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

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EXTGIFT (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 PROGGIFT.) To what extent did older-adult members (as volunteers) provide or lead the gifts at special seasons of the year service?   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	103	22.9%	22.9%	-1.2
Some extent	256	56.9%	79.8%	-.14
Not at all	21	4.7%	84.4%	.93
Don't know	70	15.6%	100%	1.99

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	24.8% 64	20.3% 39	22.9% 103
Some extent	56.2% 145	57.8% 111	56.9% 256
Not at all	3.5% 9	6.3% 12	4.7% 21
Don't know	15.5% 40	15.6% 30	15.6% 70
TOTAL	100.0% 258	100.0% 192	450

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	22.0% 85	29.5% 18	23.0% 103
Some extent	57.8% 223	50.8% 31	56.8% 254
Not at all	4.4% 17	6.6% 4	4.7% 21
Don't know	15.8% 61	13.1% 8	15.4% 69
TOTAL	100.0% 386	100.0% 61	447

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	19.7% 15	20.8% 27	25.7% 47	23.3% 14	22.9% 103
Some extent	60.5% 46	53.8% 70	56.8% 104	58.3% 35	56.8% 255
Not at all	5.3% 4	4.6% 6	4.9% 9	3.3% 2	4.7% 21
Don't know	14.5% 11	20.8% 27	12.6% 23	15.0% 9	15.6% 70
TOTAL	100.0% 76	100.0% 130	100.0% 183	100.0% 60	449

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	28.1% 36	19.7% 14	20.7% 50	50.0% 3	23.1% 103
Some extent	50.8% 65	57.7% 41	60.2% 145	50.0% 3	57.0% 254
Not at all	7.0% 9	9.9% 7	2.1% 5	0.0% 0	4.7% 21
Don't know	14.1% 18	12.7% 9	17.0% 41	0.0% 0	15.2% 68
TOTAL	100.0% 128	100.0% 71	100.0% 241	100.0% 6	446

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	47.4% 9	22.5% 31	24.3% 43	12.1% 11	22.1% 94
Some extent	36.8% 7	60.1% 83	59.3% 105	57.1% 52	58.1% 247
Not at all	0.0% 0	5.1% 7	5.1% 9	4.4% 4	4.7% 20
Don't know	15.8% 3	12.3% 17	11.3% 20	26.4% 24	15.1% 64
TOTAL	100.0% 19	100.0% 138	100.0% 177	100.0% 91	425

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	5.7% 2	17.5% 17	23.1% 37	30.1% 46	22.9% 102
Some extent	60.0% 21	60.8% 59	55.0% 88	54.9% 84	56.6% 252
Not at all	5.7% 2	3.1% 3	6.9% 11	3.3% 5	4.7% 21
Don't know	28.6% 10	18.6% 18	15.0% 24	11.8% 18	15.7% 70
TOTAL	100.0% 35	100.0% 97	100.0% 160	100.0% 153	445

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	23.0% 101	50.0% 1	14.3% 1	22.9% 103
Some extent	56.8% 250	50.0% 1	71.4% 5	57.0% 256
Not at all	4.5% 20	0.0% 0	14.3% 1	4.7% 21
Don't know	15.7% 69	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	15.4% 69
TOTAL	100.0% 440	100.0% 2	100.0% 7	449