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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.- phone calls to check on the homebound

	1) No
	2) Yes

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No	210	28%	28%	-1.6
Yes	539	72%	100%	.62

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
No	27.1% 102	29.2% 108	28.1% 210
Yes	72.9% 275	70.8% 262	71.9% 537
TOTAL	100.0% 377	100.0% 370	747

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
No	28.8% 184	21.6% 22	27.8% 206
Yes	71.2% 455	78.4% 80	72.2% 535
TOTAL	100.0% 639	100.0% 102	741

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
No	29.8% 39	31.7% 72	27.5% 75	20.5% 24	28.1% 210
Yes	70.2% 92	68.3% 155	72.5% 198	79.5% 93	71.9% 538
TOTAL	100.0% 131	100.0% 227	100.0% 273	100.0% 117	748

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
No	29.7% 55	25.4% 32	29.0% 121	8.3% 1	28.2% 209
Yes	70.3% 130	74.6% 94	71.0% 296	91.7% 11	71.8% 531
TOTAL	100.0% 185	100.0% 126	100.0% 417	100.0% 12	740

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
No	37.5% 12	27.8% 60	24.9% 71	31.8% 57	28.1% 200
Yes	62.5% 20	72.2% 156	75.1% 214	68.2% 122	71.9% 512
TOTAL	100.0% 32	100.0% 216	100.0% 285	100.0% 179	712

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
No	17.1% 13	30.2% 49	34.2% 91	24.1% 57	28.3% 210
Yes	82.9% 63	69.8% 113	65.8% 175	75.9% 180	71.7% 531
TOTAL	100.0% 76	100.0% 162	100.0% 266	100.0% 237	741

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
No	28.5% 208	25.0% 1	0.0% 0	28.1% 209
Yes	71.5% 523	75.0% 3	100.0% 9	71.9% 535
TOTAL	100.0% 731	100.0% 4	100.0% 9	744