Mennonite Church Member Profile, 1989

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SXNTRCRS (Weighted by WTFACTOR) Under what conditions would you approve of sexual intercourse between unmarried persons? (circle one)   1) Is never justifiable   2) Is justifiable for engaged couples only   3) Is justifiable when there is mutual love   4) Is justifiable whenever the persons desire it   5) Uncertain

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Is never justifiable	2481	82.3%	82.3%
Is justifiable for engaged couples only	106	3.5%	85.8%
Is justifiable when there is mutual love	171	5.7%	91.5%
Is justifiable whenever the persons desire it	10	.3%	91.8%
Uncertain	247	8.2%	100%
Missing	73	%	%

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
Is never justifiable	81.2% 1102	75.2% 611	92.0% 505	87.8% 216	92.0% 46	82.3% 2480
Is justifiable for engaged couples only	3.6% 49	4.4% 36	2.7% 15	2.4% 6	2.0% 1	3.5% 107
Is justifiable when there is mutual love	5.5% 74	9.8% 80	1.6% 9	2.8% 7	2.0% 1	5.7% 171
Is justifiable whenever the persons desire it	0.4% 5	0.2% 2	0.4% 2	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 10
Uncertain	9.4% 127	10.3% 84	3.3% 18	6.5% 16	4.0% 2	8.2% 247
Missing	38	14	11	9	1	73
TOTAL	100.0% 1357	100.0% 813	100.0% 549	100.0% 246	100.0% 50	3015

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	Missing	TOTAL
Is never justifiable	81.7% 1145	82.8% 1319	16	82.3% 2464
Is justifiable for engaged couples only	3.6% 51	3.3% 53	2	3.5% 104
Is justifiable when there is mutual love	5.1% 72	6.2% 99	0	5.7% 171
Is justifiable whenever the persons desire it	0.6% 9	0.1% 1	0	0.3% 10
Uncertain	8.9% 124	7.6% 121	2	8.2% 245
Missing	29	44	0	73
TOTAL	100.0% 1401	100.0% 1593	20	2994

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 30	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 64	65 & over	Missing	TOTAL
Is never justifiable	73.1% 397	74.8% 502	83.3% 420	89.0% 646	90.7% 499	17	82.3% 2464
Is justifiable for engaged couples only	2.9% 16	5.1% 34	2.8% 14	3.7% 27	2.5% 14	0	3.5% 105
Is justifiable when there is mutual love	10.7% 58	9.5% 64	4.4% 22	2.9% 21	1.3% 7	0	5.7% 172
Is justifiable whenever the persons desire it	0.6% 3	0.6% 4	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.4% 2	0	0.3% 10
Uncertain	12.7% 69	10.0% 67	9.5% 48	4.3% 31	5.1% 28	3	8.1% 243
Missing	8	15	17	18	14	0	72
TOTAL	100.0% 543	100.0% 671	100.0% 504	100.0% 726	100.0% 550	20	2994

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Single	Married	Widowed	Div./Sep.	Missing	TOTAL
Is never justifiable	74.0% 305	83.8% 2020	90.4% 122	54.7% 29	4	82.3% 2476
Is justifiable for engaged couples only	1.5% 6	4.0% 96	3.0% 4	0.0% 0	0	3.5% 106
Is justifiable when there is mutual love	9.2% 38	4.9% 118	1.5% 2	24.5% 13	0	5.7% 171
Is justifiable whenever the persons desire it	1.0% 4	0.2% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 10
Uncertain	14.3% 59	7.1% 170	5.2% 7	20.8% 11	0	8.2% 247
Missing	12	54	7	0	0	73
TOTAL	100.0% 412	100.0% 2410	100.0% 135	100.0% 53	4	3010

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	Lt HS grad	H.S. grad	Some coll.	Coll. grad	Grad schl	Missing	TOTAL
Is never justifiable	86.6% 601	83.8% 691	81.0% 443	79.3% 242	78.1% 491	13	82.3% 2468
Is justifiable for engaged couples only	3.6% 25	2.9% 24	3.7% 20	3.0% 9	4.3% 27	0	3.5% 105
Is justifiable when there is mutual love	2.3% 16	5.6% 46	7.1% 39	7.9% 24	7.3% 46	0	5.7% 171
Is justifiable whenever the persons desire it	0.6% 4	0.2% 2	0.2% 1	0.7% 2	0.2% 1	0	0.3% 10
Uncertain	6.9% 48	7.5% 62	8.0% 44	9.2% 28	10.2% 64	0	8.2% 246
Missing	13	20	15	5	19	0	72
TOTAL	100.0% 694	100.0% 825	100.0% 547	100.0% 305	100.0% 629	13	3000

Place of residence (I-WHERLIVE)

	U.S.	Canada	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Is never justifiable	83.1% 1697	80.9% 751	64.3% 9	24	82.4% 2457
Is justifiable for engaged couples only	3.1% 63	4.1% 38	14.3% 2	3	3.5% 103
Is justifiable when there is mutual love	5.3% 109	6.5% 60	0.0% 0	3	5.7% 169
Is justifiable whenever the persons desire it	0.3% 7	0.2% 2	7.1% 1	0	0.3% 10
Uncertain	8.1% 165	8.3% 77	14.3% 2	3	8.2% 244
Missing	52	20	0	0	72
TOTAL	100.0% 2041	100.0% 928	100.0% 14	33	2983

Nationality (I-NTNLTY)

	Swiss/South German/Alsatian	Dutch/North German/Prussian/Russian	British	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Is never justifiable	83.1% 935	83.5% 1132	82.2% 97	76.0% 171	145	82.7% 2335
Is justifiable for engaged couples only	4.3% 48	2.7% 37	5.9% 7	3.6% 8	6	3.5% 100
Is justifiable when there is mutual love	4.9% 55	6.3% 85	5.1% 6	8.4% 19	7	5.8% 165
Is justifiable whenever the persons desire it	0.3% 3	0.3% 4	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	2	0.3% 8
Uncertain	7.5% 84	7.2% 97	6.8% 8	11.6% 26	32	7.6% 215
Missing	30	26	3	3	0	62
TOTAL	100.0% 1125	100.0% 1355	100.0% 118	100.0% 225	192	2823

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Lt 20K	20-29K	30-39K	40-49K	50K & up	Missing	TOTAL
Is never justifiable	85.4% 519	84.6% 605	81.7% 425	80.4% 316	78.6% 415	200	82.5% 2280
Is justifiable for engaged couples only	3.5% 21	3.1% 22	2.3% 12	2.8% 11	5.9% 31	7	3.5% 97
Is justifiable when there is mutual love	4.1% 25	5.3% 38	7.1% 37	6.4% 25	6.8% 36	10	5.8% 161
Is justifiable whenever the persons desire it	0.3% 2	0.4% 3	0.4% 2	0.8% 3	0.0% 0	1	0.4% 10
Uncertain	6.7% 41	6.6% 47	8.5% 44	9.7% 38	8.7% 46	30	7.8% 216
Missing	18	12	9	6	15	0	60
TOTAL	100.0% 608	100.0% 715	100.0% 520	100.0% 393	100.0% 528	248	2764

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	Democrat	Republican	Independnt	Missing	TOTAL
Is never justifiable	64.8% 250	88.7% 987	76.1% 54	1190	82.2% 1291
Is justifiable for engaged couples only	6.0% 23	2.8% 31	7.0% 5	47	3.8% 59
Is justifiable when there is mutual love	12.2% 47	3.4% 38	4.2% 3	84	5.6% 88
Is justifiable whenever the persons desire it	1.0% 4	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	4	0.4% 6
Uncertain	16.1% 62	4.9% 55	12.7% 9	121	8.0% 126
Missing	17	18	1	0	36
TOTAL	100.0% 386	100.0% 1113	100.0% 71	1446	1570