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

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VOLSTEVN To what extent, if any, have older-adult members (i.e., as volunteers, not paid staff) provided or led the following activity or program in your congregation?- Stephen ministry   1) Mostly/entirely   2) Some extent   3) Not at all   4) Don't know   5) Not applicable

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Mostly/entirely	56	7.4%	7.4%	-1.84
Some extent	182	24.2%	31.6%	-1.09
Not at all	107	14.2%	45.9%	-.33
Don't know	185	24.6%	70.5%	.42
Not applicable	222	29.5%	100%	1.17

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	4.9% 18	9.7% 37	7.3% 55
Some extent	24.4% 90	24.1% 92	24.3% 182
Not at all	15.4% 57	13.1% 50	14.3% 107
Don't know	19.2% 71	29.7% 113	24.5% 184
Not applicable	36.0% 133	23.4% 89	29.6% 222
TOTAL	100.0% 369	100.0% 381	750

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	7.1% 46	9.4% 9	7.4% 55
Some extent	25.3% 164	17.7% 17	24.4% 181
Not at all	13.9% 90	15.6% 15	14.1% 105
Don't know	25.8% 167	16.7% 16	24.6% 183
Not applicable	27.8% 180	40.6% 39	29.5% 219
TOTAL	100.0% 647	100.0% 96	743

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	3.1% 4	4.6% 11	7.9% 22	17.9% 19	7.5% 56
Some extent	17.8% 23	21.5% 51	26.9% 75	30.2% 32	24.1% 181
Not at all	13.2% 17	14.8% 35	17.2% 48	6.6% 7	14.2% 107
Don't know	31.0% 40	30.0% 71	20.1% 56	17.0% 18	24.6% 185
Not applicable	34.9% 45	29.1% 69	28.0% 78	28.3% 30	29.6% 222
TOTAL	100.0% 129	100.0% 237	100.0% 279	100.0% 106	751

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	4.3% 8	7.9% 10	8.6% 36	15.4% 2	7.5% 56
Some extent	22.0% 41	18.1% 23	27.0% 113	15.4% 2	24.1% 179
Not at all	19.4% 36	11.0% 14	13.4% 56	0.0% 0	14.2% 106
Don't know	24.7% 46	25.2% 32	24.2% 101	23.1% 3	24.5% 182
Not applicable	29.6% 55	37.8% 48	26.8% 112	46.2% 6	29.7% 221
TOTAL	100.0% 186	100.0% 127	100.0% 418	100.0% 13	744

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	10.3% 3	9.1% 19	5.6% 17	7.0% 13	7.2% 52
Some extent	17.2% 5	16.8% 35	25.4% 77	31.2% 58	24.1% 175
Not at all	13.8% 4	16.8% 35	15.2% 46	10.2% 19	14.3% 104
Don't know	20.7% 6	30.8% 64	20.5% 62	24.7% 46	24.5% 178
Not applicable	37.9% 11	26.4% 55	33.3% 101	26.9% 50	29.9% 217
TOTAL	100.0% 29	100.0% 208	100.0% 303	100.0% 186	726

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	2.6% 2	3.6% 6	5.2% 14	13.9% 32	7.3% 54
Some extent	14.3% 11	26.7% 44	26.9% 73	23.4% 54	24.5% 182
Not at all	14.3% 11	11.5% 19	15.1% 41	15.2% 35	14.2% 106
Don't know	36.4% 28	23.6% 39	22.9% 62	22.5% 52	24.3% 181
Not applicable	32.5% 25	34.5% 57	29.9% 81	25.1% 58	29.7% 221
TOTAL	100.0% 77	100.0% 165	100.0% 271	100.0% 231	744

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Mostly/entirely	7.5% 55	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	7.4% 55
Some extent	24.0% 177	0.0% 0	33.3% 3	24.1% 180
Not at all	14.4% 106	0.0% 0	11.1% 1	14.3% 107
Don't know	24.5% 180	0.0% 0	33.3% 3	24.5% 183
Not applicable	29.6% 218	100.0% 2	22.2% 2	29.7% 222
TOTAL	100.0% 736	100.0% 2	100.0% 9	747