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

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PRIWORLD When you think about priorities for your congregation's activities in the community, how important is the following to you? - Preparing people for a world to come, where the cares of this world will be absent   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	141	17.3%	17.3%	-1.55
Very important	269	33.1%	50.4%	-.5
Somewhat important	282	34.7%	85.1%	.56
Not at all important	121	14.9%	100%	1.62

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Essential	15.5% 62	18.9% 78	17.2% 140
Very important	33.8% 135	32.5% 134	33.1% 269
Somewhat important	33.5% 134	35.9% 148	34.7% 282
Not at all important	17.3% 69	12.6% 52	14.9% 121
TOTAL	100.0% 400	100.0% 412	812

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Essential	16.6% 116	22.4% 24	17.4% 140
Very important	32.9% 230	34.6% 37	33.1% 267
Somewhat important	35.8% 250	27.1% 29	34.6% 279
Not at all important	14.7% 103	15.9% 17	14.9% 120
TOTAL	100.0% 699	100.0% 107	806

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Essential	18.1% 25	16.1% 40	16.6% 50	21.0% 26	17.4% 141
Very important	28.3% 39	38.2% 95	33.6% 101	27.4% 34	33.1% 269
Somewhat important	35.5% 49	29.7% 74	35.5% 107	41.9% 52	34.7% 282
Not at all important	18.1% 25	16.1% 40	14.3% 43	9.7% 12	14.8% 120
TOTAL	100.0% 138	100.0% 249	100.0% 301	100.0% 124	812

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Essential	13.0% 26	16.7% 22	19.2% 88	21.4% 3	17.3% 139
Very important	30.0% 60	29.5% 39	34.9% 160	64.3% 9	33.3% 268
Somewhat important	38.0% 76	33.3% 44	33.6% 154	14.3% 2	34.3% 276
Not at all important	19.0% 38	20.5% 27	12.2% 56	0.0% 0	15.0% 121
TOTAL	100.0% 200	100.0% 132	100.0% 458	100.0% 14	804

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Essential	11.8% 4	17.2% 40	16.9% 54	16.0% 31	16.5% 129
Very important	61.8% 21	37.5% 87	32.8% 105	24.7% 48	33.5% 261
Somewhat important	11.8% 4	35.3% 82	33.4% 107	40.7% 79	34.9% 272
Not at all important	14.7% 5	9.9% 23	16.9% 54	18.6% 36	15.1% 118
TOTAL	100.0% 34	100.0% 232	100.0% 320	100.0% 194	780

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Essential	13.8% 11	14.5% 25	20.0% 59	17.0% 44	17.2% 139
Very important	28.8% 23	32.4% 56	32.2% 95	35.9% 93	33.1% 267
Somewhat important	42.5% 34	39.3% 68	30.8% 91	34.0% 88	34.8% 281
Not at all important	15.0% 12	13.9% 24	16.9% 50	13.1% 34	14.9% 120
TOTAL	100.0% 80	100.0% 173	100.0% 295	100.0% 259	807

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Essential	17.2% 137	25.0% 1	12.5% 1	17.2% 139
Very important	33.2% 265	50.0% 2	25.0% 2	33.3% 269
Somewhat important	34.6% 276	25.0% 1	37.5% 3	34.6% 280
Not at all important	14.9% 119	0.0% 0	25.0% 2	15.0% 121
TOTAL	100.0% 797	100.0% 4	100.0% 8	809