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

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ACT2YRS Compared to two years ago, do you think you participate in church activities more, less, or about the same amount as you did then?   1) Participate more   2) About the same participation   3) Participate less   4) Not applicable

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Participate more	373	44.8%	44.8%	-1
About the same participation	388	46.6%	91.5%	.57
Participate less	70	8.4%	99.9%	2.13
Not applicable	1	.1%	100%	3.7

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Participate more	46.5% 192	43.1% 180	44.8% 372
About the same participation	43.6% 180	49.8% 208	46.7% 388
Participate less	9.7% 40	7.2% 30	8.4% 70
Not applicable	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 413	100.0% 418	831

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Participate more	45.2% 322	42.3% 47	44.8% 369
About the same participation	47.5% 338	43.2% 48	46.9% 386
Participate less	7.2% 51	14.4% 16	8.1% 67
Not applicable	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 712	100.0% 111	823

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Participate more	43.0% 61	48.0% 123	40.7% 125	50.0% 63	44.8% 372
About the same participation	51.4% 73	44.1% 113	49.8% 153	38.9% 49	46.7% 388
Participate less	5.6% 8	7.8% 20	9.1% 28	11.1% 14	8.4% 70
Not applicable	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 142	100.0% 256	100.0% 307	100.0% 126	831

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Participate more	45.8% 93	44.2% 61	44.8% 209	40.0% 6	44.8% 369
About the same participation	43.8% 89	47.8% 66	46.9% 219	60.0% 9	46.5% 383
Participate less	10.3% 21	8.0% 11	8.1% 38	0.0% 0	8.5% 70
Not applicable	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 203	100.0% 138	100.0% 467	100.0% 15	823

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Participate more	48.6% 18	40.1% 95	44.7% 144	49.5% 97	44.7% 354
About the same participation	43.2% 16	51.5% 122	46.3% 149	41.8% 82	46.6% 369
Participate less	8.1% 3	8.4% 20	8.7% 28	8.7% 17	8.6% 68
Not applicable	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 37	100.0% 237	100.0% 322	100.0% 196	792

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Participate more	51.9% 42	42.9% 75	45.0% 135	43.1% 116	44.6% 368
About the same participation	34.6% 28	45.1% 79	48.3% 145	49.8% 134	46.8% 386
Participate less	13.6% 11	11.4% 20	6.7% 20	7.1% 19	8.5% 70
Not applicable	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 81	100.0% 175	100.0% 300	100.0% 269	825

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Participate more	45.0% 366	50.0% 2	30.0% 3	44.8% 371
About the same participation	46.4% 378	25.0% 1	70.0% 7	46.6% 386
Participate less	8.5% 69	25.0% 1	0.0% 0	8.5% 70
Not applicable	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 814	100.0% 4	100.0% 10	828