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

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EXTSERV (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 PROGSERV.) To what extent did older-adult members (as volunteers) provide or lead the transportation to and from church services?   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	164	25.4%	25.4%	-1.26
Some extent	400	62%	87.4%	.1
Not at all	44	6.8%	94.3%	1.45
Don't know	37	5.7%	100%	2.8

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	26.1% 86	24.4% 77	25.3% 163
Some extent	58.7% 193	65.7% 207	62.1% 400
Not at all	8.5% 28	5.1% 16	6.8% 44
Don't know	6.7% 22	4.8% 15	5.7% 37
TOTAL	100.0% 329	100.0% 315	644

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	24.0% 131	32.6% 30	25.2% 161
Some extent	62.8% 343	57.6% 53	62.1% 396
Not at all	7.5% 41	3.3% 3	6.9% 44
Don't know	5.7% 31	6.5% 6	5.8% 37
TOTAL	100.0% 546	100.0% 92	638

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	26.7% 28	25.6% 52	26.1% 62	22.4% 22	25.5% 164
Some extent	60.0% 63	63.1% 128	59.7% 142	67.3% 66	62.0% 399
Not at all	5.7% 6	3.9% 8	10.1% 24	6.1% 6	6.8% 44
Don't know	7.6% 8	7.4% 15	4.2% 10	4.1% 4	5.7% 37
TOTAL	100.0% 105	100.0% 203	100.0% 238	100.0% 98	644

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	28.0% 46	26.5% 31	24.3% 84	9.1% 1	25.4% 162
Some extent	62.2% 102	57.3% 67	63.2% 218	72.7% 8	62.0% 395
Not at all	7.3% 12	8.5% 10	5.8% 20	18.2% 2	6.9% 44
Don't know	2.4% 4	7.7% 9	6.7% 23	0.0% 0	5.7% 36
TOTAL	100.0% 164	100.0% 117	100.0% 345	100.0% 11	637

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	37.0% 10	29.3% 53	24.6% 64	18.9% 28	25.2% 155
Some extent	55.6% 15	59.1% 107	61.9% 161	67.6% 100	62.2% 383
Not at all	0.0% 0	4.4% 8	8.8% 23	7.4% 11	6.8% 42
Don't know	7.4% 2	7.2% 13	4.6% 12	6.1% 9	5.8% 36
TOTAL	100.0% 27	100.0% 181	100.0% 260	100.0% 148	616

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	15.9% 10	18.4% 25	23.2% 55	35.5% 72	25.4% 162
Some extent	63.5% 40	62.5% 85	62.4% 148	61.1% 124	62.1% 397
Not at all	15.9% 10	11.0% 15	7.2% 17	1.0% 2	6.9% 44
Don't know	4.8% 3	8.1% 11	7.2% 17	2.5% 5	5.6% 36
TOTAL	100.0% 63	100.0% 136	100.0% 237	100.0% 203	639

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	24.8% 156	50.0% 2	44.4% 4	25.3% 162
Some extent	62.4% 392	50.0% 2	44.4% 4	62.1% 398
Not at all	6.8% 43	0.0% 0	11.1% 1	6.9% 44
Don't know	5.9% 37	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.8% 37
TOTAL	100.0% 628	100.0% 4	100.0% 9	641