 165	54.6% 106	53.1% 416
Agree	44.4% 16	44.1% 104	45.0% 143	43.8% 85	44.4% 348
Not sure	2.8% 1	2.5% 6	2.5% 8	0.5% 1	2.0% 16
Disagree	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 2	1.0% 2	0.5% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 36	100.0% 236	100.0% 318	100.0% 194	784

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	48.1% 39	58.6% 102	57.9% 172	46.8% 124	53.5% 437
Agree	51.9% 42	40.2% 70	39.7% 118	49.1% 130	44.1% 360
Not sure	0.0% 0	1.1% 2	1.7% 5	3.4% 9	2.0% 16
Disagree	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.7% 2	0.8% 2	0.5% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 81	100.0% 174	100.0% 297	100.0% 265	817

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	54.0% 435	33.3% 1	20.0% 2	53.5% 438
Agree	43.5% 351	66.7% 2	80.0% 8	44.1% 361
Not sure	2.0% 16	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.0% 16
Disagree	0.5% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 806	100.0% 3	100.0% 10	819