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

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OLDBELTL We hear many different terms used to refer to someone who has lived a long life. The following is one of the more common terms. Please indicate whether or not you consider the following term to be belittling: old person   1) No   2) Yes

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No	187	25.9%	25.9%	-1.69
Yes	534	74.1%	100%	.59

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
No	23.7% 85	28.3% 102	26.0% 187
Yes	76.3% 274	71.7% 259	74.0% 533
TOTAL	100.0% 359	100.0% 361	720

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
No	27.3% 169	19.1% 18	26.2% 187
Yes	72.7% 451	80.9% 76	73.8% 527
TOTAL	100.0% 620	100.0% 94	714

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
No	23.3% 28	25.3% 56	26.2% 70	29.5% 33	26.0% 187
Yes	76.7% 92	74.7% 165	73.8% 197	70.5% 79	74.0% 533
TOTAL	100.0% 120	100.0% 221	100.0% 267	100.0% 112	720

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
No	24.6% 44	29.2% 33	25.6% 104	33.3% 4	26.0% 185
Yes	75.4% 135	70.8% 80	74.4% 303	66.7% 8	74.0% 526
TOTAL	100.0% 179	100.0% 113	100.0% 407	100.0% 12	711

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
No	18.5% 5	29.4% 57	25.2% 72	23.9% 43	25.8% 177
Yes	81.5% 22	70.6% 137	74.8% 214	76.1% 137	74.2% 510
TOTAL	100.0% 27	100.0% 194	100.0% 286	100.0% 180	687

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
No	20.5% 16	26.3% 42	27.0% 74	26.3% 54	25.9% 186
Yes	79.5% 62	73.8% 118	73.0% 200	73.7% 151	74.1% 531
TOTAL	100.0% 78	100.0% 160	100.0% 274	100.0% 205	717

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
No	25.6% 181	50.0% 1	33.3% 2	25.7% 184
Yes	74.4% 527	50.0% 1	66.7% 4	74.3% 532
TOTAL	100.0% 708	100.0% 2	100.0% 6	716