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

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ACTSAT 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: is satisfied with her/his lot in life.   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	245	29.8%	29.8%	-1.3
Think is all right	495	60.1%	89.9%	.3
Mildly disapprove	76	9.2%	99.1%	1.9
Highly disapprove	7	.9%	100%	3.51

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Admire	29.2% 119	30.1% 125	29.7% 244
Think is all right	61.2% 249	59.3% 246	60.2% 495
Mildly disapprove	8.8% 36	9.6% 40	9.2% 76
Highly disapprove	0.7% 3	1.0% 4	0.9% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 407	100.0% 415	822

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Admire	29.2% 206	34.5% 38	29.9% 244
Think is all right	60.2% 425	58.2% 64	59.9% 489
Mildly disapprove	9.6% 68	7.3% 8	9.3% 76
Highly disapprove	1.0% 7	0.0% 0	0.9% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 706	100.0% 110	816

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Admire	30.2% 42	29.8% 76	28.0% 85	33.9% 42	29.8% 245
Think is all right	59.0% 82	59.2% 151	63.2% 192	55.6% 69	60.1% 494
Mildly disapprove	9.4% 13	10.6% 27	7.9% 24	9.7% 12	9.2% 76
Highly disapprove	1.4% 2	0.4% 1	1.0% 3	0.8% 1	0.9% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 139	100.0% 255	100.0% 304	100.0% 124	822

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Admire	31.8% 64	29.2% 40	29.4% 136	21.4% 3	29.9% 243
Think is all right	58.7% 118	63.5% 87	59.3% 274	64.3% 9	60.0% 488
Mildly disapprove	8.5% 17	7.3% 10	10.2% 47	14.3% 2	9.3% 76
Highly disapprove	1.0% 2	0.0% 0	1.1% 5	0.0% 0	0.9% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 201	100.0% 137	100.0% 462	100.0% 14	814

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Admire	23.5% 8	29.9% 70	29.7% 95	31.3% 61	29.9% 234
Think is all right	50.0% 17	58.1% 136	62.8% 201	59.0% 115	59.9% 469
Mildly disapprove	26.5% 9	10.3% 24	6.6% 21	9.7% 19	9.3% 73
Highly disapprove	0.0% 0	1.7% 4	0.9% 3	0.0% 0	0.9% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 34	100.0% 234	100.0% 320	100.0% 195	783

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Admire	48.8% 39	33.5% 58	28.7% 86	22.7% 60	29.7% 243
Think is all right	47.5% 38	61.3% 106	61.3% 184	61.7% 163	60.1% 491
Mildly disapprove	2.5% 2	4.6% 8	10.0% 30	13.6% 36	9.3% 76
Highly disapprove	1.3% 1	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	1.9% 5	0.9% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 80	100.0% 173	100.0% 300	100.0% 264	817

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Admire	29.7% 239	50.0% 2	22.2% 2	29.7% 243
Think is all right	60.4% 487	50.0% 2	44.4% 4	60.2% 493
Mildly disapprove	9.2% 74	0.0% 0	22.2% 2	9.3% 76
Highly disapprove	0.7% 6	0.0% 0	11.1% 1	0.9% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 806	100.0% 4	100.0% 9	819