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

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LIFEOTHR When you think about the qualities of a good Christian life, how important is the following to you? - Seeking to bring others to faith in Christ   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	195	23.4%	23.4%	-1.41
Very important	367	44.1%	67.5%	-.15
Somewhat important	248	29.8%	97.4%	1.12
Not at all important	22	2.6%	100%	2.38

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	25.2% 104	21.5% 90	23.3% 194
Very important	43.8% 181	44.5% 186	44.2% 367
Somewhat important	28.3% 117	31.3% 131	29.8% 248
Not at all important	2.7% 11	2.6% 11	2.6% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 413	100.0% 418	831

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	23.9% 170	21.6% 24	23.6% 194
Very important	43.8% 312	45.0% 50	44.0% 362
Somewhat important	29.9% 213	28.8% 32	29.8% 245
Not at all important	2.4% 17	4.5% 5	2.7% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 712	100.0% 111	823

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	19.0% 27	22.6% 58	21.9% 67	33.3% 42	23.3% 194
Very important	43.7% 62	40.9% 105	48.0% 147	42.1% 53	44.2% 367
Somewhat important	35.2% 50	32.3% 83	28.4% 87	22.2% 28	29.8% 248
Not at all important	2.1% 3	4.3% 11	1.6% 5	2.4% 3	2.6% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 142	100.0% 257	100.0% 306	100.0% 126	831

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	19.2% 39	22.5% 31	25.9% 121	20.0% 3	23.6% 194
Very important	41.9% 85	42.8% 59	44.8% 209	46.7% 7	43.7% 360
Somewhat important	34.5% 70	29.7% 41	28.1% 131	33.3% 5	30.0% 247
Not at all important	4.4% 9	5.1% 7	1.3% 6	0.0% 0	2.7% 22
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
Essential	16.7% 6	25.3% 60	22.9% 74	21.9% 43	23.1% 183
Very important	55.6% 20	48.5% 115	41.8% 135	40.3% 79	44.1% 349
Somewhat important	27.8% 10	25.3% 60	30.7% 99	35.2% 69	30.1% 238
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.8% 2	4.6% 15	2.6% 5	2.8% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 36	100.0% 237	100.0% 323	100.0% 196	792

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	24.7% 20	17.1% 30	23.6% 71	26.9% 72	23.4% 193
Very important	40.7% 33	39.4% 69	43.9% 132	47.8% 128	43.9% 362
Somewhat important	32.1% 26	38.9% 68	30.9% 93	22.8% 61	30.1% 248
Not at all important	2.5% 2	4.6% 8	1.7% 5	2.6% 7	2.7% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 81	100.0% 175	100.0% 301	100.0% 268	825

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	23.5% 191	0.0% 0	30.0% 3	23.4% 194
Very important	44.1% 359	75.0% 3	30.0% 3	44.1% 365
Somewhat important	29.7% 242	25.0% 1	40.0% 4	29.8% 247
Not at all important	2.7% 22	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.7% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 814	100.0% 4	100.0% 10	828