Mennonite Church Member Profile, 1989

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RAISHAND (Weighted by WTFACTOR) In my church   1) It is commonplace for the worshippers to raise their hands to God while praying or singing.   2) Raising of hands while praying or singing is not commonplace.

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
It is commonplace for the worshippers to raise their hands to God while praying or singing.	434	14.3%	14.3%
Raising of hands while praying or singing is not commonplace.	2596	85.7%	100%
Missing	57	%	%

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
It is commonplace for the worshippers to raise their hands to God while praying or singing.	20.9% 286	1.7% 14	11.5% 63	28.4% 71	2.0% 1	14.4% 435
Raising of hands while praying or singing is not commonplace.	79.1% 1082	98.3% 800	88.5% 485	71.6% 179	98.0% 50	85.6% 2596
Missing	27	13	12	6	1	59
TOTAL	100.0% 1368	100.0% 814	100.0% 548	100.0% 250	100.0% 51	3031

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	Missing	TOTAL
It is commonplace for the worshippers to raise their hands to God while praying or singing.	14.5% 204	14.1% 226	4	14.3% 430
Raising of hands while praying or singing is not commonplace.	85.5% 1204	85.9% 1377	15	85.7% 2581
Missing	24	33	0	57
TOTAL	100.0% 1408	100.0% 1603	19	3011

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 30	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 64	65 & over	Missing	TOTAL
It is commonplace for the worshippers to raise their hands to God while praying or singing.	18.9% 104	15.1% 103	16.5% 85	11.5% 83	10.3% 56	3	14.3% 431
Raising of hands while praying or singing is not commonplace.	81.1% 445	84.9% 577	83.5% 430	88.5% 640	89.7% 489	15	85.7% 2581
Missing	3	5	7	20	20	0	55
TOTAL	100.0% 549	100.0% 680	100.0% 515	100.0% 723	100.0% 545	18	3012

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Single	Married	Widowed	Div./Sep.	Missing	TOTAL
It is commonplace for the worshippers to raise their hands to God while praying or singing.	18.4% 77	13.8% 334	11.9% 16	12.0% 6	1	14.3% 433
Raising of hands while praying or singing is not commonplace.	81.6% 342	86.2% 2087	88.1% 119	88.0% 44	3	85.7% 2592
Missing	5	42	8	3	0	58
TOTAL	100.0% 419	100.0% 2421	100.0% 135	100.0% 50	4	3025

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	Lt HS grad	H.S. grad	Some coll.	Coll. grad	Grad schl	Missing	TOTAL
It is commonplace for the worshippers to raise their hands to God while praying or singing.	19.0% 128	15.9% 133	12.9% 72	14.1% 43	8.4% 54	4	14.3% 430
Raising of hands while praying or singing is not commonplace.	81.0% 545	84.1% 702	87.1% 485	85.9% 263	91.6% 592	8	85.7% 2587
Missing	34	10	6	5	2	0	57
TOTAL	100.0% 673	100.0% 835	100.0% 557	100.0% 306	100.0% 646	12	3017

Place of residence (I-WHERLIVE)

	U.S.	Canada	Other	Missing	TOTAL
It is commonplace for the worshippers to raise their hands to God while praying or singing.	15.7% 324	11.2% 104	23.1% 3	3	14.4% 431
Raising of hands while praying or singing is not commonplace.	84.3% 1734	88.8% 822	76.9% 10	29	85.6% 2566
Missing	35	20	0	0	55
TOTAL	100.0% 2058	100.0% 926	100.0% 13	32	2997

Nationality (I-NTNLTY)

	Swiss/South German/Alsatian	Dutch/North German/Prussian/Russian	British	Other	Missing	TOTAL
It is commonplace for the worshippers to raise their hands to God while praying or singing.	16.8% 191	10.7% 145	21.3% 26	17.4% 39	33	14.1% 401
Raising of hands while praying or singing is not commonplace.	83.2% 949	89.3% 1210	78.7% 96	82.6% 185	155	85.9% 2440
Missing	14	25	0	5	0	44
TOTAL	100.0% 1140	100.0% 1355	100.0% 122	100.0% 224	188	2841

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Lt 20K	20-29K	30-39K	40-49K	50K & up	Missing	TOTAL
It is commonplace for the worshippers to raise their hands to God while praying or singing.	12.8% 78	14.1% 100	14.5% 76	16.1% 63	12.8% 69	49	13.9% 386
Raising of hands while praying or singing is not commonplace.	87.2% 531	85.9% 610	85.5% 449	83.9% 329	87.2% 472	204	86.1% 2391
Missing	17	17	5	8	2	0	49
TOTAL	100.0% 609	100.0% 710	100.0% 525	100.0% 392	100.0% 541	253	2777

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	Democrat	Republican	Independnt	Missing	TOTAL
It is commonplace for the worshippers to raise their hands to God while praying or singing.	9.6% 38	17.1% 191	12.7% 9	196	15.0% 238
Raising of hands while praying or singing is not commonplace.	90.4% 357	82.9% 925	87.3% 62	1251	85.0% 1344
Missing	7	15	0	0	22
TOTAL	100.0% 395	100.0% 1116	100.0% 71	1447	1582