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

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HELL Do you think there is a hell, to which people who have led bad lives and die without being sorry are eternally damned?   1) No   2) Yes   3) Not sure

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No	155	19%	19%	-1.61
Yes	398	48.7%	67.7%	-.19
Not sure	264	32.3%	100%	1.23

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
No	16.9% 68	21.1% 87	19.0% 155
Yes	44.4% 179	52.8% 218	48.7% 397
Not sure	38.7% 156	26.2% 108	32.4% 264
TOTAL	100.0% 403	100.0% 413	816

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
No	19.1% 134	17.4% 19	18.9% 153
Yes	49.7% 348	43.1% 47	48.8% 395
Not sure	31.1% 218	39.4% 43	32.3% 261
TOTAL	100.0% 700	100.0% 109	809

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
No	24.6% 34	19.1% 49	16.1% 48	19.4% 24	19.0% 155
Yes	38.4% 53	47.7% 122	51.7% 154	54.8% 68	48.7% 397
Not sure	37.0% 51	33.2% 85	32.2% 96	25.8% 32	32.4% 264
TOTAL	100.0% 138	100.0% 256	100.0% 298	100.0% 124	816

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
No	18.9% 38	19.9% 27	19.0% 87	7.1% 1	18.9% 153
Yes	44.8% 90	39.7% 54	53.2% 243	64.3% 9	49.0% 396
Not sure	36.3% 73	40.4% 55	27.8% 127	28.6% 4	32.1% 259
TOTAL	100.0% 201	100.0% 136	100.0% 457	100.0% 14	808

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
No	13.9% 5	16.7% 39	19.2% 61	20.9% 40	18.7% 145
Yes	55.6% 20	45.5% 106	51.7% 164	47.1% 90	48.9% 380
Not sure	30.6% 11	37.8% 88	29.0% 92	31.9% 61	32.4% 252
TOTAL	100.0% 36	100.0% 233	100.0% 317	100.0% 191	777

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
No	16.3% 13	17.9% 31	17.5% 52	22.2% 58	19.0% 154
Yes	50.0% 40	54.9% 95	49.8% 148	42.9% 112	48.7% 395
Not sure	33.8% 27	27.2% 47	32.7% 97	34.9% 91	32.3% 262
TOTAL	100.0% 80	100.0% 173	100.0% 297	100.0% 261	811

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
No	19.0% 152	0.0% 0	11.1% 1	18.8% 153
Yes	48.9% 391	50.0% 2	44.4% 4	48.8% 397
Not sure	32.1% 257	50.0% 2	44.4% 4	32.3% 263
TOTAL	100.0% 800	100.0% 4	100.0% 9	813