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

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PRITEPMT When you think about priorities for your congregation's activities in the community, how important is the following to you? - Helping members resist the temptations of the world   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	134	16.2%	16.2%	-1.64
Very important	409	49.6%	65.8%	-.28
Somewhat important	260	31.5%	97.3%	1.08
Not at all important	22	2.7%	100%	2.43

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	17.6% 72	14.7% 61	16.1% 133
Very important	49.3% 201	50.0% 208	49.6% 409
Somewhat important	30.6% 125	32.5% 135	31.6% 260
Not at all important	2.5% 10	2.9% 12	2.7% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 408	100.0% 416	824

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	16.7% 118	13.6% 15	16.3% 133
Very important	49.0% 346	54.5% 60	49.8% 406
Somewhat important	31.7% 224	28.2% 31	31.3% 255
Not at all important	2.5% 18	3.6% 4	2.7% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 706	100.0% 110	816

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	15.0% 21	17.1% 44	13.6% 41	21.4% 27	16.1% 133
Very important	45.7% 64	47.1% 121	53.2% 160	50.8% 64	49.6% 409
Somewhat important	36.4% 51	32.7% 84	30.6% 92	26.2% 33	31.6% 260
Not at all important	2.9% 4	3.1% 8	2.7% 8	1.6% 2	2.7% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 140	100.0% 257	100.0% 301	100.0% 126	824

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	12.9% 26	12.3% 17	18.8% 87	20.0% 3	16.3% 133
Very important	44.8% 90	50.7% 70	51.0% 236	60.0% 9	49.6% 405
Somewhat important	38.3% 77	33.3% 46	28.3% 131	20.0% 3	31.5% 257
Not at all important	4.0% 8	3.6% 5	1.9% 9	0.0% 0	2.7% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 201	100.0% 138	100.0% 463	100.0% 15	817

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	14.3% 5	17.8% 42	16.3% 52	13.8% 27	16.0% 126
Very important	60.0% 21	56.8% 134	45.0% 144	46.7% 91	49.6% 390
Somewhat important	25.7% 9	23.7% 56	35.0% 112	36.4% 71	31.6% 248
Not at all important	0.0% 0	1.7% 4	3.8% 12	3.1% 6	2.8% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 35	100.0% 236	100.0% 320	100.0% 195	786

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	18.8% 15	14.4% 25	17.7% 53	15.2% 40	16.3% 133
Very important	41.3% 33	46.0% 80	45.0% 135	59.5% 157	49.5% 405
Somewhat important	36.3% 29	35.6% 62	34.0% 102	24.6% 65	31.5% 258
Not at all important	3.8% 3	4.0% 7	3.3% 10	0.8% 2	2.7% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 80	100.0% 174	100.0% 300	100.0% 264	818

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	16.2% 131	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	16.1% 132
Very important	49.4% 399	75.0% 3	70.0% 7	49.8% 409
Somewhat important	31.6% 255	25.0% 1	20.0% 2	31.4% 258
Not at all important	2.7% 22	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.7% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 807	100.0% 4	100.0% 10	821