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

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(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.- personal letter writing and reading

	1) No
	2) Yes

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No	531	75.5%	75.5%	-.57
Yes	172	24.5%	100%	1.76

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
No	74.5% 266	76.7% 264	75.6% 530
Yes	25.5% 91	23.3% 80	24.4% 171
TOTAL	100.0% 357	100.0% 344	701

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
No	75.0% 452	78.3% 72	75.4% 524
Yes	25.0% 151	21.7% 20	24.6% 171
TOTAL	100.0% 603	100.0% 92	695

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
No	75.8% 94	76.4% 168	76.8% 199	70.7% 70	75.6% 531
Yes	24.2% 30	23.6% 52	23.2% 60	29.3% 29	24.4% 171
TOTAL	100.0% 124	100.0% 220	100.0% 259	100.0% 99	702

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
No	76.1% 134	66.7% 76	77.3% 306	90.9% 10	75.5% 526
Yes	23.9% 42	33.3% 38	22.7% 90	9.1% 1	24.5% 171
TOTAL	100.0% 176	100.0% 114	100.0% 396	100.0% 11	697

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
No	76.7% 23	73.3% 151	77.6% 211	77.6% 128	76.2% 513
Yes	23.3% 7	26.7% 55	22.4% 61	22.4% 37	23.8% 160
TOTAL	100.0% 30	100.0% 206	100.0% 272	100.0% 165	673

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
No	80.6% 54	76.8% 116	80.3% 200	69.0% 158	75.9% 528
Yes	19.4% 13	23.2% 35	19.7% 49	31.0% 71	24.1% 168
TOTAL	100.0% 67	100.0% 151	100.0% 249	100.0% 229	696

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
No	75.6% 520	33.3% 1	75.0% 6	75.4% 527
Yes	24.4% 168	66.7% 2	25.0% 2	24.6% 172
TOTAL	100.0% 688	100.0% 3	100.0% 8	699