Mennonite Church Member Profile, 1989

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HOMOSXLB (Weighted by WTFACTOR) If a person has a homosexual orientation and does engage in homosexual acts, which would you allow? (Circle one or more.)   1) May be a member of my congregation   2) May serve as a leader in my congregation   3) Could be ordained to the ministry if otherwise qualified   4) None of the above should be permitted

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
May be a member of my congregation	567	18.5%	18.5%
May serve as a leader in my congregation	33	1.1%	19.6%
Could be ordained to the ministry if otherwise qualified	58	1.9%	21.5%
None of the above should be permitted	2400	78.5%	100%
Missing	29	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Church Sex Age Marital status Education Place of residence Nationality Household income Political party

Church (I-CHURCH)

	MC	GCMC	MBC	BCC	EMC	TOTAL
May be a member of my congregation	18.9% 261	26.0% 212	9.9% 55	12.7% 32	11.8% 6	18.5% 566
May serve as a leader in my congregation	0.8% 11	2.6% 21	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.1% 33
Could be ordained to the ministry if otherwise qualified	2.2% 31	2.8% 23	0.7% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.9% 58
None of the above should be permitted	78.1% 1079	68.6% 560	89.2% 497	87.3% 220	88.2% 45	78.5% 2401
Missing	13	10	3	3	0	29
TOTAL	100.0% 1382	100.0% 816	100.0% 557	100.0% 252	100.0% 51	3058

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	Missing	TOTAL
May be a member of my congregation	17.7% 252	19.4% 313	2	18.6% 565
May serve as a leader in my congregation	1.0% 14	1.2% 19	0	1.1% 33
Could be ordained to the ministry if otherwise qualified	1.6% 23	2.1% 34	2	1.9% 57
None of the above should be permitted	79.7% 1134	77.4% 1250	16	78.4% 2384
Missing	8	21	0	29
TOTAL	100.0% 1423	100.0% 1616	20	3039

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 30	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 64	65 & over	Missing	TOTAL
May be a member of my congregation	22.8% 125	19.2% 131	19.2% 99	19.1% 140	12.2% 68	3	18.5% 563
May serve as a leader in my congregation	1.8% 10	0.9% 6	1.6% 8	1.0% 7	0.4% 2	0	1.1% 33
Could be ordained to the ministry if otherwise qualified	4.2% 23	2.9% 20	1.6% 8	0.3% 2	0.9% 5	0	1.9% 58
None of the above should be permitted	71.2% 390	77.0% 527	77.7% 401	79.7% 585	86.5% 482	15	78.5% 2385
Missing	3	2	6	10	7	0	28
TOTAL	100.0% 548	100.0% 684	100.0% 516	100.0% 734	100.0% 557	18	3039

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Single	Married	Widowed	Div./Sep.	Missing	TOTAL
May be a member of my congregation	20.6% 87	18.3% 446	15.1% 21	21.2% 11	1	18.5% 565
May serve as a leader in my congregation	0.9% 4	1.1% 27	0.0% 0	3.8% 2	0	1.1% 33
Could be ordained to the ministry if otherwise qualified	4.0% 17	1.5% 36	2.2% 3	5.8% 3	0	1.9% 59
None of the above should be permitted	74.4% 314	79.1% 1931	82.7% 115	69.2% 36	3	78.5% 2396
Missing	2	22	3	2	0	29
TOTAL	100.0% 422	100.0% 2440	100.0% 139	100.0% 52	4	3053

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	Lt HS grad	H.S. grad	Some coll.	Coll. grad	Grad schl	Missing	TOTAL
May be a member of my congregation	9.5% 66	14.4% 121	19.4% 108	23.9% 73	30.6% 197	1	18.6% 565
May serve as a leader in my congregation	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	2.0% 11	2.3% 7	2.0% 13	0	1.1% 32
Could be ordained to the ministry if otherwise qualified	1.1% 8	0.6% 5	2.3% 13	1.6% 5	4.2% 27	0	1.9% 58
None of the above should be permitted	89.4% 623	84.9% 713	76.3% 425	72.2% 221	63.1% 406	12	78.5% 2388
Missing	10	4	5	4	7	0	30
TOTAL	100.0% 697	100.0% 840	100.0% 557	100.0% 306	100.0% 643	13	3043

Place of residence (I-WHERLIVE)

	U.S.	Canada	Other	Missing	TOTAL
May be a member of my congregation	20.0% 415	15.7% 147	7.7% 1	3	18.6% 563
May serve as a leader in my congregation	1.2% 24	0.7% 7	0.0% 0	2	1.0% 31
Could be ordained to the ministry if otherwise qualified	1.6% 34	2.4% 22	7.7% 1	2	1.9% 57
None of the above should be permitted	77.2% 1601	81.2% 760	84.6% 11	27	78.5% 2372
Missing	19	10	0	0	29
TOTAL	100.0% 2074	100.0% 936	100.0% 13	34	3023

Nationality (I-NTNLTY)

	Swiss/South German/Alsatian	Dutch/North German/Prussian/Russian	British	Other	Missing	TOTAL
May be a member of my congregation	19.7% 226	17.4% 239	18.0% 22	19.4% 44	37	18.5% 531
May serve as a leader in my congregation	1.2% 14	1.3% 18	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0	1.2% 33
Could be ordained to the ministry if otherwise qualified	1.6% 18	2.0% 28	2.5% 3	3.1% 7	3	2.0% 56
None of the above should be permitted	77.5% 889	79.2% 1085	79.5% 97	77.1% 175	154	78.4% 2246
Missing	8	11	0	2	0	21
TOTAL	100.0% 1147	100.0% 1370	100.0% 122	100.0% 227	194	2866

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Lt 20K	20-29K	30-39K	40-49K	50K & up	Missing	TOTAL
May be a member of my congregation	14.1% 87	15.9% 114	23.7% 125	20.3% 81	23.2% 125	35	19.0% 532
May serve as a leader in my congregation	0.8% 5	0.3% 2	1.7% 9	2.3% 9	1.1% 6	1	1.1% 31
Could be ordained to the ministry if otherwise qualified	1.0% 6	2.0% 14	2.3% 12	1.8% 7	2.2% 12	7	1.8% 51
None of the above should be permitted	84.1% 519	81.9% 587	72.3% 381	75.8% 303	73.5% 396	214	78.1% 2186
Missing	9	11	2	1	3	0	26
TOTAL	100.0% 617	100.0% 717	100.0% 527	100.0% 400	100.0% 539	257	2800

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	Democrat	Republican	Independnt	Missing	TOTAL
May be a member of my congregation	34.7% 138	15.2% 171	26.8% 19	238	20.6% 328
May serve as a leader in my congregation	4.0% 16	0.8% 9	1.4% 1	7	1.6% 26
Could be ordained to the ministry if otherwise qualified	5.8% 23	0.4% 5	1.4% 1	29	1.8% 29
None of the above should be permitted	55.5% 221	83.5% 938	70.4% 50	1191	75.9% 1209
Missing	4	9	0	0	13
TOTAL	100.0% 398	100.0% 1123	100.0% 71	1465	1592