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Mennonite Church Member Profile, 1989

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HABITS (Weighted by WTFACTOR)

Persons currently married: Research indicates that a certain amount of disagreement is apt to be found in all marriages, even in the best of them. Indicate the approximate agreement or disagreement you and your mate have experienced on the items listed. - Personal habits

	1) Always agree
	2) Almost always agree
	3) Occasionally disagree
	4) Frequently disagree
	5) Almost always disagree
	6) Always disagree

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Always agree	186	7.7%	7.7%
Almost always agree	978	40.3%	48%
Occasionally disagree	1070	44.1%	92.1%
Frequently disagree	176	7.3%	99.4%
Almost always disagree	15	.6%	100%
Always disagree	2	.1%	100.1%
Missing	662	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Church (I-CHURCH)

	MC	GCMC	MBC	BCC	EMC	TOTAL
Always agree	6.1% 66	8.3% 55	8.9% 39	9.8% 20	13.6% 6	7.7% 186
Almost always agree	42.5% 460	37.5% 248	38.5% 168	40.0% 82	45.5% 20	40.3% 978
Occasionally disagree	43.3% 468	45.4% 300	46.1% 201	42.4% 87	31.8% 14	44.1% 1070
Frequently disagree	7.4% 80	8.3% 55	5.7% 25	6.8% 14	6.8% 3	7.3% 177
Almost always disagree	0.7% 8	0.5% 3	0.5% 2	0.5% 1	2.3% 1	0.6% 15
Always disagree	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Missing	312	166	124	50	9	661
TOTAL	100.0% 1082	100.0% 661	100.0% 436	100.0% 205	100.0% 44	2428

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	Missing	TOTAL
Always agree	7.2% 86	8.1% 99	1	7.7% 185
Almost always agree	41.3% 494	39.5% 482	2	40.4% 976
Occasionally disagree	44.7% 534	43.3% 528	8	44.0% 1062
Frequently disagree	6.6% 79	7.8% 95	2	7.2% 174
Almost always disagree	0.2% 2	1.1% 13	0	0.6% 15
Always disagree	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0	0.1% 2
Missing	236	418	0	654
TOTAL	100.0% 1195	100.0% 1219	13	2414

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 30	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 64	65 & over	Missing	TOTAL
Always agree	4.2% 11	5.0% 30	5.4% 26	9.8% 65	13.1% 53	0	7.7% 185
Almost always agree	35.9% 94	38.9% 232	38.8% 187	42.2% 280	44.3% 179	6	40.3% 972
Occasionally disagree	47.3% 124	46.9% 280	49.0% 236	40.8% 271	37.1% 150	10	44.0% 1061
Frequently disagree	11.5% 30	8.2% 49	6.2% 30	7.1% 47	4.5% 18	1	7.2% 174
Almost always disagree	1.1% 3	1.0% 6	0.6% 3	0.0% 0	0.7% 3	0	0.6% 15
Always disagree	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.2% 1	0	0.1% 2
Missing	290	88	40	80	160	0	658
TOTAL	100.0% 262	100.0% 597	100.0% 482	100.0% 664	100.0% 404	17	2409

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Single	Married	Widowed	Div./Sep.	Missing	TOTAL
Always agree	0.0% 0	7.5% 180	22.7% 5	0.0% 0	1	7.6% 185
Almost always agree	28.6% 2	40.3% 962	54.5% 12	0.0% 0	2	40.3% 976
Occasionally disagree	71.4% 5	44.2% 1055	22.7% 5	66.7% 4	1	44.1% 1069
Frequently disagree	0.0% 0	7.3% 174	0.0% 0	33.3% 2	0	7.3% 176
Almost always disagree	0.0% 0	0.6% 15	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.6% 15
Always disagree	0.0% 0	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 2
Missing	418	75	120	48	0	661
TOTAL	100.0% 7	100.0% 2388	100.0% 22	100.0% 6	4	2423

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	Lt HS grad	H.S. grad	Some coll.	Coll. grad	Grad schl	Missing	TOTAL
Always agree	8.5% 42	10.1% 69	8.2% 36	4.1% 10	4.8% 27	2	7.6% 184
Almost always agree	39.6% 195	39.1% 267	41.2% 181	37.8% 93	42.9% 239	4	40.3% 975
Occasionally disagree	42.2% 208	43.3% 296	42.8% 188	48.8% 120	45.8% 255	2	44.1% 1067
Frequently disagree	8.5% 42	6.9% 47	7.1% 31	8.5% 21	6.3% 35	0	7.3% 176
Almost always disagree	1.0% 5	0.6% 4	0.7% 3	0.8% 2	0.2% 1	0	0.6% 15
Always disagree	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 1
Missing	214	163	123	65	92	0	657
TOTAL	100.0% 493	100.0% 683	100.0% 439	100.0% 246	100.0% 557	8	2418

Place of residence (I-WHERLIVE)

	U.S.	Canada	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Always agree	8.5% 142	5.7% 42	0.0% 0	2	7.6% 184
Almost always agree	41.8% 695	37.2% 274	50.0% 4	6	40.4% 973
Occasionally disagree	42.4% 704	48.0% 354	37.5% 3	8	44.1% 1061
Frequently disagree	6.6% 110	8.3% 61	12.5% 1	4	7.1% 172
Almost always disagree	0.6% 10	0.7% 5	0.0% 0	0	0.6% 15
Always disagree	0.1% 1	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 2
Missing	432	209	5	0	646
TOTAL	100.0% 1662	100.0% 737	100.0% 8	20	2407

Nationality (I-NTNLTY)

	Swiss/South German/Alsatian	Dutch/North German/Prussian/Russian	British	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Always agree	6.0% 56	8.2% 88	7.7% 8	10.5% 19	15	7.5% 171
Almost always agree	42.9% 398	37.8% 407	43.3% 45	39.8% 72	57	40.3% 922
Occasionally disagree	43.6% 404	46.1% 496	38.5% 40	42.5% 77	52	44.4% 1017
Frequently disagree	6.9% 64	7.4% 80	8.7% 9	5.5% 10	14	7.1% 163
Almost always disagree	0.5% 5	0.4% 4	1.9% 2	1.7% 3	1	0.6% 14
Always disagree	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1	0.0% 1
Missing	227	306	18	48	0	599
TOTAL	100.0% 927	100.0% 1076	100.0% 104	100.0% 181	140	2288

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Lt 20K	20-29K	30-39K	40-49K	50K & up	Missing	TOTAL
Always agree	11.4% 48	8.0% 50	5.6% 26	6.5% 22	6.0% 28	11	7.5% 174
Almost always agree	40.9% 172	36.7% 230	42.1% 195	35.3% 120	45.5% 212	49	40.1% 929
Occasionally disagree	40.6% 171	46.1% 289	43.0% 199	52.1% 177	42.1% 196	37	44.5% 1032
Frequently disagree	6.4% 27	8.3% 52	8.6% 40	5.9% 20	6.2% 29	7	7.3% 168
Almost always disagree	0.7% 3	1.0% 6	0.6% 3	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	2	0.6% 13
Always disagree	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	1	0.0% 1
Missing	205	101	66	60	77	0	509
TOTAL	100.0% 421	100.0% 627	100.0% 463	100.0% 340	100.0% 466	107	2317

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	Democrat	Republican	Independnt	Missing	TOTAL
Always agree	6.4% 21	8.7% 80	3.6% 2	82	7.9% 103
Almost always agree	41.8% 137	43.9% 403	26.8% 15	423	42.6% 555
Occasionally disagree	43.6% 143	40.5% 372	60.7% 34	521	42.1% 549
Frequently disagree	8.2% 27	6.2% 57	8.9% 5	87	6.8% 89
Almost always disagree	0.0% 0	0.8% 7	0.0% 0	8	0.5% 7
Always disagree	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1	0.0% 0
Missing	75	213	15	0	303
TOTAL	100.0% 328	100.0% 919	100.0% 56	1122	1303