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

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LIFEBIBL When you think about the qualities of a good Christian life, how important is the following to you? - Reading and studying the Bible regularly.   1) Essential   2) Very important   3) Somewhat important   4) Not at all important

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Essential	273	32.9%	32.9%	-1.17
Very important	334	40.2%	73.1%	.04
Somewhat important	201	24.2%	97.3%	1.26
Not at all important	22	2.7%	100%	2.47

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	37.3% 154	28.4% 118	32.8% 272
Very important	40.2% 166	40.4% 168	40.3% 334
Somewhat important	20.8% 86	27.6% 115	24.2% 201
Not at all important	1.7% 7	3.6% 15	2.7% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 413	100.0% 416	829

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	32.4% 230	33.3% 37	32.5% 267
Very important	40.0% 284	42.3% 47	40.3% 331
Somewhat important	25.1% 178	20.7% 23	24.5% 201
Not at all important	2.5% 18	3.6% 4	2.7% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 710	100.0% 111	821

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	26.1% 37	29.6% 76	34.9% 106	42.1% 53	32.8% 272
Very important	41.5% 59	36.6% 94	43.1% 131	39.7% 50	40.3% 334
Somewhat important	28.9% 41	30.4% 78	19.7% 60	17.5% 22	24.2% 201
Not at all important	3.5% 5	3.5% 9	2.3% 7	0.8% 1	2.7% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 142	100.0% 257	100.0% 304	100.0% 126	829

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	28.6% 58	33.1% 45	34.5% 161	53.3% 8	33.1% 272
Very important	46.8% 95	35.3% 48	39.0% 182	33.3% 5	40.2% 330
Somewhat important	23.6% 48	27.2% 37	23.6% 110	13.3% 2	24.0% 197
Not at all important	1.0% 2	4.4% 6	3.0% 14	0.0% 0	2.7% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 203	100.0% 136	100.0% 467	100.0% 15	821

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	38.9% 14	31.2% 74	32.9% 106	33.3% 65	32.8% 259
Very important	33.3% 12	41.8% 99	40.1% 129	37.9% 74	39.7% 314
Somewhat important	25.0% 9	23.6% 56	23.9% 77	27.2% 53	24.7% 195
Not at all important	2.8% 1	3.4% 8	3.1% 10	1.5% 3	2.8% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 36	100.0% 237	100.0% 322	100.0% 195	790

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	28.4% 23	34.5% 60	29.7% 89	36.2% 97	32.7% 269
Very important	39.5% 32	37.9% 66	43.0% 129	38.8% 104	40.2% 331
Somewhat important	29.6% 24	26.4% 46	24.7% 74	21.3% 57	24.4% 201
Not at all important	2.5% 2	1.1% 2	2.7% 8	3.7% 10	2.7% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 81	100.0% 174	100.0% 300	100.0% 268	823

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	32.8% 266	25.0% 1	60.0% 6	33.1% 273
Very important	40.3% 327	50.0% 2	20.0% 2	40.1% 331
Somewhat important	24.4% 198	0.0% 0	20.0% 2	24.2% 200
Not at all important	2.6% 21	25.0% 1	0.0% 0	2.7% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 812	100.0% 4	100.0% 10	826