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

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How many hours, if any, during the last month have you: given volunteer time, apart from church programs, to help the less fortunate or to help make your own community a better place to live (e.g., through volunteer or committee work).

	1) Zero hours
	2) One to two hours
	3) Three to five hours
	4) Six to ten hours
	5) Eleven to twenty hours
	6) More than twenty hours

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Zero hours	316	38.8%	38.8%	-.93
One to two hours	185	22.7%	61.5%	-.23
Three to five hours	158	19.4%	81%	.47
Six to ten hours	77	9.5%	90.4%	1.17
Eleven to twenty hours	41	5%	95.5%	1.87
More than twenty hours	37	4.5%	100%	2.57

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Zero hours	35.1% 142	42.6% 174	38.9% 316
One to two hours	21.7% 88	23.8% 97	22.8% 185
Three to five hours	21.7% 88	17.2% 70	19.4% 158
Six to ten hours	9.4% 38	9.6% 39	9.5% 77
Eleven to twenty hours	6.9% 28	3.2% 13	5.0% 41
More than twenty hours	5.2% 21	3.7% 15	4.4% 36
TOTAL	100.0% 405	100.0% 408	813

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Zero hours	39.0% 272	36.4% 39	38.6% 311
One to two hours	22.6% 158	23.4% 25	22.7% 183
Three to five hours	18.8% 131	24.3% 26	19.5% 157
Six to ten hours	10.2% 71	5.6% 6	9.6% 77
Eleven to twenty hours	5.2% 36	4.7% 5	5.1% 41
More than twenty hours	4.3% 30	5.6% 6	4.5% 36
TOTAL	100.0% 698	100.0% 107	805

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Zero hours	45.3% 63	38.1% 96	35.1% 105	41.9% 52	38.8% 316
One to two hours	18.0% 25	24.6% 62	25.1% 75	18.5% 23	22.7% 185
Three to five hours	12.2% 17	21.4% 54	20.4% 61	21.0% 26	19.4% 158
Six to ten hours	11.5% 16	7.5% 19	9.7% 29	10.5% 13	9.5% 77
Eleven to twenty hours	7.9% 11	4.4% 11	5.0% 15	3.2% 4	5.0% 41
More than twenty hours	5.0% 7	4.0% 10	4.7% 14	4.8% 6	4.5% 37
TOTAL	100.0% 139	100.0% 252	100.0% 299	100.0% 124	814

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Zero hours	35.5% 71	34.1% 46	41.5% 189	26.7% 4	38.5% 310
One to two hours	23.0% 46	28.9% 39	20.9% 95	20.0% 3	22.7% 183
Three to five hours	24.5% 49	18.5% 25	17.4% 79	26.7% 4	19.5% 157
Six to ten hours	8.5% 17	8.9% 12	10.1% 46	13.3% 2	9.6% 77
Eleven to twenty hours	4.5% 9	4.4% 6	5.3% 24	13.3% 2	5.1% 41
More than twenty hours	4.0% 8	5.2% 7	4.8% 22	0.0% 0	4.6% 37
TOTAL	100.0% 200	100.0% 135	100.0% 455	100.0% 15	805

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Zero hours	34.3% 12	38.8% 90	38.6% 123	38.1% 72	38.3% 297
One to two hours	31.4% 11	24.1% 56	24.8% 79	16.9% 32	23.0% 178
Three to five hours	17.1% 6	17.2% 40	21.9% 70	16.4% 31	19.0% 147
Six to ten hours	0.0% 0	11.6% 27	6.3% 20	14.8% 28	9.7% 75
Eleven to twenty hours	0.0% 0	4.7% 11	4.4% 14	8.5% 16	5.3% 41
More than twenty hours	17.1% 6	3.4% 8	4.1% 13	5.3% 10	4.8% 37
TOTAL	100.0% 35	100.0% 232	100.0% 319	100.0% 189	775

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Zero hours	50.6% 41	44.4% 75	39.0% 114	31.7% 84	38.9% 314
One to two hours	18.5% 15	23.7% 40	26.0% 76	20.0% 53	22.8% 184
Three to five hours	18.5% 15	20.1% 34	16.1% 47	22.6% 60	19.3% 156
Six to ten hours	4.9% 4	4.7% 8	10.3% 30	12.8% 34	9.4% 76
Eleven to twenty hours	4.9% 4	4.1% 7	5.5% 16	5.3% 14	5.1% 41
More than twenty hours	2.5% 2	3.0% 5	3.1% 9	7.5% 20	4.5% 36
TOTAL	100.0% 81	100.0% 169	100.0% 292	100.0% 265	807

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Zero hours	39.1% 311	0.0% 0	30.0% 3	38.8% 314
One to two hours	22.7% 181	75.0% 3	10.0% 1	22.8% 185
Three to five hours	18.8% 150	0.0% 0	60.0% 6	19.3% 156
Six to ten hours	9.5% 76	25.0% 1	0.0% 0	9.5% 77
Eleven to twenty hours	5.2% 41	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.1% 41
More than twenty hours	4.6% 37	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.6% 37
TOTAL	100.0% 796	100.0% 4	100.0% 10	810