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

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PAREDUC People have different views about the responsibilities of parents to their grown children. Please indicate how much responsibility, if any, you believe parents have for their children after the children have reached adulthood: pay for their children's college education.   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	253	30.5%	30.5%	-1.09
Some	396	47.8%	78.3%	-.02
A little	104	12.5%	90.8%	1.05
None	64	7.7%	98.6%	2.12
Not sure	12	1.4%	100%	3.2

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Great	33.6% 138	27.4% 114	30.5% 252
Some	45.3% 186	50.2% 209	47.8% 395
A little	11.2% 46	13.9% 58	12.6% 104
None	7.8% 32	7.7% 32	7.7% 64
Not sure	2.2% 9	0.7% 3	1.5% 12
TOTAL	100.0% 411	100.0% 416	827

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Great	30.6% 217	31.5% 35	30.7% 252
Some	47.4% 336	49.5% 55	47.7% 391
A little	12.6% 89	11.7% 13	12.4% 102
None	7.9% 56	6.3% 7	7.7% 63
Not sure	1.6% 11	0.9% 1	1.5% 12
TOTAL	100.0% 709	100.0% 111	820

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Great	30.8% 44	24.0% 61	33.3% 102	36.0% 45	30.4% 252
Some	44.8% 64	52.0% 132	48.0% 147	42.4% 53	47.8% 396
A little	11.9% 17	15.0% 38	10.1% 31	14.4% 18	12.6% 104
None	9.8% 14	7.1% 18	7.8% 24	6.4% 8	7.7% 64
Not sure	2.8% 4	2.0% 5	0.7% 2	0.8% 1	1.4% 12
TOTAL	100.0% 143	100.0% 254	100.0% 306	100.0% 125	828

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Great	33.0% 67	24.8% 34	31.3% 145	40.0% 6	30.8% 252
Some	46.3% 94	53.3% 73	46.8% 217	40.0% 6	47.6% 390
A little	10.3% 21	14.6% 20	12.7% 59	20.0% 3	12.6% 103
None	8.9% 18	6.6% 9	7.8% 36	0.0% 0	7.7% 63
Not sure	1.5% 3	0.7% 1	1.5% 7	0.0% 0	1.3% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 203	100.0% 137	100.0% 464	100.0% 15	819

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Great	8.6% 3	21.0% 50	31.8% 102	42.6% 83	30.2% 238
Some	65.7% 23	52.9% 126	47.0% 151	42.1% 82	48.4% 382
A little	17.1% 6	16.8% 40	11.8% 38	8.2% 16	12.7% 100
None	8.6% 3	6.3% 15	9.0% 29	6.7% 13	7.6% 60
Not sure	0.0% 0	2.9% 7	0.3% 1	0.5% 1	1.1% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 35	100.0% 238	100.0% 321	100.0% 195	789

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Great	18.5% 15	36.2% 63	31.8% 95	29.2% 78	30.6% 251
Some	53.1% 43	39.1% 68	46.5% 139	53.2% 142	47.7% 392
A little	18.5% 15	12.6% 22	12.0% 36	11.6% 31	12.7% 104
None	8.6% 7	12.1% 21	7.7% 23	4.5% 12	7.7% 63
Not sure	1.2% 1	0.0% 0	2.0% 6	1.5% 4	1.3% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 81	100.0% 174	100.0% 299	100.0% 267	821

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Great	30.9% 250	25.0% 1	10.0% 1	30.6% 252
Some	47.7% 386	25.0% 1	70.0% 7	47.8% 394
A little	12.5% 101	25.0% 1	10.0% 1	12.5% 103
None	7.7% 62	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	7.6% 63
Not sure	1.4% 11	25.0% 1	0.0% 0	1.5% 12
TOTAL	100.0% 810	100.0% 4	100.0% 10	824