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

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KIDLONLY People have different views about the responsibility of adult children toward their elderly parents. What are your views? Please indicate how much responsibility, if any, you believe adult children have to see that their older parents: are not lonely.   1) Great   2) Some   3) A little   4) None   5) Not sure

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Great	522	62.9%	62.9%	-.66
Some	261	31.4%	94.3%	.8
A little	34	4.1%	98.4%	2.25
None	6	.7%	99.2%	3.7
Not sure	7	.8%	100%	5.15

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Great	62.0% 256	63.6% 264	62.8% 520
Some	30.8% 127	32.3% 134	31.5% 261
A little	5.6% 23	2.7% 11	4.1% 34
None	0.7% 3	0.7% 3	0.7% 6
Not sure	1.0% 4	0.7% 3	0.8% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 413	100.0% 415	828

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Great	63.5% 451	57.3% 63	62.7% 514
Some	31.4% 223	33.6% 37	31.7% 260
A little	3.5% 25	7.3% 8	4.0% 33
None	0.7% 5	0.9% 1	0.7% 6
Not sure	0.8% 6	0.9% 1	0.9% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 710	100.0% 110	820

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Great	55.9% 80	61.3% 157	67.8% 208	62.6% 77	63.0% 522
Some	35.7% 51	32.0% 82	28.3% 87	32.5% 40	31.4% 260
A little	5.6% 8	5.5% 14	2.3% 7	4.1% 5	4.1% 34
None	1.4% 2	0.8% 2	0.7% 2	0.0% 0	0.7% 6
Not sure	1.4% 2	0.4% 1	1.0% 3	0.8% 1	0.8% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 143	100.0% 256	100.0% 307	100.0% 123	829

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Great	63.1% 128	63.5% 87	62.2% 289	60.0% 9	62.6% 513
Some	31.0% 63	32.1% 44	32.0% 149	26.7% 4	31.7% 260
A little	4.4% 9	2.2% 3	4.3% 20	13.3% 2	4.1% 34
None	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.3% 6	0.0% 0	0.7% 6
Not sure	1.5% 3	2.2% 3	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.9% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 203	100.0% 137	100.0% 465	100.0% 15	820

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Great	61.8% 21	58.8% 140	66.0% 212	63.3% 124	63.0% 497
Some	26.5% 9	33.6% 80	29.6% 95	31.6% 62	31.2% 246
A little	11.8% 4	4.6% 11	3.4% 11	3.6% 7	4.2% 33
None	0.0% 0	1.7% 4	0.0% 0	1.0% 2	0.8% 6
Not sure	0.0% 0	1.3% 3	0.9% 3	0.5% 1	0.9% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 34	100.0% 238	100.0% 321	100.0% 196	789

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Great	70.4% 57	68.0% 119	66.3% 199	53.8% 143	63.0% 518
Some	25.9% 21	29.7% 52	29.0% 87	36.8% 98	31.4% 258
A little	3.7% 3	0.6% 1	3.7% 11	6.8% 18	4.0% 33
None	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0.3% 1	1.5% 4	0.7% 6
Not sure	0.0% 0	1.1% 2	0.7% 2	1.1% 3	0.9% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 81	100.0% 175	100.0% 300	100.0% 266	822

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Great	63.1% 512	25.0% 1	60.0% 6	62.9% 519
Some	31.2% 253	75.0% 3	30.0% 3	31.4% 259
A little	4.1% 33	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	4.1% 34
None	0.7% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.7% 6
Not sure	0.9% 7	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 811	100.0% 4	100.0% 10	825