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Mennonite Church Member Profile, 1989

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DOUBTS (Weighted by WTFACTOR)

Church members vary considerably in their views on how much Mennonites and Brethren in Christ get involved in the larger societies in which we live. Response to the following will help our church leaders understand where our current membership stands on these issues. Circle the number of your response. - My doubts about traditional Christianity are so serious that I am unable to pray to God.

	1) Strongly agree
	2) Agree
	3) Uncertain
	4) Disagree
	5) Strongly disagree

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Strongly agree	16	.5%	.5%
Agree	34	1.1%	1.6%
Uncertain	83	2.8%	4.4%
Disagree	1312	43.6%	48%
Strongly disagree	1561	51.9%	99.9%
Missing	80	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Church (I-CHURCH)

	MC	GCMC	MBC	BCC	EMC	TOTAL
Strongly agree	0.2% 3	0.9% 7	0.9% 5	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.5% 16
Agree	1.2% 16	1.5% 12	0.9% 5	0.8% 2	0.0% 0	1.2% 35
Uncertain	3.0% 41	3.0% 24	1.1% 6	4.4% 11	2.0% 1	2.8% 83
Disagree	48.0% 647	44.0% 356	35.7% 197	39.0% 97	30.6% 15	43.6% 1312
Strongly disagree	47.6% 641	50.7% 411	61.4% 339	55.4% 138	67.3% 33	51.9% 1562
Missing	47	17	8	6	1	79
TOTAL	100.0% 1348	100.0% 810	100.0% 552	100.0% 249	100.0% 49	3008

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly agree	0.9% 12	0.1% 2	2	0.5% 14
Agree	1.5% 21	0.8% 13	0	1.1% 34
Uncertain	3.8% 53	1.9% 30	0	2.8% 83
Disagree	42.8% 600	44.3% 704	9	43.6% 1304
Strongly disagree	51.1% 716	52.8% 839	6	52.0% 1555
Missing	29	48	0	77
TOTAL	100.0% 1402	100.0% 1588	17	2990

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 30	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 64	65 & over	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly agree	0.2% 1	0.3% 2	0.2% 1	0.8% 6	1.2% 6	0	0.5% 16
Agree	1.5% 8	0.9% 6	0.0% 0	1.3% 9	2.3% 12	0	1.2% 35
Uncertain	4.4% 24	2.5% 17	1.7% 9	1.3% 9	4.4% 23	0	2.7% 82
Disagree	39.2% 215	39.2% 268	41.9% 217	47.7% 342	50.6% 263	8	43.7% 1305
Strongly disagree	54.8% 301	57.2% 391	56.2% 291	49.0% 351	41.5% 216	10	51.9% 1550
Missing	2	1	3	26	45	0	77
TOTAL	100.0% 549	100.0% 684	100.0% 518	100.0% 717	100.0% 520	18	2988

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Single	Married	Widowed	Div./Sep.	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly agree	0.7% 3	0.5% 13	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.5% 16
Agree	1.9% 8	1.0% 23	2.3% 3	0.0% 0	0	1.1% 34
Uncertain	5.8% 24	2.3% 55	1.6% 2	4.0% 2	0	2.8% 83
Disagree	42.4% 176	43.6% 1051	50.4% 65	36.0% 18	2	43.6% 1310
Strongly disagree	49.2% 204	52.6% 1268	45.7% 59	60.0% 30	1	52.0% 1561
Missing	9	52	13	4	0	78
TOTAL	100.0% 415	100.0% 2410	100.0% 129	100.0% 50	3	3004

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	Lt HS grad	H.S. grad	Some coll.	Coll. grad	Grad schl	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly agree	1.2% 8	0.1% 1	0.2% 1	0.3% 1	0.8% 5	0	0.5% 16
Agree	2.3% 15	1.0% 8	0.7% 4	1.9% 6	0.3% 2	0	1.2% 35
Uncertain	4.2% 28	3.0% 25	2.3% 13	1.9% 6	1.5% 10	2	2.7% 82
Disagree	53.7% 355	50.2% 412	39.9% 222	35.4% 110	32.1% 208	5	43.6% 1307
Strongly disagree	38.6% 255	45.6% 374	56.8% 316	60.5% 188	65.2% 422	5	51.9% 1555
Missing	46	25	6	0	2	0	79
TOTAL	100.0% 661	100.0% 820	100.0% 556	100.0% 311	100.0% 647	12	2995

Place of residence (I-WHERLIVE)

	U.S.	Canada	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly agree	0.4% 8	0.7% 6	14.3% 2	0	0.5% 16
Agree	1.1% 22	1.2% 11	0.0% 0	1	1.1% 33
Uncertain	3.3% 68	1.6% 15	0.0% 0	1	2.8% 83
Disagree	43.7% 892	43.4% 400	35.7% 5	15	43.6% 1297
Strongly disagree	51.5% 1051	53.1% 489	50.0% 7	15	52.0% 1547
Missing	53	25	0	0	78
TOTAL	100.0% 2041	100.0% 921	100.0% 14	32	2976

Nationality (I-NTNLTY)

	Swiss/South German/Alsatian	Dutch/North German/Prussian/Russian	British	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly agree	0.4% 4	0.8% 11	0.8% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.6% 16
Agree	1.2% 13	1.2% 16	0.8% 1	0.4% 1	4	1.1% 31
Uncertain	1.8% 20	2.8% 38	2.5% 3	3.6% 8	14	2.4% 69
Disagree	45.3% 511	42.4% 572	40.0% 48	39.5% 88	94	43.2% 1219
Strongly disagree	51.5% 581	52.7% 711	55.8% 67	56.5% 126	76	52.7% 1485
Missing	24	34	3	6	0	67
TOTAL	100.0% 1129	100.0% 1348	100.0% 120	100.0% 223	188	2820

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Lt 20K	20-29K	30-39K	40-49K	50K & up	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly agree	0.5% 3	0.6% 4	0.2% 1	0.8% 3	0.7% 4	1	0.5% 15
Agree	1.7% 10	0.8% 6	1.1% 6	1.8% 7	0.6% 3	3	1.2% 32
Uncertain	3.6% 21	1.7% 12	1.9% 10	3.5% 14	1.7% 9	18	2.4% 66
Disagree	46.6% 273	44.0% 317	44.8% 237	40.3% 160	39.6% 213	113	43.3% 1200
Strongly disagree	47.6% 279	52.9% 381	52.0% 275	53.7% 213	57.4% 309	104	52.6% 1457
Missing	41	8	1	4	5	0	59
TOTAL	100.0% 586	100.0% 720	100.0% 529	100.0% 397	100.0% 538	239	2770

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	Democrat	Republican	Independnt	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly agree	0.5% 2	0.4% 5	0.0% 0	9	0.4% 7
Agree	3.0% 12	0.6% 7	0.0% 0	15	1.2% 19
Uncertain	4.0% 16	2.0% 22	2.9% 2	43	2.5% 40
Disagree	44.7% 178	42.8% 479	37.1% 26	630	43.1% 683
Strongly disagree	47.7% 190	54.1% 605	60.0% 42	724	52.8% 837
Missing	4	14	2	0	20
TOTAL	100.0% 398	100.0% 1118	100.0% 70	1421	1586