Mennonite Church Member Profile, 1989

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ECONNEED (Weighted by WTFACTOR) When people in my church have economic need   1) Most members give little or nothing to help.   2) Most members give something to help.   3) Most members give generously to help.   4) Most members give sacrificially to help, believing that their own money and wealth should be available for the needs of all.

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Most members give little or nothing to help.	181	6.1%	6.1%
Most members give something to help.	1519	50.8%	56.9%
Most members give generously to help.	1175	39.3%	96.2%
Most members give sacrificially to help, believing that their own money and wealth should be available for the needs of all.	113	3.8%	100%
Missing	99	%	%

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
Most members give little or nothing to help.	3.8% 52	7.6% 61	9.8% 52	5.3% 13	3.9% 2	6.0% 180
Most members give something to help.	44.6% 606	59.3% 477	56.4% 298	47.8% 117	41.2% 21	50.8% 1519
Most members give generously to help.	47.2% 642	30.3% 244	30.5% 161	41.6% 102	51.0% 26	39.3% 1175
Most members give sacrificially to help, believing that their own money and wealth should be available for the needs of all.	4.4% 60	2.7% 22	3.2% 17	5.3% 13	3.9% 2	3.8% 114
Missing	35	23	32	9	1	100
TOTAL	100.0% 1360	100.0% 804	100.0% 528	100.0% 245	100.0% 51	2988

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	Missing	TOTAL
Most members give little or nothing to help.	6.9% 97	5.2% 82	2	6.0% 179
Most members give something to help.	53.3% 744	48.7% 765	10	50.8% 1509
Most members give generously to help.	35.8% 500	42.6% 669	6	39.4% 1169
Most members give sacrificially to help, believing that their own money and wealth should be available for the needs of all.	4.0% 56	3.6% 56	1	3.8% 112
Missing	34	65	0	99
TOTAL	100.0% 1397	100.0% 1572	19	2969

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 30	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 64	65 & over	Missing	TOTAL
Most members give little or nothing to help.	6.2% 33	8.3% 55	6.1% 31	5.1% 37	4.4% 24	0	6.1% 180
Most members give something to help.	50.4% 268	51.2% 339	50.2% 254	51.5% 372	50.3% 275	11	50.8% 1508
Most members give generously to help.	39.7% 211	37.5% 248	42.3% 214	38.5% 278	39.7% 217	7	39.3% 1168
Most members give sacrificially to help, believing that their own money and wealth should be available for the needs of all.	3.8% 20	3.0% 20	1.4% 7	5.0% 36	5.7% 31	0	3.8% 114
Missing	19	24	16	21	17	0	97
TOTAL	100.0% 532	100.0% 662	100.0% 506	100.0% 723	100.0% 547	18	2970

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Single	Married	Widowed	Div./Sep.	Missing	TOTAL
Most members give little or nothing to help.	8.1% 33	5.6% 134	5.7% 8	10.2% 5	1	6.0% 180
Most members give something to help.	50.2% 205	51.0% 1217	52.9% 74	42.9% 21	2	50.9% 1517
Most members give generously to help.	38.5% 157	39.7% 947	35.0% 49	40.8% 20	1	39.3% 1173
Most members give sacrificially to help, believing that their own money and wealth should be available for the needs of all.	3.2% 13	3.7% 88	6.4% 9	6.1% 3	0	3.8% 113
Missing	15	76	3	4	0	98
TOTAL	100.0% 408	100.0% 2386	100.0% 140	100.0% 49	4	2983

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	Lt HS grad	H.S. grad	Some coll.	Coll. grad	Grad schl	Missing	TOTAL
Most members give little or nothing to help.	3.5% 24	5.9% 49	7.9% 43	5.0% 15	8.1% 51	0	6.1% 182
Most members give something to help.	47.1% 321	49.9% 412	50.7% 276	54.8% 164	54.5% 343	4	50.9% 1516
Most members give generously to help.	42.7% 291	40.8% 337	37.7% 205	37.5% 112	35.1% 221	8	39.2% 1166
Most members give sacrificially to help, believing that their own money and wealth should be available for the needs of all.	6.6% 45	3.3% 27	3.7% 20	2.7% 8	2.2% 14	0	3.8% 114
Missing	27	20	18	13	21	0	99
TOTAL	100.0% 681	100.0% 825	100.0% 544	100.0% 299	100.0% 629	12	2978

Place of residence (I-WHERLIVE)

	U.S.	Canada	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Most members give little or nothing to help.	4.8% 99	8.8% 79	20.0% 2	1	6.1% 180
Most members give something to help.	49.2% 1005	54.6% 491	40.0% 4	18	50.8% 1500
Most members give generously to help.	42.0% 858	33.2% 299	40.0% 4	14	39.3% 1161
Most members give sacrificially to help, believing that their own money and wealth should be available for the needs of all.	4.0% 82	3.4% 31	0.0% 0	0	3.8% 113
Missing	49	46	3	0	98
TOTAL	100.0% 2044	100.0% 900	100.0% 10	33	2954

Nationality (I-NTNLTY)

	Swiss/South German/Alsatian	Dutch/North German/Prussian/Russian	British	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Most members give little or nothing to help.	4.4% 49	7.6% 101	10.5% 12	6.3% 14	6	6.3% 176
Most members give something to help.	47.4% 533	55.6% 741	47.4% 54	49.8% 110	81	51.5% 1438
Most members give generously to help.	44.8% 504	33.4% 445	41.2% 47	39.4% 87	92	38.8% 1083
Most members give sacrificially to help, believing that their own money and wealth should be available for the needs of all.	3.5% 39	3.5% 46	0.9% 1	4.5% 10	18	3.4% 96
Missing	30	47	8	9	0	94
TOTAL	100.0% 1125	100.0% 1333	100.0% 114	100.0% 221	197	2793

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Lt 20K	20-29K	30-39K	40-49K	50K & up	Missing	TOTAL
Most members give little or nothing to help.	5.7% 35	4.8% 34	6.6% 34	7.9% 30	7.8% 41	7	6.3% 174
Most members give something to help.	51.2% 313	51.8% 365	53.1% 275	49.1% 187	50.8% 268	110	51.3% 1408
Most members give generously to help.	37.6% 230	40.3% 284	38.4% 199	37.8% 144	39.0% 206	111	38.8% 1063
Most members give sacrificially to help, believing that their own money and wealth should be available for the needs of all.	5.4% 33	3.1% 22	1.9% 10	5.2% 20	2.5% 13	16	3.6% 98
Missing	15	21	12	19	15	0	82
TOTAL	100.0% 611	100.0% 705	100.0% 518	100.0% 381	100.0% 528	244	2743

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	Democrat	Republican	Independnt	Missing	TOTAL
Most members give little or nothing to help.	5.3% 21	5.2% 57	8.6% 6	97	5.4% 84
Most members give something to help.	52.8% 208	48.7% 537	54.3% 38	735	50.0% 783
Most members give generously to help.	38.1% 150	42.8% 472	35.7% 25	528	41.3% 647
Most members give sacrificially to help, believing that their own money and wealth should be available for the needs of all.	3.8% 15	3.4% 37	1.4% 1	60	3.4% 53
Missing	8	28	1	0	37
TOTAL	100.0% 394	100.0% 1103	100.0% 70	1420	1567