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

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HEAVEN Do you think there is a heaven, where people who have led good lives are eternally rewarded?   1) No   2) Yes   3) Not sure

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No	69	8.5%	8.5%	-2.28
Yes	645	79.1%	87.6%	-.09
Not sure	101	12.4%	100%	2.11

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
No	7.9% 32	9.0% 37	8.5% 69
Yes	78.9% 318	79.3% 326	79.1% 644
Not sure	13.2% 53	11.7% 48	12.4% 101
TOTAL	100.0% 403	100.0% 411	814

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
No	8.2% 57	10.0% 11	8.4% 68
Yes	79.1% 551	80.0% 88	79.2% 639
Not sure	12.8% 89	10.0% 11	12.4% 100
TOTAL	100.0% 697	100.0% 110	807

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
No	9.4% 13	8.6% 22	7.0% 21	10.7% 13	8.5% 69
Yes	74.1% 103	80.8% 206	82.6% 246	73.0% 89	79.1% 644
Not sure	16.5% 23	10.6% 27	10.4% 31	16.4% 20	12.4% 101
TOTAL	100.0% 139	100.0% 255	100.0% 298	100.0% 122	814

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
No	10.5% 21	5.9% 8	8.6% 39	7.1% 1	8.6% 69
Yes	77.0% 154	77.2% 105	80.3% 366	92.9% 13	79.2% 638
Not sure	12.5% 25	16.9% 23	11.2% 51	0.0% 0	12.3% 99
TOTAL	100.0% 200	100.0% 136	100.0% 456	100.0% 14	806

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
No	2.7% 1	6.9% 16	10.8% 34	7.8% 15	8.5% 66
Yes	83.8% 31	80.5% 186	79.4% 251	76.0% 146	79.1% 614
Not sure	13.5% 5	12.6% 29	9.8% 31	16.1% 31	12.4% 96
TOTAL	100.0% 37	100.0% 231	100.0% 316	100.0% 192	776

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
No	8.8% 7	9.9% 17	8.1% 24	7.7% 20	8.4% 68
Yes	80.0% 64	81.4% 140	80.1% 238	76.2% 198	79.1% 640
Not sure	11.3% 9	8.7% 15	11.8% 35	16.2% 42	12.5% 101
TOTAL	100.0% 80	100.0% 172	100.0% 297	100.0% 260	809

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
No	8.6% 69	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	8.5% 69
Yes	79.0% 631	100.0% 4	77.8% 7	79.1% 642
Not sure	12.4% 99	0.0% 0	22.2% 2	12.4% 101
TOTAL	100.0% 799	100.0% 4	100.0% 9	812