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

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PROGPROG

(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.- transportation to and from other church programs

	1) No
	2) Yes

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No	177	23.6%	23.6%	-1.8
Yes	574	76.4%	100%	.56

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
No	21.4% 80	25.8% 97	23.6% 177
Yes	78.6% 293	74.2% 279	76.4% 572
TOTAL	100.0% 373	100.0% 376	749

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
No	24.3% 157	19.6% 19	23.7% 176
Yes	75.7% 490	80.4% 78	76.3% 568
TOTAL	100.0% 647	100.0% 97	744

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
No	27.1% 35	23.5% 54	23.8% 66	19.3% 22	23.6% 177
Yes	72.9% 94	76.5% 176	76.2% 211	80.7% 92	76.4% 573
TOTAL	100.0% 129	100.0% 230	100.0% 277	100.0% 114	750

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
No	23.6% 45	19.2% 24	25.5% 106	0.0% 0	23.6% 175
Yes	76.4% 146	80.8% 101	74.5% 310	100.0% 11	76.4% 568
TOTAL	100.0% 191	100.0% 125	100.0% 416	100.0% 11	743

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
No	19.4% 6	26.3% 57	22.3% 66	24.7% 43	24.0% 172
Yes	80.6% 25	73.7% 160	77.7% 230	75.3% 131	76.0% 546
TOTAL	100.0% 31	100.0% 217	100.0% 296	100.0% 174	718

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
No	28.8% 21	23.0% 37	23.4% 64	23.3% 55	23.8% 177
Yes	71.2% 52	77.0% 124	76.6% 210	76.7% 181	76.2% 567
TOTAL	100.0% 73	100.0% 161	100.0% 274	100.0% 236	744

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
No	23.8% 175	25.0% 1	0.0% 0	23.6% 176
Yes	76.2% 559	75.0% 3	100.0% 8	76.4% 570
TOTAL	100.0% 734	100.0% 4	100.0% 8	746