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Mennonite Church Member Profile, 1989

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WNDEACON (Weighted by WTFACTOR)

Which of the following responsibilities or duties do you think are appropriate for women to fill in congregation leadership? Place a check mark in front of each item that you feel is appropriate for a qualified woman: - Deacon or deaconess

	0) No
	1) Yes

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
No	737	24%	24%
Yes	2336	76%	100%
Missing	13	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Church (I-CHURCH)

	MC	GCMC	MBC	BCC	EMC	TOTAL
No	33.1% 460	13.8% 114	14.0% 78	24.1% 61	49.0% 25	24.0% 738
Yes	66.9% 928	86.2% 710	86.0% 481	75.9% 192	51.0% 26	76.0% 2337
Missing	6	3	1	2	1	13
TOTAL	100.0% 1388	100.0% 824	100.0% 559	100.0% 253	100.0% 51	3075

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	Missing	TOTAL
No	23.8% 340	23.9% 389	8	23.9% 729
Yes	76.2% 1087	76.1% 1239	11	76.1% 2326
Missing	4	9	0	13
TOTAL	100.0% 1427	100.0% 1628	19	3055

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 30	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 64	65 & over	Missing	TOTAL
No	27.2% 150	18.0% 123	18.8% 98	24.2% 179	33.3% 185	2	24.1% 735
Yes	72.8% 401	82.0% 561	81.2% 424	75.8% 562	66.7% 371	18	75.9% 2319
Missing	1	2	0	3	8	0	14
TOTAL	100.0% 551	100.0% 684	100.0% 522	100.0% 741	100.0% 556	20	3054

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Single	Married	Widowed	Div./Sep.	Missing	TOTAL
No	26.0% 110	22.8% 559	37.3% 53	25.9% 14	2	24.0% 736
Yes	74.0% 313	77.2% 1892	62.7% 89	74.1% 40	2	76.0% 2334
Missing	1	12	1	0	0	14
TOTAL	100.0% 423	100.0% 2451	100.0% 142	100.0% 54	4	3070

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	Lt HS grad	H.S. grad	Some coll.	Coll. grad	Grad schl	Missing	TOTAL
No	40.7% 284	34.5% 290	16.4% 92	6.8% 21	6.9% 45	4	23.9% 732
Yes	59.3% 414	65.5% 551	83.6% 469	93.2% 290	93.1% 604	8	76.1% 2328
Missing	8	4	1	0	0	0	13
TOTAL	100.0% 698	100.0% 841	100.0% 561	100.0% 311	100.0% 649	12	3060

Place of residence (I-WHERLIVE)

	U.S.	Canada	Other	Missing	TOTAL
No	29.9% 622	10.8% 102	0.0% 0	14	23.8% 724
Yes	70.1% 1460	89.2% 842	100.0% 13	20	76.2% 2315
Missing	11	2	0	0	13
TOTAL	100.0% 2082	100.0% 944	100.0% 13	34	3039

Nationality (I-NTNLTY)

	Swiss/South German/Alsatian	Dutch/North German/Prussian/Russian	British	Other	Missing	TOTAL
No	28.1% 324	18.8% 258	16.5% 20	25.0% 57	79	22.9% 659
Yes	71.9% 827	81.2% 1117	83.5% 101	75.0% 171	120	77.1% 2216
Missing	4	6	1	1	0	12
TOTAL	100.0% 1151	100.0% 1375	100.0% 121	100.0% 228	199	2875

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Lt 20K	20-29K	30-39K	40-49K	50K & up	Missing	TOTAL
No	32.5% 201	20.9% 152	20.9% 111	20.5% 82	15.9% 86	104	22.4% 632
Yes	67.5% 418	79.1% 574	79.1% 419	79.5% 318	84.1% 455	153	77.6% 2184
Missing	7	2	0	0	1	0	10
TOTAL	100.0% 619	100.0% 726	100.0% 530	100.0% 400	100.0% 541	257	2816

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	Democrat	Republican	Independnt	Missing	TOTAL
No	14.0% 56	31.1% 351	22.5% 16	314	26.4% 423
Yes	86.0% 345	68.9% 777	77.5% 55	1159	73.6% 1177
Missing	1	4	1	0	6
TOTAL	100.0% 401	100.0% 1128	100.0% 71	1473	1600