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

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AGDEATH Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: There is a life beyond death.   1) Strongly agree   2) Agree   3) Not sure   4) Disagree   5) Strongly disagree

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly agree	549	66.3%	66.3%	-.63
Agree	196	23.7%	90%	.77
Not sure	73	8.8%	98.8%	2.17
Disagree	8	1%	99.8%	3.56
Strongly disagree	2	.2%	100%	4.96

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly agree	69.1% 284	63.5% 264	66.3% 548
Agree	22.9% 94	24.5% 102	23.7% 196
Not sure	7.8% 32	9.9% 41	8.8% 73
Disagree	0.2% 1	1.7% 7	1.0% 8
Strongly disagree	0.0% 0	0.5% 2	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 411	100.0% 416	827

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Strongly agree	65.6% 465	71.2% 79	66.3% 544
Agree	23.8% 169	21.6% 24	23.5% 193
Not sure	9.3% 66	6.3% 7	8.9% 73
Disagree	1.1% 8	0.0% 0	1.0% 8
Strongly disagree	0.1% 1	0.9% 1	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 709	100.0% 111	820

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Strongly agree	56.7% 80	61.5% 158	73.7% 224	68.8% 86	66.3% 548
Agree	29.1% 41	27.2% 70	19.1% 58	21.6% 27	23.7% 196
Not sure	12.8% 18	9.3% 24	6.6% 20	8.8% 11	8.8% 73
Disagree	0.7% 1	1.6% 4	0.7% 2	0.8% 1	1.0% 8
Strongly disagree	0.7% 1	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 141	100.0% 257	100.0% 304	100.0% 125	827

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	62.6% 127	59.6% 81	69.7% 324	80.0% 12	66.4% 544
Agree	27.1% 55	26.5% 36	21.7% 101	13.3% 2	23.7% 194
Not sure	7.9% 16	13.2% 18	7.7% 36	6.7% 1	8.7% 71
Disagree	1.5% 3	0.7% 1	0.9% 4	0.0% 0	1.0% 8
Strongly disagree	1.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 203	100.0% 136	100.0% 465	100.0% 15	819

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	54.1% 20	64.8% 153	66.8% 215	69.1% 134	66.2% 522
Agree	43.2% 16	24.6% 58	22.0% 71	21.1% 41	23.6% 186
Not sure	2.7% 1	9.3% 22	9.6% 31	8.8% 17	9.0% 71
Disagree	0.0% 0	0.8% 2	1.2% 4	1.0% 2	1.0% 8
Strongly disagree	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 37	100.0% 236	100.0% 322	100.0% 194	789

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	72.8% 59	68.4% 119	70.0% 210	59.9% 160	66.7% 548
Agree	21.0% 17	24.7% 43	21.7% 65	24.7% 66	23.2% 191
Not sure	6.2% 5	5.2% 9	7.0% 21	14.2% 38	8.9% 73
Disagree	0.0% 0	1.7% 3	0.7% 2	1.1% 3	1.0% 8
Strongly disagree	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.7% 2	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 81	100.0% 174	100.0% 300	100.0% 267	822

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	66.8% 541	0.0% 0	60.0% 6	66.4% 547
Agree	23.2% 188	75.0% 3	30.0% 3	23.5% 194
Not sure	8.8% 71	25.0% 1	10.0% 1	8.9% 73
Disagree	1.0% 8	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 8
Strongly disagree	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 810	100.0% 4	100.0% 10	824