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Mennonite Church Member Profile, 1989

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ZACCHEUS (Weighted by WTFACTOR)

Following are some people, places and things in the Old and New Testaments. We don't assume that you will know them all, but try to identify each by selecting one answer for each. Please do not consult a Bible! - Zaccheus

	1) One of the Old Testament prophets
	2) One of the Old Testament kings
	3) One of the twelve disciples
	4) A follower of Jesus, but not one of the twelve disciples

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
One of the Old Testament prophets	154	5.1%	5.1%
One of the Old Testament kings	70	2.3%	7.4%
One of the twelve disciples	40	1.3%	8.7%
A follower of Jesus, but not one of the twelve disciples	2759	91.3%	100%
Missing	64	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Church (I-CHURCH)

	MC	GCMC	MBC	BCC	EMC	TOTAL
One of the Old Testament prophets	5.2% 71	6.3% 51	2.5% 14	6.4% 16	6.0% 3	5.1% 155
One of the Old Testament kings	1.6% 22	3.5% 28	1.8% 10	3.2% 8	2.0% 1	2.3% 69
One of the twelve disciples	1.8% 24	1.2% 10	0.4% 2	1.6% 4	0.0% 0	1.3% 40
A follower of Jesus, but not one of the twelve disciples	91.4% 1245	89.0% 719	95.3% 527	88.8% 222	92.0% 46	91.3% 2759
Missing	33	19	8	4	1	65
TOTAL	100.0% 1362	100.0% 808	100.0% 553	100.0% 250	100.0% 50	3023

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	Missing	TOTAL
One of the Old Testament prophets	6.5% 91	3.9% 62	1	5.1% 153
One of the Old Testament kings	3.1% 44	1.6% 26	0	2.3% 70
One of the twelve disciples	1.6% 22	1.1% 17	2	1.3% 39
A follower of Jesus, but not one of the twelve disciples	88.8% 1244	93.5% 1502	13	91.3% 2746
Missing	31	29	0	60
TOTAL	100.0% 1401	100.0% 1607	16	3008

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 30	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 64	65 & over	Missing	TOTAL
One of the Old Testament prophets	6.2% 34	4.6% 31	3.1% 16	5.1% 37	6.4% 35	2	5.1% 153
One of the Old Testament kings	3.1% 17	3.6% 24	1.9% 10	0.8% 6	2.0% 11	2	2.3% 68
One of the twelve disciples	1.5% 8	1.3% 9	0.2% 1	2.2% 16	1.1% 6	0	1.3% 40
A follower of Jesus, but not one of the twelve disciples	89.2% 488	90.5% 612	94.7% 487	91.9% 665	90.4% 491	16	91.3% 2743
Missing	6	9	8	20	21	0	64
TOTAL	100.0% 547	100.0% 676	100.0% 514	100.0% 724	100.0% 543	20	3004

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Single	Married	Widowed	Div./Sep.	Missing	TOTAL
One of the Old Testament prophets	5.3% 22	5.0% 121	5.3% 7	8.2% 4	1	5.1% 154
One of the Old Testament kings	2.6% 11	2.2% 53	0.0% 0	10.2% 5	0	2.3% 69
One of the twelve disciples	1.2% 5	1.2% 29	3.0% 4	4.1% 2	0	1.3% 40
A follower of Jesus, but not one of the twelve disciples	90.9% 378	91.6% 2218	91.7% 122	77.6% 38	3	91.3% 2756
Missing	9	42	9	4	0	64
TOTAL	100.0% 416	100.0% 2421	100.0% 133	100.0% 49	4	3019

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	Lt HS grad	H.S. grad	Some coll.	Coll. grad	Grad schl	Missing	TOTAL
One of the Old Testament prophets	6.1% 42	6.4% 53	5.3% 29	2.6% 8	3.6% 23	0	5.1% 155
One of the Old Testament kings	2.6% 18	2.9% 24	2.2% 12	2.3% 7	1.2% 8	0	2.3% 69
One of the twelve disciples	2.5% 17	1.1% 9	1.8% 10	0.3% 1	0.5% 3	0	1.3% 40
A follower of Jesus, but not one of the twelve disciples	88.8% 608	89.6% 740	90.7% 499	94.8% 293	94.7% 611	9	91.2% 2751
Missing	23	19	12	2	4	0	60
TOTAL	100.0% 685	100.0% 826	100.0% 550	100.0% 309	100.0% 645	9	3015

Place of residence (I-WHERLIVE)

	U.S.	Canada	Other	Missing	TOTAL
One of the Old Testament prophets	5.3% 108	4.7% 43	0.0% 0	3	5.1% 151
One of the Old Testament kings	2.1% 43	2.6% 24	0.0% 0	2	2.2% 67
One of the twelve disciples	1.3% 27	1.1% 10	0.0% 0	3	1.2% 37
A follower of Jesus, but not one of the twelve disciples	91.3% 1879	91.6% 843	100.0% 13	24	91.5% 2735
Missing	36	26	0	0	62
TOTAL	100.0% 2057	100.0% 920	100.0% 13	32	2990

Nationality (I-NTNLTY)

	Swiss/South German/Alsatian	Dutch/North German/Prussian/Russian	British	Other	Missing	TOTAL
One of the Old Testament prophets	3.9% 44	5.0% 68	9.0% 11	6.8% 15	15	4.9% 138
One of the Old Testament kings	1.4% 16	2.1% 29	6.6% 8	3.2% 7	10	2.1% 60
One of the twelve disciples	0.4% 5	1.5% 20	0.8% 1	0.9% 2	12	1.0% 28
A follower of Jesus, but not one of the twelve disciples	94.3% 1073	91.4% 1244	83.6% 102	89.1% 196	144	92.0% 2615
Missing	17	20	0	7	0	44
TOTAL	100.0% 1138	100.0% 1361	100.0% 122	100.0% 220	181	2841

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Lt 20K	20-29K	30-39K	40-49K	50K & up	Missing	TOTAL
One of the Old Testament prophets	5.9% 36	6.0% 42	3.6% 19	5.1% 20	5.6% 30	7	5.3% 147
One of the Old Testament kings	2.9% 18	2.4% 17	1.5% 8	2.5% 10	1.5% 8	8	2.2% 61
One of the twelve disciples	1.6% 10	1.1% 8	1.3% 7	1.0% 4	1.1% 6	5	1.3% 35
A follower of Jesus, but not one of the twelve disciples	89.5% 548	90.5% 635	93.5% 488	91.4% 362	91.8% 495	231	91.2% 2528
Missing	14	25	8	4	3	0	54
TOTAL	100.0% 612	100.0% 702	100.0% 522	100.0% 396	100.0% 539	251	2771

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	Democrat	Republican	Independnt	Missing	TOTAL
One of the Old Testament prophets	3.5% 14	5.5% 61	4.2% 3	76	4.9% 78
One of the Old Testament kings	4.0% 16	1.7% 19	0.0% 0	34	2.2% 35
One of the twelve disciples	1.3% 5	0.7% 8	0.0% 0	27	0.8% 13
A follower of Jesus, but not one of the twelve disciples	91.2% 363	92.1% 1023	95.8% 69	1305	92.0% 1455
Missing	5	20	0	0	25
TOTAL	100.0% 398	100.0% 1111	100.0% 72	1442	1581