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

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PRIEVANG When you think about priorities for your congregation's activities in the community, how important is the following to you? - An active evangelism program, inviting the unchurched to attend   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	179	21.6%	21.6%	-1.44
Very important	403	48.6%	70.1%	-.15
Somewhat important	222	26.7%	96.9%	1.15
Not at all important	26	3.1%	100%	2.44

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	23.8% 98	19.1% 80	21.5% 178
Very important	46.5% 191	50.7% 212	48.6% 403
Somewhat important	26.8% 110	26.8% 112	26.8% 222
Not at all important	2.9% 12	3.3% 14	3.1% 26
TOTAL	100.0% 411	100.0% 418	829

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	21.1% 150	24.8% 27	21.6% 177
Very important	48.6% 346	48.6% 53	48.6% 399
Somewhat important	27.1% 193	23.9% 26	26.7% 219
Not at all important	3.2% 23	2.8% 3	3.2% 26
TOTAL	100.0% 712	100.0% 109	821

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	19.0% 27	21.5% 55	18.0% 55	32.5% 41	21.5% 178
Very important	49.3% 70	43.8% 112	53.1% 162	46.8% 59	48.6% 403
Somewhat important	29.6% 42	30.1% 77	25.2% 77	20.6% 26	26.8% 222
Not at all important	2.1% 3	4.7% 12	3.6% 11	0.0% 0	3.1% 26
TOTAL	100.0% 142	100.0% 256	100.0% 305	100.0% 126	829

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	13.8% 28	15.2% 21	26.7% 124	26.7% 4	21.6% 177
Very important	47.3% 96	52.2% 72	48.0% 223	46.7% 7	48.5% 398
Somewhat important	36.0% 73	25.4% 35	23.2% 108	26.7% 4	26.8% 220
Not at all important	3.0% 6	7.2% 10	2.2% 10	0.0% 0	3.2% 26
TOTAL	100.0% 203	100.0% 138	100.0% 465	100.0% 15	821

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	20.0% 7	20.7% 49	23.2% 75	18.9% 37	21.2% 168
Very important	54.3% 19	58.6% 139	41.5% 134	45.9% 90	48.3% 382
Somewhat important	22.9% 8	19.8% 47	30.3% 98	32.1% 63	27.3% 216
Not at all important	2.9% 1	0.8% 2	5.0% 16	3.1% 6	3.2% 25
TOTAL	100.0% 35	100.0% 237	100.0% 323	100.0% 196	791

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	18.5% 15	20.0% 35	19.9% 60	25.6% 68	21.6% 178
Very important	49.4% 40	43.4% 76	48.5% 146	51.1% 136	48.4% 398
Somewhat important	24.7% 20	31.4% 55	28.2% 85	22.9% 61	26.9% 221
Not at all important	7.4% 6	5.1% 9	3.3% 10	0.4% 1	3.2% 26
TOTAL	100.0% 81	100.0% 175	100.0% 301	100.0% 266	823

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	21.7% 176	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	21.4% 177
Very important	48.3% 392	75.0% 3	60.0% 6	48.5% 401
Somewhat important	27.0% 219	25.0% 1	20.0% 2	26.9% 222
Not at all important	3.1% 25	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	3.1% 26
TOTAL	100.0% 812	100.0% 4	100.0% 10	826