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

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EXTAID (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.) (ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS THAT ANSWERED 1-"YES" TO PROGAID.) To what extent did older-adult members (as volunteers) provide or lead the emergency financial aid service/program?   1) Mostly/entirely   2) Some extent   3) Not at all   4) Don't know

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Mostly/entirely	33	8.5%	8.5%	-1.7
Some extent	164	42.4%	50.9%	-.76
Not at all	37	9.6%	60.5%	.19
Don't know	153	39.5%	100%	1.13

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	7.9% 15	9.2% 18	8.5% 33
Some extent	37.7% 72	46.9% 92	42.4% 164
Not at all	7.9% 15	11.2% 22	9.6% 37
Don't know	46.6% 89	32.7% 64	39.5% 153
TOTAL	100.0% 191	100.0% 196	387

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	8.7% 29	8.0% 4	8.6% 33
Some extent	41.6% 138	44.0% 22	41.9% 160
Not at all	9.3% 31	12.0% 6	9.7% 37
Don't know	40.4% 134	36.0% 18	39.8% 152
TOTAL	100.0% 332	100.0% 50	382

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	7.6% 5	3.8% 4	12.2% 18	9.0% 6	8.5% 33
Some extent	27.3% 18	44.8% 47	44.6% 66	47.8% 32	42.2% 163
Not at all	10.6% 7	7.6% 8	10.8% 16	9.0% 6	9.6% 37
Don't know	54.5% 36	43.8% 46	32.4% 48	34.3% 23	39.6% 153
TOTAL	100.0% 66	100.0% 105	100.0% 148	100.0% 67	386

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	16.0% 17	3.6% 2	6.4% 14	0.0% 0	8.5% 33
Some extent	32.1% 34	51.8% 29	44.5% 98	50.0% 2	42.2% 163
Not at all	9.4% 10	5.4% 3	10.5% 23	25.0% 1	9.6% 37
Don't know	42.5% 45	39.3% 22	38.6% 85	25.0% 1	39.6% 153
TOTAL	100.0% 106	100.0% 56	100.0% 220	100.0% 4	386

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	15.0% 3	9.8% 10	8.3% 12	8.2% 8	9.1% 33
Some extent	45.0% 9	40.2% 41	44.4% 64	41.2% 40	42.4% 154
Not at all	0.0% 0	6.9% 7	12.5% 18	7.2% 7	8.8% 32
Don't know	40.0% 8	43.1% 44	34.7% 50	43.3% 42	39.7% 144
TOTAL	100.0% 20	100.0% 102	100.0% 144	100.0% 97	363

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	0.0% 0	6.0% 5	10.2% 14	9.8% 13	8.4% 32
Some extent	36.7% 11	40.5% 34	43.1% 59	43.9% 58	42.3% 162
Not at all	20.0% 6	14.3% 12	5.8% 8	7.6% 10	9.4% 36
Don't know	43.3% 13	39.3% 33	40.9% 56	38.6% 51	39.9% 153
TOTAL	100.0% 30	100.0% 84	100.0% 137	100.0% 132	383

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	8.7% 33	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	8.5% 33
Some extent	42.4% 161	66.7% 2	25.0% 1	42.4% 164
Not at all	8.9% 34	0.0% 0	75.0% 3	9.6% 37
Don't know	40.0% 152	33.3% 1	0.0% 0	39.5% 153
TOTAL	100.0% 380	100.0% 3	100.0% 4	387