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Demographics in U.S. Congregations Survey, Parishioners

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BELHOMO

In this final section, please indicate if you agree or disagree with the following statements by circling a number at the right hand side of the page. Homosexuals should have the right to marry one another

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

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly agree	98	14.4%	14.4%	-1.79
Agree	75	11%	25.5%	-1.12
Neutral/unsure	92	13.5%	39%	-.45
Disagree	98	14.4%	53.5%	.22
Strongly disagree	316	46.5%	100%	.88

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	1900-1930	1931-1950	1951-1960	1961-1970	1971-1980	1981-1995	TOTAL
Strongly agree	10.1% 9	15.9% 39	16.7% 29	9.6% 9	15.8% 9	15.8% 3	14.4% 98
Agree	12.4% 11	9.8% 24	14.4% 25	8.5% 8	8.8% 5	10.5% 2	11.0% 75
Neutral/unsure	15.7% 14	17.5% 43	9.2% 16	11.7% 11	10.5% 6	10.5% 2	13.5% 92
Disagree	12.4% 11	13.4% 33	16.1% 28	13.8% 13	15.8% 9	21.1% 4	14.4% 98
Strongly disagree	49.4% 44	43.5% 107	43.7% 76	56.4% 53	49.1% 28	42.1% 8	46.5% 316
TOTAL	100.0% 89	100.0% 246	100.0% 174	100.0% 94	100.0% 57	100.0% 19	679

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly agree	15.3% 67	12.7% 30	14.4% 97
Agree	10.8% 47	11.0% 26	10.8% 73
Neutral/unsure	15.3% 67	10.6% 25	13.7% 92
Disagree	16.0% 70	11.9% 28	14.6% 98
Strongly disagree	42.6% 186	53.8% 127	46.5% 313
TOTAL	100.0% 437	100.0% 236	673

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	16.7% 3	4.8% 6	9.2% 11	15.6% 34	23.2% 44	14.6% 98
Agree	11.1% 2	6.3% 8	8.3% 10	10.6% 23	16.3% 31	11.0% 74
Neutral/unsure	11.1% 2	9.5% 12	10.0% 12	14.7% 32	16.8% 32	13.4% 90
Disagree	0.0% 0	15.9% 20	15.0% 18	17.0% 37	12.1% 23	14.6% 98
Strongly disagree	61.1% 11	63.5% 80	57.5% 69	42.2% 92	31.6% 60	46.4% 312
TOTAL	100.0% 18	100.0% 126	100.0% 120	100.0% 218	100.0% 190	672

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Assemblies of God	Episcopal	United Methodist Church	TOTAL
Strongly agree	0.8% 1	22.8% 54	13.8% 43	14.4% 98
Agree	0.0% 0	16.0% 38	11.9% 37	11.0% 75
Neutral/unsure	1.5% 2	19.4% 46	14.1% 44	13.5% 92
Disagree	7.6% 10	14.3% 34	17.4% 54	14.4% 98
Strongly disagree	90.1% 118	27.4% 65	42.8% 133	46.5% 316
TOTAL	100.0% 131	100.0% 237	100.0% 311	679

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	31.8% 7	20.0% 17	14.0% 61	9.9% 13	14.6% 98
Agree	4.5% 1	22.4% 19	11.0% 48	4.6% 6	11.0% 74
Neutral/unsure	18.2% 4	16.5% 14	14.7% 64	7.6% 10	13.7% 92
Disagree	13.6% 3	16.5% 14	15.9% 69	8.4% 11	14.4% 97
Strongly disagree	31.8% 7	24.7% 21	44.4% 193	69.5% 91	46.4% 312
TOTAL	100.0% 22	100.0% 85	100.0% 435	100.0% 131	673

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	9.1% 1	7.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	15.6% 93	0.0% 0	14.4% 96
Agree	18.2% 2	7.4% 2	5.9% 1	0.0% 0	11.5% 69	0.0% 0	11.1% 74
Neutral/unsure	0.0% 0	25.9% 7	5.9% 1	0.0% 0	13.9% 83	10.0% 1	13.8% 92
Disagree	27.3% 3	7.4% 2	11.8% 2	25.0% 1	14.7% 88	10.0% 1	14.5% 97
Strongly disagree	45.5% 5	51.9% 14	76.5% 13	75.0% 3	44.3% 265	80.0% 8	46.2% 308
TOTAL	100.0% 11	100.0% 27	100.0% 17	100.0% 4	100.0% 598	100.0% 10	667