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Mennonite Church Member Profile, 1989

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NEWSPAPE (Weighted by WTFACTOR)

In a typical week, how many hours per day on the average do you spend at each of the following activities? Circle the number of the column that comes closest to the time you spend: - Reading newspapers and magazines

	0) None
	1) Under one hour
	2) 1.0 - 2.9 hours
	3) 3.0 - 4.9 hours
	4) Five and over

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
None	107	3.6%	3.6%
Under one hour	1928	64.1%	67.7%
1.0 - 2.9 hours	788	26.2%	93.9%
3.0 - 4.9 hours	121	4%	97.9%
Five and over	64	2.1%	100%
Missing	80	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Church (I-CHURCH)

	MC	GCMC	MBC	BCC	EMC	TOTAL
None	3.7% 50	2.4% 19	4.3% 23	5.3% 13	4.0% 2	3.6% 107
Under one hour	64.7% 884	58.7% 474	69.9% 374	66.4% 164	62.0% 31	64.1% 1927
1.0 - 2.9 hours	25.0% 342	31.7% 256	22.4% 120	22.3% 55	28.0% 14	26.2% 787
3.0 - 4.9 hours	4.0% 55	5.2% 42	2.4% 13	3.6% 9	4.0% 2	4.0% 121
Five and over	2.6% 36	2.0% 16	0.9% 5	2.4% 6	2.0% 1	2.1% 64
Missing	27	20	25	7	2	81
TOTAL	100.0% 1367	100.0% 807	100.0% 535	100.0% 247	100.0% 50	3006

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	Missing	TOTAL
None	2.1% 30	4.8% 77	0	3.6% 107
Under one hour	61.9% 869	66.0% 1048	11	64.1% 1917
1.0 - 2.9 hours	29.7% 416	23.1% 367	5	26.2% 783
3.0 - 4.9 hours	4.0% 56	4.0% 64	1	4.0% 120
Five and over	2.3% 32	2.0% 32	0	2.1% 64
Missing	28	49	0	77
TOTAL	100.0% 1403	100.0% 1588	17	2991

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 30	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 64	65 & over	Missing	TOTAL
None	8.3% 45	4.3% 29	2.9% 15	1.4% 10	1.5% 8	1	3.6% 107
Under one hour	67.6% 367	69.3% 469	62.1% 321	63.3% 457	57.5% 304	10	64.2% 1918
1.0 - 2.9 hours	19.9% 108	20.1% 136	29.2% 151	29.8% 215	32.5% 172	5	26.2% 782
3.0 - 4.9 hours	2.4% 13	4.0% 27	3.7% 19	3.6% 26	6.4% 34	1	4.0% 119
Five and over	1.8% 10	2.4% 16	2.1% 11	1.9% 14	2.1% 11	1	2.1% 62
Missing	8	8	6	22	34	0	78
TOTAL	100.0% 543	100.0% 677	100.0% 517	100.0% 722	100.0% 529	18	2988

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Single	Married	Widowed	Div./Sep.	Missing	TOTAL
None	6.7% 28	3.1% 74	2.2% 3	4.0% 2	0	3.6% 107
Under one hour	62.9% 265	64.7% 1554	58.2% 78	58.0% 29	2	64.1% 1926
1.0 - 2.9 hours	24.0% 101	26.2% 630	30.6% 41	30.0% 15	1	26.2% 787
3.0 - 4.9 hours	4.5% 19	3.9% 93	6.7% 9	0.0% 0	0	4.0% 121
Five and over	1.9% 8	2.1% 50	2.2% 3	8.0% 4	0	2.2% 65
Missing	4	63	8	4	0	79
TOTAL	100.0% 421	100.0% 2401	100.0% 134	100.0% 50	3	3006

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	Lt HS grad	H.S. grad	Some coll.	Coll. grad	Grad schl	Missing	TOTAL
None	4.8% 32	3.6% 30	3.8% 21	3.9% 12	1.4% 9	2	3.5% 104
Under one hour	68.4% 457	65.5% 545	62.4% 344	66.4% 202	58.3% 374	6	64.2% 1922
1.0 - 2.9 hours	21.0% 140	24.6% 205	27.8% 153	26.3% 80	32.4% 208	2	26.2% 786
3.0 - 4.9 hours	4.0% 27	4.4% 37	3.8% 21	1.6% 5	4.7% 30	1	4.0% 120
Five and over	1.8% 12	1.8% 15	2.2% 12	1.6% 5	3.1% 20	0	2.1% 64
Missing	39	13	12	7	8	0	79
TOTAL	100.0% 668	100.0% 832	100.0% 551	100.0% 304	100.0% 641	11	2996

Place of residence (I-WHERLIVE)

	U.S.	Canada	Other	Missing	TOTAL
None	3.2% 66	4.3% 39	0.0% 0	2	3.5% 105
Under one hour	62.8% 1288	67.5% 615	38.5% 5	19	64.2% 1908
1.0 - 2.9 hours	27.7% 568	22.1% 201	61.5% 8	11	26.1% 777
3.0 - 4.9 hours	4.0% 81	4.3% 39	0.0% 0	2	4.0% 120
Five and over	2.3% 47	1.9% 17	0.0% 0	0	2.2% 64
Missing	45	35	0	0	80
TOTAL	100.0% 2050	100.0% 911	100.0% 13	34	2974

Nationality (I-NTNLTY)

	Swiss/South German/Alsatian	Dutch/North German/Prussian/Russian	British	Other	Missing	TOTAL
None	2.9% 33	3.4% 46	4.1% 5	3.7% 8	14	3.3% 92
Under one hour	61.1% 697	66.7% 892	62.8% 76	63.0% 138	125	64.0% 1803
1.0 - 2.9 hours	29.5% 337	24.2% 324	24.0% 29	27.9% 61	38	26.7% 751
3.0 - 4.9 hours	4.1% 47	3.9% 52	8.3% 10	2.7% 6	5	4.1% 115
Five and over	2.4% 27	1.7% 23	0.8% 1	2.7% 6	6	2.0% 57
Missing	13	43	2	9	0	67
TOTAL	100.0% 1141	100.0% 1337	100.0% 121	100.0% 219	188	2818

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Lt 20K	20-29K	30-39K	40-49K	50K & up	Missing	TOTAL
None	2.5% 15	3.8% 27	3.3% 17	3.8% 15	3.2% 17	16	3.3% 91
Under one hour	64.4% 387	66.8% 474	62.3% 326	64.8% 254	61.0% 327	160	64.0% 1768
1.0 - 2.9 hours	26.3% 158	23.9% 170	29.1% 152	26.0% 102	29.1% 156	49	26.7% 738
3.0 - 4.9 hours	4.8% 29	3.7% 26	3.1% 16	4.1% 16	3.9% 21	12	3.9% 108
Five and over	2.0% 12	1.8% 13	2.3% 12	1.3% 5	2.8% 15	6	2.1% 57
Missing	27	17	6	6	7	0	63
TOTAL	100.0% 601	100.0% 710	100.0% 523	100.0% 392	100.0% 536	243	2762

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	Democrat	Republican	Independnt	Missing	TOTAL
None	2.3% 9	3.1% 35	0.0% 0	63	2.8% 44
Under one hour	58.0% 228	63.1% 702	53.5% 38	960	61.4% 968
1.0 - 2.9 hours	32.8% 129	28.0% 311	31.0% 22	325	29.3% 462
3.0 - 4.9 hours	3.8% 15	3.9% 43	7.0% 5	58	4.0% 63
Five and over	3.1% 12	1.9% 21	8.5% 6	25	2.5% 39
Missing	10	19	0	0	29
TOTAL	100.0% 393	100.0% 1112	100.0% 71	1431	1576