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Demographics in U.S. Congregations Survey, Parishioners

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BELNOSAY

In this final section, please indicate if you agree or disagree with the following statements by circling a number on the right hand side of the page. I have not been given the opportunity to have a say in the important decisions in my congregation

	1) Strongly agree
	2) Agree
	3) Neutral/unsure
	4) Disagree
	5) Strongly disagree

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly agree	17	2.5%	2.5%	-3.2
Agree	35	5.2%	7.7%	-2.15
Neutral/unsure	80	11.9%	19.7%	-1.11
Disagree	299	44.6%	64.2%	-.06
Strongly disagree	240	35.8%	100%	.99

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	1900-1930	1931-1950	1951-1960	1961-1970	1971-1980	1981-1995	TOTAL
Strongly agree	2.4% 2	1.6% 4	4.0% 7	2.1% 2	1.8% 1	5.3% 1	2.5% 17
Agree	9.6% 8	3.7% 9	6.4% 11	4.2% 4	5.3% 3	0.0% 0	5.2% 35
Neutral/unsure	9.6% 8	9.0% 22	12.7% 22	13.7% 13	14.0% 8	36.8% 7	11.9% 80
Disagree	51.8% 43	41.4% 101	46.8% 81	40.0% 38	47.4% 27	47.4% 9	44.6% 299
Strongly disagree	26.5% 22	44.3% 108	30.1% 52	40.0% 38	31.6% 18	10.5% 2	35.8% 240
TOTAL	100.0% 83	100.0% 244	100.0% 173	100.0% 95	100.0% 57	100.0% 19	671

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly agree	2.6% 11	2.5% 6	2.6% 17
Agree	7.0% 30	2.1% 5	5.3% 35
Neutral/unsure	12.3% 53	11.4% 27	12.0% 80
Disagree	44.9% 193	43.6% 103	44.4% 296
Strongly disagree	33.3% 143	40.3% 95	35.7% 238
TOTAL	100.0% 430	100.0% 236	666

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than completing high school	Completed high school	Trade certificate or Associate degere	Bachelors degree	Masters degree/Doctorate degree/graduate degree	TOTAL
Strongly agree	5.9% 1	2.4% 3	4.2% 5	1.8% 4	2.1% 4	2.6% 17
Agree	5.9% 1	5.7% 7	4.2% 5	5.5% 12	5.3% 10	5.3% 35
Neutral/unsure	29.4% 5	17.1% 21	12.7% 15	8.7% 19	9.6% 18	11.7% 78
Disagree	29.4% 5	56.1% 69	39.0% 46	47.2% 103	39.9% 75	44.9% 298
Strongly disagree	29.4% 5	18.7% 23	39.8% 47	36.7% 80	43.1% 81	35.5% 236
TOTAL	100.0% 17	100.0% 123	100.0% 118	100.0% 218	100.0% 188	664

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Assemblies of God	Episcopal	United Methodist Church	TOTAL
Strongly agree	7.0% 9	0.8% 2	2.0% 6	2.5% 17
Agree	10.2% 13	3.4% 8	4.6% 14	5.2% 35
Neutral/unsure	17.2% 22	10.2% 24	11.1% 34	11.9% 80
Disagree	40.6% 52	47.0% 111	44.3% 136	44.6% 299
Strongly disagree	25.0% 32	38.6% 91	38.1% 117	35.8% 240
TOTAL	100.0% 128	100.0% 236	100.0% 307	671

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Once a month or less	Two to three times a month	Usually every week	More than once a week	TOTAL
Strongly agree	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.8% 12	3.8% 5	2.5% 17
Agree	9.1% 2	2.4% 2	5.4% 23	6.1% 8	5.2% 35
Neutral/unsure	4.5% 1	9.4% 8	12.6% 54	13.0% 17	12.0% 80
Disagree	50.0% 11	52.9% 45	45.9% 197	34.4% 45	44.7% 298
Strongly disagree	36.4% 8	35.3% 30	33.3% 143	42.7% 56	35.5% 237
TOTAL	100.0% 22	100.0% 85	100.0% 429	100.0% 131	667

Race (I-RACE)

	Asian or Pacific Islander	Black or African American	Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin	Indian (American) or Alaskan Native	White or Caucasian	Some other race (please specify):	TOTAL
Strongly agree	0.0% 0	7.7% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.5% 15	0.0% 0	2.6% 17
Agree	0.0% 0	11.5% 3	12.5% 2	0.0% 0	5.1% 30	0.0% 0	5.3% 35
Neutral/unsure	45.5% 5	7.7% 2	25.0% 4	25.0% 1	10.8% 64	30.0% 3	12.0% 79
Disagree	36.4% 4	42.3% 11	43.8% 7	75.0% 3	44.6% 265	50.0% 5	44.6% 295
Strongly disagree	18.2% 2	30.8% 8	18.8% 3	0.0% 0	37.0% 220	20.0% 2	35.6% 235
TOTAL	100.0% 11	100.0% 26	100.0% 16	100.0% 4	100.0% 594	100.0% 10	661