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

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PROGAID

(FOR CONVENIENCE AND UNIFORMITY, IN THE FOLLOWING QUESTION WE DEFINE THE TERMS OLDER ADULTS AND OLDER MEMBERS AS PERSONS WHO HAVE REACHED AGE 65, I.E., THE USUAL AGE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICARE AND FULL SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.) Please indicate whether or not during the past 12 months your congregation has regularly provided the following activity, program, or service specifically or primarily for one or more older adults.- emergency financial aid

	1) No
	2) Yes

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No	276	40.8%	40.8%	-1.2
Yes	400	59.2%	100%	.83

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
No	38.7% 127	42.8% 148	40.8% 275
Yes	61.3% 201	57.2% 198	59.2% 399
TOTAL	100.0% 328	100.0% 346	674

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
No	40.2% 233	44.9% 40	40.9% 273
Yes	59.8% 346	55.1% 49	59.1% 395
TOTAL	100.0% 579	100.0% 89	668

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
No	42.5% 51	45.9% 94	39.4% 100	32.3% 31	40.9% 276
Yes	57.5% 69	54.1% 111	60.6% 154	67.7% 65	59.1% 399
TOTAL	100.0% 120	100.0% 205	100.0% 254	100.0% 96	675

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
No	38.2% 65	41.7% 43	40.8% 158	58.3% 7	40.6% 273
Yes	61.8% 105	58.3% 60	59.2% 229	41.7% 5	59.4% 399
TOTAL	100.0% 170	100.0% 103	100.0% 387	100.0% 12	672

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
No	44.1% 15	45.4% 89	42.2% 108	34.6% 54	41.4% 266
Yes	55.9% 19	54.6% 107	57.8% 148	65.4% 102	58.6% 376
TOTAL	100.0% 34	100.0% 196	100.0% 256	100.0% 156	642

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
No	52.3% 34	37.6% 53	42.2% 100	38.2% 86	40.9% 273
Yes	47.7% 31	62.4% 88	57.8% 137	61.8% 139	59.1% 395
TOTAL	100.0% 65	100.0% 141	100.0% 237	100.0% 225	668

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
No	40.9% 271	25.0% 1	16.7% 1	40.6% 273
Yes	59.1% 391	75.0% 3	83.3% 5	59.4% 399
TOTAL	100.0% 662	100.0% 4	100.0% 6	672