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

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ATTNDSUN How often do you attend your congregation's Sunday worship services?   1) Never   3) Once or twice a year   4) Several times a year   5) Once a month   6) Two to three times a month   7) Nearly every week   8) Every week

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Never	4	.5%	.5%	-7.5
Once or twice a year	1	.1%	.6%	-5.08
Several times a year	2	.2%	.8%	-3.87
Once a month	12	1.4%	2.3%	-2.66
Two to three times a month	76	9.1%	11.4%	-1.45
Nearly every week	441	52.9%	64.3%	-.24
Every week	297	35.7%	100%	.97

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Never	0.5% 2	0.5% 2	0.5% 4
Once or twice a year	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.1% 1
Several times a year	0.2% 1	0.2% 1	0.2% 2
Once a month	1.0% 4	1.9% 8	1.4% 12
Two to three times a month	7.7% 32	10.5% 44	9.1% 76
Nearly every week	51.3% 212	54.7% 229	53.0% 441
Every week	39.2% 162	32.0% 134	35.6% 296
TOTAL	100.0% 413	100.0% 419	832

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Never	0.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.4% 3
Once or twice a year	0.0% 0	0.9% 1	0.1% 1
Several times a year	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
Once a month	1.4% 10	1.8% 2	1.5% 12
Two to three times a month	9.5% 68	6.3% 7	9.1% 75
Nearly every week	54.1% 386	45.0% 50	52.9% 436
Every week	34.2% 244	45.9% 51	35.8% 295
TOTAL	100.0% 713	100.0% 111	824

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Never	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.7% 2	0.8% 1	0.5% 4
Once or twice a year	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Several times a year	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
Once a month	0.0% 0	1.9% 5	1.6% 5	1.6% 2	1.4% 12
Two to three times a month	9.2% 13	11.6% 30	7.8% 24	7.1% 9	9.1% 76
Nearly every week	53.2% 75	54.7% 141	50.8% 156	54.0% 68	52.9% 440
Every week	36.9% 52	31.0% 80	38.8% 119	36.5% 46	35.7% 297
TOTAL	100.0% 141	100.0% 258	100.0% 307	100.0% 126	832

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Never	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.4% 2	6.7% 1	0.5% 4
Once or twice a year	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Several times a year	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
Once a month	1.5% 3	1.4% 2	1.5% 7	0.0% 0	1.5% 12
Two to three times a month	8.3% 17	11.6% 16	8.1% 38	20.0% 3	9.0% 74
Nearly every week	53.9% 110	49.3% 68	54.0% 252	40.0% 6	52.9% 436
Every week	35.3% 72	37.0% 51	35.8% 167	33.3% 5	35.8% 295
TOTAL	100.0% 204	100.0% 138	100.0% 467	100.0% 15	824

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Never	2.8% 1	0.8% 2	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.5% 4
Once or twice a year	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Several times a year	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 2
Once a month	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	1.5% 5	3.1% 6	1.5% 12
Two to three times a month	5.6% 2	5.0% 12	11.5% 37	11.2% 22	9.2% 73
Nearly every week	38.9% 14	50.0% 119	54.2% 175	56.1% 110	52.7% 418
Every week	52.8% 19	43.3% 103	31.9% 103	29.6% 58	35.7% 283
TOTAL	100.0% 36	100.0% 238	100.0% 323	100.0% 196	793

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Never	1.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.1% 3	0.5% 4
Once or twice a year	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Several times a year	2.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
Once a month	1.2% 1	4.0% 7	1.0% 3	0.4% 1	1.5% 12
Two to three times a month	16.0% 13	13.1% 23	10.0% 30	3.7% 10	9.2% 76
Nearly every week	42.0% 34	55.4% 97	55.8% 168	51.7% 139	53.0% 438
Every week	37.0% 30	27.4% 48	32.9% 99	43.1% 116	35.5% 293
TOTAL	100.0% 81	100.0% 175	100.0% 301	100.0% 269	826

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Never	0.5% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 4
Once or twice a year	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Several times a year	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
Once a month	1.5% 12	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.4% 12
Two to three times a month	9.2% 75	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	9.2% 76
Nearly every week	52.8% 430	100.0% 4	40.0% 4	52.8% 438
Every week	35.7% 291	0.0% 0	50.0% 5	35.7% 296
TOTAL	100.0% 815	100.0% 4	100.0% 10	829