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

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ACTALCL People have differing views on how Christians ought to act in their daily lives. Please indicate how much you would admire or disapprove of someone who acted in this way: drinks alcohol in moderation.   1) Admire   2) Think is all right   3) Mildly disapprove   4) Highly disapprove

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Admire	8	1%	1%	-2.41
Think is all right	640	77%	78%	-.47
Mildly disapprove	157	18.9%	96.9%	1.47
Highly disapprove	26	3.1%	100%	3.41

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Admire	1.7% 7	0.2% 1	1.0% 8
Think is all right	76.1% 315	78.1% 325	77.1% 640
Mildly disapprove	19.1% 79	18.5% 77	18.8% 156
Highly disapprove	3.1% 13	3.1% 13	3.1% 26
TOTAL	100.0% 414	100.0% 416	830

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Admire	0.7% 5	2.7% 3	1.0% 8
Think is all right	77.1% 549	76.4% 84	77.0% 633
Mildly disapprove	19.1% 136	17.3% 19	18.9% 155
Highly disapprove	3.1% 22	3.6% 4	3.2% 26
TOTAL	100.0% 712	100.0% 110	822

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Admire	0.7% 1	0.8% 2	0.7% 2	2.4% 3	1.0% 8
Think is all right	78.7% 111	73.5% 189	80.1% 246	74.4% 93	77.0% 639
Mildly disapprove	17.7% 25	21.8% 56	16.6% 51	20.0% 25	18.9% 157
Highly disapprove	2.8% 4	3.9% 10	2.6% 8	3.2% 4	3.1% 26
TOTAL	100.0% 141	100.0% 257	100.0% 307	100.0% 125	830

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Admire	1.5% 3	1.5% 2	0.4% 2	6.7% 1	1.0% 8
Think is all right	74.5% 152	80.3% 110	77.5% 362	66.7% 10	77.0% 634
Mildly disapprove	23.5% 48	16.8% 23	17.3% 81	26.7% 4	19.0% 156
Highly disapprove	0.5% 1	1.5% 2	4.7% 22	0.0% 0	3.0% 25
TOTAL	100.0% 204	100.0% 137	100.0% 467	100.0% 15	823

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Admire	0.0% 0	0.8% 2	1.6% 5	0.5% 1	1.0% 8
Think is all right	48.6% 18	69.6% 165	78.2% 251	88.8% 174	76.9% 608
Mildly disapprove	37.8% 14	25.7% 61	17.8% 57	9.7% 19	19.1% 151
Highly disapprove	13.5% 5	3.8% 9	2.5% 8	1.0% 2	3.0% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 37	100.0% 237	100.0% 321	100.0% 196	791

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Admire	0.0% 0	1.7% 3	0.3% 1	1.5% 4	1.0% 8
Think is all right	81.3% 65	85.6% 149	81.4% 245	66.2% 178	77.3% 637
Mildly disapprove	17.5% 14	11.5% 20	15.3% 46	27.9% 75	18.8% 155
Highly disapprove	1.3% 1	1.1% 2	3.0% 9	4.5% 12	2.9% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 80	100.0% 174	100.0% 301	100.0% 269	824

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Admire	1.0% 8	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 8
Think is all right	77.1% 627	50.0% 2	70.0% 7	76.9% 636
Mildly disapprove	18.7% 152	50.0% 2	30.0% 3	19.0% 157
Highly disapprove	3.2% 26	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.1% 26
TOTAL	100.0% 813	100.0% 4	100.0% 10	827