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

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Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: An individual should arrive at his or her own religious beliefs independent of any church.

	1) Strongly agree
	2) Agree
	3) Not sure
	4) Disagree
	5) Strongly disagree

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly agree	46	5.6%	5.6%	-2.2
Agree	152	18.6%	24.2%	-1.32
Not sure	98	12%	36.2%	-.45
Disagree	381	46.6%	82.9%	.43
Strongly disagree	140	17.1%	100%	1.3

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly agree	3.7% 15	7.3% 30	5.5% 45
Agree	17.3% 70	19.9% 82	18.6% 152
Not sure	13.4% 54	10.7% 44	12.0% 98
Disagree	48.8% 197	44.7% 184	46.7% 381
Strongly disagree	16.8% 68	17.5% 72	17.2% 140
TOTAL	100.0% 404	100.0% 412	816

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Strongly agree	5.7% 40	3.6% 4	5.4% 44
Agree	18.6% 130	19.1% 21	18.7% 151
Not sure	12.2% 85	10.9% 12	12.0% 97
Disagree	46.2% 323	50.0% 55	46.7% 378
Strongly disagree	17.3% 121	16.4% 18	17.2% 139
TOTAL	100.0% 699	100.0% 110	809

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Strongly agree	4.4% 6	6.3% 16	5.3% 16	6.5% 8	5.6% 46
Agree	21.2% 29	21.6% 55	15.9% 48	16.3% 20	18.6% 152
Not sure	16.8% 23	11.0% 28	9.3% 28	15.4% 19	12.0% 98
Disagree	46.7% 64	50.6% 129	47.5% 143	36.6% 45	46.7% 381
Strongly disagree	10.9% 15	10.6% 27	21.9% 66	25.2% 31	17.0% 139
TOTAL	100.0% 137	100.0% 255	100.0% 301	100.0% 123	816

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	5.0% 10	8.8% 12	5.1% 23	6.7% 1	5.7% 46
Agree	19.3% 39	26.3% 36	15.4% 70	13.3% 2	18.2% 147
Not sure	12.4% 25	10.9% 15	11.7% 53	13.3% 2	11.8% 95
Disagree	44.1% 89	45.3% 62	48.7% 221	53.3% 8	47.0% 380
Strongly disagree	19.3% 39	8.8% 12	19.2% 87	13.3% 2	17.3% 140
TOTAL	100.0% 202	100.0% 137	100.0% 454	100.0% 15	808

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	5.6% 2	7.7% 18	3.8% 12	6.2% 12	5.6% 44
Agree	25.0% 9	19.3% 45	18.9% 60	13.8% 27	18.1% 141
Not sure	19.4% 7	14.6% 34	10.4% 33	9.7% 19	11.9% 93
Disagree	41.7% 15	42.9% 100	46.1% 146	54.9% 107	47.1% 368
Strongly disagree	8.3% 3	15.5% 36	20.8% 66	15.4% 30	17.3% 135
TOTAL	100.0% 36	100.0% 233	100.0% 317	100.0% 195	781

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	1.2% 1	7.0% 12	4.4% 13	6.9% 18	5.4% 44
Agree	24.7% 20	16.3% 28	16.8% 50	20.6% 54	18.7% 152
Not sure	9.9% 8	11.0% 19	10.4% 31	14.9% 39	11.9% 97
Disagree	49.4% 40	51.2% 88	49.2% 146	40.5% 106	46.8% 380
Strongly disagree	14.8% 12	14.5% 25	19.2% 57	17.2% 45	17.1% 139
TOTAL	100.0% 81	100.0% 172	100.0% 297	100.0% 262	812

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	5.8% 46	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.7% 46
Agree	18.5% 148	50.0% 2	11.1% 1	18.6% 151
Not sure	11.8% 94	25.0% 1	11.1% 1	11.8% 96
Disagree	46.6% 373	25.0% 1	66.7% 6	46.7% 380
Strongly disagree	17.4% 139	0.0% 0	11.1% 1	17.2% 140
TOTAL	100.0% 800	100.0% 4	100.0% 9	813