Mennonite Church Member Profile, 1989

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RESJESUS (Weighted by WTFACTOR) Which one of the following statements comes closest to what you believe about the resurrection of Jesus?   1) I believe Jesus' physical resurrection was an objective historical fact just as his birth was a historical fact.   2) I believe Christ was identified and recognized by his disciples after his death but this does not necessitate a bodily resurrection.   3) I understand the resurrection of Jesus only as symbolical of God's sovereignty over both life and death.   4) I find it difficult to see much meaning in the doctrine of the resurrection of Christ.

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
I believe Jesus' physical resurrection was an objective historical fact just as his birth was a historical fact.	2815	91.8%	91.8%
I believe Christ was identified and recognized by his disciples after his death but this does not necessitate a bodily resurrection.	111	3.6%	95.4%
I understand the resurrection of Jesus only as symbolical of God's sovereignty over both life and death.	132	4.3%	99.7%
I find it difficult to see much meaning in the doctrine of the resurrection of Christ.	8	.3%	100%
Missing	21	%	%

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
I believe Jesus' physical resurrection was an objective historical fact just as his birth was a historical fact.	90.3% 1247	90.2% 744	96.2% 537	94.4% 238	96.1% 49	91.8% 2815
I believe Christ was identified and recognized by his disciples after his death but this does not necessitate a bodily resurrection.	4.3% 60	4.2% 35	2.0% 11	2.0% 5	2.0% 1	3.7% 112
I understand the resurrection of Jesus only as symbolical of God's sovereignty over both life and death.	5.4% 74	4.7% 39	1.8% 10	3.2% 8	2.0% 1	4.3% 132
I find it difficult to see much meaning in the doctrine of the resurrection of Christ.	0.0% 0	0.8% 7	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 8
Missing	14	2	2	3	0	21
TOTAL	100.0% 1381	100.0% 825	100.0% 558	100.0% 252	100.0% 51	3067

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	Missing	TOTAL
I believe Jesus' physical resurrection was an objective historical fact just as his birth was a historical fact.	92.2% 1315	91.4% 1482	18	91.8% 2797
I believe Christ was identified and recognized by his disciples after his death but this does not necessitate a bodily resurrection.	4.1% 58	3.3% 53	1	3.6% 111
I understand the resurrection of Jesus only as symbolical of God's sovereignty over both life and death.	3.6% 51	5.0% 81	0	4.3% 132
I find it difficult to see much meaning in the doctrine of the resurrection of Christ.	0.1% 2	0.4% 6	0	0.3% 8
Missing	5	15	0	20
TOTAL	100.0% 1426	100.0% 1622	19	3048

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 30	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 64	65 & over	Missing	TOTAL
I believe Jesus' physical resurrection was an objective historical fact just as his birth was a historical fact.	90.3% 495	90.5% 618	91.2% 475	93.2% 687	93.6% 523	18	91.8% 2798
I believe Christ was identified and recognized by his disciples after his death but this does not necessitate a bodily resurrection.	4.7% 26	2.9% 20	4.2% 22	3.5% 26	2.9% 16	1	3.6% 110
I understand the resurrection of Jesus only as symbolical of God's sovereignty over both life and death.	4.9% 27	5.7% 39	4.4% 23	3.1% 23	3.6% 20	1	4.3% 132
I find it difficult to see much meaning in the doctrine of the resurrection of Christ.	0.0% 0	0.9% 6	0.2% 1	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 8
Missing	3	3	1	7	6	0	20
TOTAL	100.0% 548	100.0% 683	100.0% 521	100.0% 737	100.0% 559	20	3048

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Single	Married	Widowed	Div./Sep.	Missing	TOTAL
I believe Jesus' physical resurrection was an objective historical fact just as his birth was a historical fact.	89.7% 376	92.4% 2264	90.7% 127	84.9% 45	2	91.9% 2812
I believe Christ was identified and recognized by his disciples after his death but this does not necessitate a bodily resurrection.	5.0% 21	3.5% 85	1.4% 2	3.8% 2	1	3.6% 110
I understand the resurrection of Jesus only as symbolical of God's sovereignty over both life and death.	4.8% 20	3.8% 94	7.9% 11	11.3% 6	1	4.3% 131
I find it difficult to see much meaning in the doctrine of the resurrection of Christ.	0.5% 2	0.2% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 8
Missing	5	13	2	0	0	20
TOTAL	100.0% 419	100.0% 2449	100.0% 140	100.0% 53	4	3061

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	Lt HS grad	H.S. grad	Some coll.	Coll. grad	Grad schl	Missing	TOTAL
I believe Jesus' physical resurrection was an objective historical fact just as his birth was a historical fact.	92.1% 645	90.7% 764	93.6% 524	94.2% 291	90.1% 580	11	91.8% 2804
I believe Christ was identified and recognized by his disciples after his death but this does not necessitate a bodily resurrection.	3.4% 24	2.4% 20	3.6% 20	1.9% 6	6.4% 41	0	3.6% 111
I understand the resurrection of Jesus only as symbolical of God's sovereignty over both life and death.	4.3% 30	6.7% 56	2.3% 13	3.2% 10	3.6% 23	0	4.3% 132
I find it difficult to see much meaning in the doctrine of the resurrection of Christ.	0.1% 1	0.2% 2	0.5% 3	0.6% 2	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 8
Missing	8	4	2	1	5	0	20
TOTAL	100.0% 700	100.0% 842	100.0% 560	100.0% 309	100.0% 644	11	3055

Place of residence (I-WHERLIVE)

	U.S.	Canada	Other	Missing	TOTAL
I believe Jesus' physical resurrection was an objective historical fact just as his birth was a historical fact.	92.0% 1911	91.4% 860	92.9% 13	31	91.8% 2784
I believe Christ was identified and recognized by his disciples after his death but this does not necessitate a bodily resurrection.	3.6% 75	3.6% 34	7.1% 1	2	3.6% 110
I understand the resurrection of Jesus only as symbolical of God's sovereignty over both life and death.	4.1% 85	4.9% 46	0.0% 0	1	4.3% 131
I find it difficult to see much meaning in the doctrine of the resurrection of Christ.	0.3% 7	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 8
Missing	16	5	0	0	21
TOTAL	100.0% 2078	100.0% 941	100.0% 14	34	3033

Nationality (I-NTNLTY)

	Swiss/South German/Alsatian	Dutch/North German/Prussian/Russian	British	Other	Missing	TOTAL
I believe Jesus' physical resurrection was an objective historical fact just as his birth was a historical fact.	91.9% 1053	92.3% 1269	95.9% 116	88.5% 200	177	92.0% 2638
I believe Christ was identified and recognized by his disciples after his death but this does not necessitate a bodily resurrection.	4.1% 47	3.1% 42	1.7% 2	6.2% 14	6	3.7% 105
I understand the resurrection of Jesus only as symbolical of God's sovereignty over both life and death.	3.9% 45	4.3% 59	2.5% 3	4.4% 10	15	4.1% 117
I find it difficult to see much meaning in the doctrine of the resurrection of Christ.	0.1% 1	0.4% 5	0.0% 0	0.9% 2	0	0.3% 8
Missing	9	6	0	2	0	17
TOTAL	100.0% 1146	100.0% 1375	100.0% 121	100.0% 226	198	2868

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Lt 20K	20-29K	30-39K	40-49K	50K & up	Missing	TOTAL
I believe Jesus' physical resurrection was an objective historical fact just as his birth was a historical fact.	93.1% 580	92.8% 671	90.3% 475	90.3% 361	92.0% 496	232	91.9% 2583
I believe Christ was identified and recognized by his disciples after his death but this does not necessitate a bodily resurrection.	2.4% 15	3.6% 26	4.2% 22	4.0% 16	4.3% 23	10	3.6% 102
I understand the resurrection of Jesus only as symbolical of God's sovereignty over both life and death.	4.3% 27	3.5% 25	5.1% 27	5.0% 20	3.5% 19	15	4.2% 118
I find it difficult to see much meaning in the doctrine of the resurrection of Christ.	0.2% 1	0.1% 1	0.4% 2	0.8% 3	0.2% 1	0	0.3% 8
Missing	4	4	4	0	4	0	16
TOTAL	100.0% 623	100.0% 723	100.0% 526	100.0% 400	100.0% 539	257	2811

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	Democrat	Republican	Independnt	Missing	TOTAL
I believe Jesus' physical resurrection was an objective historical fact just as his birth was a historical fact.	88.3% 355	93.7% 1052	91.7% 66	1343	92.2% 1473
I believe Christ was identified and recognized by his disciples after his death but this does not necessitate a bodily resurrection.	7.2% 29	2.5% 28	4.2% 3	51	3.8% 60
I understand the resurrection of Jesus only as symbolical of God's sovereignty over both life and death.	4.0% 16	3.6% 40	2.8% 2	74	3.6% 58
I find it difficult to see much meaning in the doctrine of the resurrection of Christ.	0.5% 2	0.3% 3	1.4% 1	1	0.4% 6
Missing	0	8	0	0	8
TOTAL	100.0% 402	100.0% 1123	100.0% 72	1469	1597