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

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EXTSHEP

(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 PROGSHEP.) To what extent did older-adult members (as volunteers) provide or lead the Shepherd's Center service/program?

	1) Mostly/entirely
	2) Some extent
	3) Not at all
	4) Don't know

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Mostly/entirely	19	15.2%	15.2%	-1.61
Some extent	36	28.8%	44%	-.75
Not at all	12	9.6%	53.6%	.11
Don't know	58	46.4%	100%	.97

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	15.3% 9	15.2% 10	15.2% 19
Some extent	23.7% 14	33.3% 22	28.8% 36
Not at all	11.9% 7	7.6% 5	9.6% 12
Don't know	49.2% 29	43.9% 29	46.4% 58
TOTAL	100.0% 59	100.0% 66	125

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	14.3% 16	25.0% 3	15.3% 19
Some extent	29.5% 33	25.0% 3	29.0% 36
Not at all	9.8% 11	8.3% 1	9.7% 12
Don't know	46.4% 52	41.7% 5	46.0% 57
TOTAL	100.0% 112	100.0% 12	124

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	4.5% 1	11.1% 3	21.7% 13	12.5% 2	15.2% 19
Some extent	22.7% 5	11.1% 3	38.3% 23	31.3% 5	28.8% 36
Not at all	9.1% 2	11.1% 3	11.7% 7	0.0% 0	9.6% 12
Don't know	63.6% 14	66.7% 18	28.3% 17	56.3% 9	46.4% 58
TOTAL	100.0% 22	100.0% 27	100.0% 60	100.0% 16	125

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	15.2% 5	20.0% 3	14.9% 11	0.0% 0	15.4% 19
Some extent	33.3% 11	26.7% 4	27.0% 20	0.0% 0	28.5% 35
Not at all	12.1% 4	6.7% 1	9.5% 7	0.0% 0	9.8% 12
Don't know	39.4% 13	46.7% 7	48.6% 36	100.0% 1	46.3% 57
TOTAL	100.0% 33	100.0% 15	100.0% 74	100.0% 1	123

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	0.0% 0	19.4% 7	17.0% 8	14.8% 4	15.8% 19
Some extent	30.0% 3	13.9% 5	38.3% 18	29.6% 8	28.3% 34
Not at all	10.0% 1	11.1% 4	8.5% 4	7.4% 2	9.2% 11
Don't know	60.0% 6	55.6% 20	36.2% 17	48.1% 13	46.7% 56
TOTAL	100.0% 10	100.0% 36	100.0% 47	100.0% 27	120

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	18.2% 2	4.8% 1	15.2% 5	17.5% 10	14.8% 18
Some extent	18.2% 2	33.3% 7	42.4% 14	22.8% 13	29.5% 36
Not at all	9.1% 1	9.5% 2	12.1% 4	7.0% 4	9.0% 11
Don't know	54.5% 6	52.4% 11	30.3% 10	52.6% 30	46.7% 57
TOTAL	100.0% 11	100.0% 21	100.0% 33	100.0% 57	122

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	15.8% 19	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	15.4% 19
Some extent	29.2% 35	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	28.5% 35
Not at all	10.0% 12	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	9.8% 12
Don't know	45.0% 54	100.0% 1	100.0% 2	46.3% 57
TOTAL	100.0% 120	100.0% 1	100.0% 2	123