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

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PRISOCIA When you think about priorities for your congregation's activities in the community, how important is the following to you? - Supporting social action groups and ministries   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	104	12.6%	12.6%	-1.75
Very important	374	45.2%	57.8%	-.46
Somewhat important	301	36.4%	94.2%	.84
Not at all important	48	5.8%	100%	2.13

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	14.4% 59	10.6% 44	12.5% 103
Very important	49.0% 201	41.6% 173	45.3% 374
Somewhat important	32.0% 131	40.9% 170	36.4% 301
Not at all important	4.6% 19	7.0% 29	5.8% 48
TOTAL	100.0% 410	100.0% 416	826

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	13.3% 94	7.3% 8	12.5% 102
Very important	44.6% 316	50.9% 56	45.4% 372
Somewhat important	36.0% 255	38.2% 42	36.3% 297
Not at all important	6.2% 44	3.6% 4	5.9% 48
TOTAL	100.0% 709	100.0% 110	819

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	18.4% 26	12.5% 32	9.6% 29	13.5% 17	12.6% 104
Very important	43.3% 61	44.9% 115	46.2% 140	45.2% 57	45.2% 373
Somewhat important	29.8% 42	39.1% 100	38.0% 115	34.9% 44	36.4% 301
Not at all important	8.5% 12	3.5% 9	6.3% 19	6.3% 8	5.8% 48
TOTAL	100.0% 141	100.0% 256	100.0% 303	100.0% 126	826

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	19.2% 39	11.7% 16	9.3% 43	20.0% 3	12.3% 101
Very important	50.2% 102	48.2% 66	43.0% 199	33.3% 5	45.5% 372
Somewhat important	27.6% 56	35.0% 48	40.4% 187	40.0% 6	36.3% 297
Not at all important	3.0% 6	5.1% 7	7.3% 34	6.7% 1	5.9% 48
TOTAL	100.0% 203	100.0% 137	100.0% 463	100.0% 15	818

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	11.4% 4	12.7% 30	13.4% 43	11.8% 23	12.7% 100
Very important	54.3% 19	46.4% 110	43.9% 141	46.2% 90	45.7% 360
Somewhat important	31.4% 11	37.6% 89	37.4% 120	33.3% 65	36.2% 285
Not at all important	2.9% 1	3.4% 8	5.3% 17	8.7% 17	5.5% 43
TOTAL	100.0% 35	100.0% 237	100.0% 321	100.0% 195	788

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	13.6% 11	14.9% 26	10.3% 31	12.1% 32	12.2% 100
Very important	46.9% 38	44.0% 77	45.0% 135	45.8% 121	45.2% 371
Somewhat important	32.1% 26	34.9% 61	38.3% 115	37.5% 99	36.7% 301
Not at all important	7.4% 6	6.3% 11	6.3% 19	4.5% 12	5.9% 48
TOTAL	100.0% 81	100.0% 175	100.0% 300	100.0% 264	820

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	12.5% 101	25.0% 1	10.0% 1	12.5% 103
Very important	45.6% 369	50.0% 2	30.0% 3	45.4% 374
Somewhat important	36.3% 294	0.0% 0	50.0% 5	36.3% 299
Not at all important	5.6% 45	25.0% 1	10.0% 1	5.7% 47
TOTAL	100.0% 809	100.0% 4	100.0% 10	823