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

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PARHOME 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: help their children buy their first home.   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	47	5.7%	5.7%	-2.03
Some	234	28.3%	34%	-1.02
A little	237	28.7%	62.7%	-.01
None	282	34.1%	96.9%	1
Not sure	26	3.1%	100%	2.01

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Great	5.4% 22	6.0% 25	5.7% 47
Some	21.5% 88	35.0% 145	28.3% 233
A little	25.4% 104	31.9% 132	28.6% 236
None	43.2% 177	25.4% 105	34.2% 282
Not sure	4.6% 19	1.7% 7	3.2% 26
TOTAL	100.0% 410	100.0% 414	824

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Great	5.5% 39	7.3% 8	5.8% 47
Some	28.3% 200	28.2% 31	28.3% 231
A little	30.0% 212	18.2% 20	28.4% 232
None	33.4% 236	40.0% 44	34.3% 280
Not sure	2.7% 19	6.4% 7	3.2% 26
TOTAL	100.0% 706	100.0% 110	816

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Great	6.4% 9	3.5% 9	4.6% 14	12.0% 15	5.7% 47
Some	29.1% 41	25.1% 64	26.6% 81	38.4% 48	28.4% 234
A little	28.4% 40	29.4% 75	30.3% 92	24.0% 30	28.7% 237
None	34.0% 48	38.8% 99	35.2% 107	21.6% 27	34.1% 281
Not sure	2.1% 3	3.1% 8	3.3% 10	4.0% 5	3.2% 26
TOTAL	100.0% 141	100.0% 255	100.0% 304	100.0% 125	825

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Great	4.9% 10	3.7% 5	6.9% 32	0.0% 0	5.8% 47
Some	28.6% 58	23.9% 32	29.1% 135	26.7% 4	28.1% 229
A little	29.1% 59	23.1% 31	29.5% 137	40.0% 6	28.6% 233
None	33.0% 67	43.3% 58	32.5% 151	33.3% 5	34.4% 281
Not sure	4.4% 9	6.0% 8	1.9% 9	0.0% 0	3.2% 26
TOTAL	100.0% 203	100.0% 134	100.0% 464	100.0% 15	816

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Great	5.9% 2	4.6% 11	2.5% 8	11.3% 22	5.5% 43
Some	23.5% 8	28.7% 68	27.6% 88	31.8% 62	28.8% 226
A little	26.5% 9	28.7% 68	29.8% 95	25.6% 50	28.3% 222
None	38.2% 13	33.3% 79	37.0% 118	29.7% 58	34.1% 268
Not sure	5.9% 2	4.6% 11	3.1% 10	1.5% 3	3.3% 26
TOTAL	100.0% 34	100.0% 237	100.0% 319	100.0% 195	785

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Great	2.5% 2	2.9% 5	7.4% 22	6.4% 17	5.6% 46
Some	14.8% 12	20.6% 36	25.3% 75	40.8% 108	28.2% 231
A little	25.9% 21	25.7% 45	27.3% 81	32.5% 86	28.5% 233
None	54.3% 44	48.6% 85	36.4% 108	17.0% 45	34.5% 282
Not sure	2.5% 2	2.3% 4	3.7% 11	3.4% 9	3.2% 26
TOTAL	100.0% 81	100.0% 175	100.0% 297	100.0% 265	818

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Great	5.8% 47	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.7% 47
Some	28.0% 226	50.0% 2	30.0% 3	28.1% 231
A little	28.9% 233	0.0% 0	20.0% 2	28.6% 235
None	34.1% 275	50.0% 2	50.0% 5	34.3% 282
Not sure	3.2% 26	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.2% 26
TOTAL	100.0% 807	100.0% 4	100.0% 10	821