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Mennonite Church Member Profile, 1989

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THISLIFE (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. - I am moving toward a world view that this life, the life experienced through our senses, is all there is.

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

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Strongly agree	18	.6%	.6%
Agree	43	1.4%	2%
Uncertain	191	6.4%	8.4%
Disagree	977	32.7%	41.1%
Strongly disagree	1762	58.9%	100%
Missing	96	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Church (I-CHURCH)

	MC	GCMC	MBC	BCC	EMC	TOTAL
Strongly agree	0.6% 8	0.9% 7	0.4% 2	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.6% 18
Agree	2.0% 27	1.1% 9	0.5% 3	1.2% 3	0.0% 0	1.4% 42
Uncertain	7.5% 100	7.2% 58	3.1% 17	5.2% 13	4.1% 2	6.4% 190
Disagree	34.5% 463	34.4% 276	27.5% 150	30.6% 76	22.4% 11	32.7% 976
Strongly disagree	55.4% 744	56.4% 452	68.5% 374	62.5% 155	73.5% 36	59.0% 1761
Missing	52	24	14	6	1	97
TOTAL	100.0% 1342	100.0% 802	100.0% 546	100.0% 248	100.0% 49	2987

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly agree	0.9% 13	0.3% 5	0	0.6% 18
Agree	1.4% 20	1.5% 23	0	1.4% 43
Uncertain	7.3% 102	5.5% 87	3	6.4% 189
Disagree	33.6% 469	31.7% 501	6	32.6% 970
Strongly disagree	56.7% 791	61.0% 965	6	59.0% 1756
Missing	36	56	0	92
TOTAL	100.0% 1395	100.0% 1581	15	2976

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 30	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 64	65 & over	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly agree	0.4% 2	0.3% 2	1.0% 5	0.3% 2	1.2% 6	0	0.6% 17
Agree	3.5% 19	1.2% 8	0.4% 2	1.3% 9	1.2% 6	0	1.5% 44
Uncertain	10.8% 59	5.4% 37	5.6% 29	3.7% 26	7.8% 40	0	6.4% 191
Disagree	27.4% 150	29.2% 199	33.0% 171	34.4% 245	39.7% 204	8	32.6% 969
Strongly disagree	58.0% 317	63.9% 436	60.0% 311	60.4% 430	50.2% 258	10	58.9% 1752
Missing	5	4	3	32	50	0	94
TOTAL	100.0% 547	100.0% 682	100.0% 518	100.0% 712	100.0% 514	18	2973

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Single	Married	Widowed	Div./Sep.	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly agree	0.7% 3	0.5% 12	0.0% 0	4.0% 2	1	0.6% 17
Agree	2.4% 10	1.3% 30	0.8% 1	4.0% 2	0	1.4% 43
Uncertain	11.9% 49	5.4% 129	7.7% 10	6.0% 3	0	6.4% 191
Disagree	32.7% 135	32.4% 776	41.5% 54	20.0% 10	2	32.6% 975
Strongly disagree	52.3% 216	60.5% 1448	50.0% 65	66.0% 33	0	59.0% 1762
Missing	11	68	13	4	0	96
TOTAL	100.0% 413	100.0% 2395	100.0% 130	100.0% 50	3	2988

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	Lt HS grad	H.S. grad	Some coll.	Coll. grad	Grad schl	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly agree	0.5% 3	0.4% 3	0.7% 4	0.0% 0	1.1% 7	1	0.6% 17
Agree	2.0% 13	1.7% 14	1.6% 9	1.3% 4	0.5% 3	0	1.4% 43
Uncertain	11.6% 75	5.9% 48	4.7% 26	3.5% 11	4.6% 30	2	6.4% 190
Disagree	38.9% 251	36.4% 298	29.0% 161	31.8% 99	25.2% 163	5	32.7% 972
Strongly disagree	47.1% 304	55.6% 455	64.0% 355	63.3% 197	68.6% 444	6	59.0% 1755
Missing	60	27	7	0	2	0	96
TOTAL	100.0% 646	100.0% 818	100.0% 555	100.0% 311	100.0% 647	14	2977

Place of residence (I-WHERLIVE)

	U.S.	Canada	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly agree	0.6% 12	0.5% 5	7.1% 1	1	0.6% 18
Agree	1.7% 34	0.9% 8	0.0% 0	2	1.4% 42
Uncertain	6.7% 136	5.6% 51	7.1% 1	3	6.3% 188
Disagree	32.8% 668	32.1% 293	21.4% 3	13	32.6% 964
Strongly disagree	58.2% 1185	60.9% 555	64.3% 9	13	59.1% 1749
Missing	59	35	0	0	94
TOTAL	100.0% 2035	100.0% 912	100.0% 14	32	2961

Nationality (I-NTNLTY)

	Swiss/South German/Alsatian	Dutch/North German/Prussian/Russian	British	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly agree	0.4% 4	0.7% 9	2.5% 3	0.0% 0	2	0.6% 16
Agree	1.3% 15	1.0% 14	2.5% 3	1.4% 3	7	1.2% 35
Uncertain	4.6% 52	6.1% 82	5.9% 7	10.0% 22	28	5.8% 163
Disagree	33.5% 380	32.7% 436	27.7% 33	28.5% 63	64	32.5% 912
Strongly disagree	60.2% 682	59.4% 793	61.3% 73	60.2% 133	81	59.9% 1681
Missing	21	47	2	6	0	76
TOTAL	100.0% 1133	100.0% 1334	100.0% 119	100.0% 221	182	2807

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Lt 20K	20-29K	30-39K	40-49K	50K & up	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly agree	0.5% 3	0.8% 6	0.0% 0	0.5% 2	0.6% 3	4	0.5% 14
Agree	1.9% 11	1.0% 7	0.8% 4	1.5% 6	1.5% 8	6	1.3% 36
Uncertain	6.0% 35	6.0% 43	5.5% 29	6.3% 25	4.8% 26	34	5.7% 158
Disagree	33.8% 197	31.9% 229	36.4% 191	31.6% 125	29.8% 160	75	32.7% 902
Strongly disagree	57.7% 336	60.3% 432	57.3% 301	60.1% 238	63.3% 340	114	59.7% 1647
Missing	44	10	5	4	6	0	69
TOTAL	100.0% 582	100.0% 717	100.0% 525	100.0% 396	100.0% 537	233	2757

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	Democrat	Republican	Independnt	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly agree	0.3% 1	0.6% 7	0.0% 0	9	0.5% 8
Agree	2.3% 9	0.9% 10	0.0% 0	24	1.2% 19
Uncertain	7.8% 31	5.0% 56	10.0% 7	97	5.9% 94
Disagree	39.6% 158	31.0% 345	32.9% 23	451	33.2% 526
Strongly disagree	50.1% 200	62.5% 696	57.1% 40	825	59.1% 936
Missing	4	16	2	0	22
TOTAL	100.0% 399	100.0% 1114	100.0% 70	1406	1583