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

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PRISHARE When you think about priorities for your congregation's activities in the community, how important is the following to you? - Encouraging members to share their faith   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	166	20%	20%	-1.5
Very important	464	56%	76%	-.08
Somewhat important	183	22.1%	98.1%	1.34
Not at all important	16	1.9%	100%	2.76

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	23.7% 97	16.2% 68	19.9% 165
Very important	54.3% 222	57.8% 242	56.0% 464
Somewhat important	19.6% 80	24.6% 103	22.1% 183
Not at all important	2.4% 10	1.4% 6	1.9% 16
TOTAL	100.0% 409	100.0% 419	828

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	19.7% 140	21.8% 24	20.0% 164
Very important	56.5% 401	50.9% 56	55.7% 457
Somewhat important	21.8% 155	25.5% 28	22.3% 183
Not at all important	2.0% 14	1.8% 2	2.0% 16
TOTAL	100.0% 710	100.0% 110	820

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	22.7% 32	19.5% 50	14.8% 45	30.2% 38	19.9% 165
Very important	58.2% 82	54.5% 140	58.9% 179	50.0% 63	56.0% 464
Somewhat important	18.4% 26	23.0% 59	25.0% 76	17.5% 22	22.1% 183
Not at all important	0.7% 1	3.1% 8	1.3% 4	2.4% 3	1.9% 16
TOTAL	100.0% 141	100.0% 257	100.0% 304	100.0% 126	828

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	15.8% 32	16.1% 22	23.0% 107	21.4% 3	20.0% 164
Very important	60.6% 123	59.9% 82	52.8% 246	57.1% 8	56.0% 459
Somewhat important	21.7% 44	20.4% 28	23.0% 107	21.4% 3	22.2% 182
Not at all important	2.0% 4	3.6% 5	1.3% 6	0.0% 0	1.8% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 203	100.0% 137	100.0% 466	100.0% 14	820

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	22.2% 8	18.1% 43	21.1% 68	19.9% 39	20.0% 158
Very important	63.9% 23	61.2% 145	52.5% 169	53.1% 104	55.8% 441
Somewhat important	13.9% 5	19.4% 46	23.6% 76	25.5% 50	22.4% 177
Not at all important	0.0% 0	1.3% 3	2.8% 9	1.5% 3	1.9% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 36	100.0% 237	100.0% 322	100.0% 196	791

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	18.5% 15	16.0% 28	21.7% 65	21.1% 56	20.0% 164
Very important	51.9% 42	57.7% 101	54.3% 163	57.9% 154	56.0% 460
Somewhat important	24.7% 20	22.9% 40	22.7% 68	20.3% 54	22.1% 182
Not at all important	4.9% 4	3.4% 6	1.3% 4	0.8% 2	1.9% 16
TOTAL	100.0% 81	100.0% 175	100.0% 300	100.0% 266	822

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	19.5% 158	75.0% 3	30.0% 3	19.9% 164
Very important	56.4% 457	25.0% 1	50.0% 5	56.1% 463
Somewhat important	22.3% 181	0.0% 0	20.0% 2	22.2% 183
Not at all important	1.8% 15	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.8% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 811	100.0% 4	100.0% 10	825