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

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EXTEMP (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 PROGEMP.) To what extent did older-adult members (as volunteers) provide or lead the help finding opportunities for paid employment 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	8	5.3%	5.3%	-2.06
Some extent	47	31.1%	36.4%	-1.07
Not at all	21	13.9%	50.3%	-.08
Don't know	75	49.7%	100%	.91

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	6.0% 5	4.5% 3	5.3% 8
Some extent	31.0% 26	31.3% 21	31.1% 47
Not at all	10.7% 9	17.9% 12	13.9% 21
Don't know	52.4% 44	46.3% 31	49.7% 75
TOTAL	100.0% 84	100.0% 67	151

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	6.2% 8	0.0% 0	5.3% 8
Some extent	29.2% 38	40.0% 8	30.7% 46
Not at all	14.6% 19	10.0% 2	14.0% 21
Don't know	50.0% 65	50.0% 10	50.0% 75
TOTAL	100.0% 130	100.0% 20	150

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	6.5% 2	2.6% 1	1.9% 1	14.3% 4	5.3% 8
Some extent	48.4% 15	13.2% 5	32.1% 17	32.1% 9	30.7% 46
Not at all	12.9% 4	21.1% 8	15.1% 8	3.6% 1	14.0% 21
Don't know	32.3% 10	63.2% 24	50.9% 27	50.0% 14	50.0% 75
TOTAL	100.0% 31	100.0% 38	100.0% 53	100.0% 28	150

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	7.9% 3	0.0% 0	5.6% 5	0.0% 0	5.3% 8
Some extent	23.7% 9	38.9% 7	31.1% 28	50.0% 2	30.7% 46
Not at all	18.4% 7	5.6% 1	14.4% 13	0.0% 0	14.0% 21
Don't know	50.0% 19	55.6% 10	48.9% 44	50.0% 2	50.0% 75
TOTAL	100.0% 38	100.0% 18	100.0% 90	100.0% 4	150

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	0.0% 0	8.3% 4	4.1% 2	5.6% 2	5.6% 8
Some extent	33.3% 3	22.9% 11	34.7% 17	36.1% 13	31.0% 44
Not at all	0.0% 0	20.8% 10	12.2% 6	8.3% 3	13.4% 19
Don't know	66.7% 6	47.9% 23	49.0% 24	50.0% 18	50.0% 71
TOTAL	100.0% 9	100.0% 48	100.0% 49	100.0% 36	142

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	0.0% 0	12.0% 3	3.9% 2	4.8% 3	5.4% 8
Some extent	10.0% 1	32.0% 8	37.3% 19	29.0% 18	31.1% 46
Not at all	10.0% 1	8.0% 2	13.7% 7	16.1% 10	13.5% 20
Don't know	80.0% 8	48.0% 12	45.1% 23	50.0% 31	50.0% 74
TOTAL	100.0% 10	100.0% 25	100.0% 51	100.0% 62	148

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	5.4% 8	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.3% 8
Some extent	29.7% 44	100.0% 1	100.0% 1	30.7% 46
Not at all	14.2% 21	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	14.0% 21
Don't know	50.7% 75	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	50.0% 75
TOTAL	100.0% 148	100.0% 1	100.0% 1	150