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Mennonite Church Member Profile, 1989

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BALANCE (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 believe that the pursuit of pleasure is a valid way to keep some balance and enjoyment in my life.

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

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Strongly agree	71	2.4%	2.4%
Agree	929	30.9%	33.3%
Uncertain	560	18.6%	51.9%
Disagree	1128	37.5%	89.4%
Strongly disagree	319	10.6%	100%
Missing	79	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Church (I-CHURCH)

	MC	GCMC	MBC	BCC	EMC	TOTAL
Strongly agree	2.4% 33	2.8% 23	1.5% 8	2.4% 6	2.0% 1	2.4% 71
Agree	30.6% 413	33.3% 270	29.8% 164	27.9% 69	25.5% 13	30.9% 929
Uncertain	19.3% 261	19.6% 159	16.9% 93	15.4% 38	17.6% 9	18.6% 560
Disagree	37.4% 504	35.6% 289	39.3% 216	41.3% 102	35.3% 18	37.5% 1129
Strongly disagree	10.2% 138	8.6% 70	12.5% 69	13.0% 32	19.6% 10	10.6% 319
Missing	46	16	9	7	1	79
TOTAL	100.0% 1349	100.0% 811	100.0% 550	100.0% 247	100.0% 51	3008

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly agree	2.4% 34	2.3% 36	1	2.3% 70
Agree	33.4% 469	28.5% 452	8	30.8% 921
Uncertain	19.0% 267	18.2% 289	4	18.6% 556
Disagree	35.4% 497	39.6% 628	3	37.6% 1125
Strongly disagree	9.7% 136	11.5% 182	1	10.6% 318
Missing	28	49	0	77
TOTAL	100.0% 1403	100.0% 1587	17	2990

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 30	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 64	65 & over	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly agree	4.5% 25	2.8% 19	1.3% 7	1.0% 7	2.5% 13	0	2.4% 71
Agree	38.2% 210	34.7% 237	30.2% 157	25.6% 183	26.3% 137	4	30.9% 924
Uncertain	22.9% 126	18.7% 128	19.0% 99	17.2% 123	15.5% 81	3	18.6% 557
Disagree	27.3% 150	35.0% 239	36.3% 189	43.8% 313	43.6% 227	10	37.4% 1118
Strongly disagree	7.1% 39	8.8% 60	13.1% 68	12.4% 89	12.1% 63	1	10.7% 319
Missing	2	2	2	28	43	0	77
TOTAL	100.0% 550	100.0% 683	100.0% 520	100.0% 715	100.0% 521	18	2989

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Single	Married	Widowed	Div./Sep.	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly agree	4.8% 20	2.0% 48	0.0% 0	6.0% 3	0	2.4% 71
Agree	39.8% 166	29.8% 716	23.8% 31	30.0% 15	2	30.9% 928
Uncertain	22.3% 93	18.0% 433	18.5% 24	18.0% 9	1	18.6% 559
Disagree	26.6% 111	39.3% 946	42.3% 55	28.0% 14	1	37.5% 1126
Strongly disagree	6.5% 27	10.9% 263	15.4% 20	18.0% 9	0	10.6% 319
Missing	6	57	12	4	0	79
TOTAL	100.0% 417	100.0% 2406	100.0% 130	100.0% 50	4	3003

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	Lt HS grad	H.S. grad	Some coll.	Coll. grad	Grad schl	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly agree	2.6% 17	2.7% 22	2.7% 15	1.3% 4	2.0% 13	0	2.4% 71
Agree	29.1% 192	31.3% 258	31.6% 176	31.1% 96	31.8% 205	2	31.0% 927
Uncertain	20.2% 133	18.8% 155	17.1% 95	21.4% 66	16.5% 106	4	18.5% 555
Disagree	37.5% 247	37.3% 307	36.6% 204	35.9% 111	39.3% 253	5	37.5% 1122
Strongly disagree	10.6% 70	9.8% 81	12.0% 67	10.4% 32	10.4% 67	2	10.6% 317
Missing	48	22	5	1	4	0	80
TOTAL	100.0% 659	100.0% 823	100.0% 557	100.0% 309	100.0% 644	13	2992

Place of residence (I-WHERLIVE)

	U.S.	Canada	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly agree	2.1% 42	2.3% 21	38.5% 5	3	2.3% 68
Agree	30.2% 617	32.5% 299	15.4% 2	11	30.9% 918
Uncertain	18.6% 380	18.8% 173	7.7% 1	6	18.6% 554
Disagree	38.2% 781	36.1% 332	30.8% 4	11	37.5% 1117
Strongly disagree	10.9% 223	10.2% 94	7.7% 1	1	10.7% 318
Missing	50	27	0	0	77
TOTAL	100.0% 2043	100.0% 919	100.0% 13	32	2975

Nationality (I-NTNLTY)

	Swiss/South German/Alsatian	Dutch/North German/Prussian/Russian	British	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly agree	2.4% 27	2.4% 33	0.0% 0	3.2% 7	5	2.4% 67
Agree	28.9% 328	32.6% 440	28.3% 34	32.9% 73	55	31.0% 875
Uncertain	17.9% 203	18.6% 251	20.8% 25	20.7% 46	34	18.6% 525
Disagree	40.6% 460	36.1% 487	41.7% 50	32.0% 71	61	37.8% 1068
Strongly disagree	10.2% 116	10.2% 137	9.2% 11	11.3% 25	30	10.2% 289
Missing	21	33	2	6	0	62
TOTAL	100.0% 1134	100.0% 1348	100.0% 120	100.0% 222	185	2824

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Lt 20K	20-29K	30-39K	40-49K	50K & up	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly agree	3.4% 20	3.2% 23	1.5% 8	1.8% 7	1.5% 8	6	2.4% 66
Agree	26.2% 154	29.4% 211	31.1% 164	33.8% 134	34.5% 186	80	30.7% 849
Uncertain	19.9% 117	17.3% 124	17.5% 92	17.9% 71	17.8% 96	60	18.1% 500
Disagree	38.2% 224	38.3% 275	40.4% 213	38.4% 152	37.1% 200	65	38.5% 1064
Strongly disagree	12.3% 72	11.8% 85	9.5% 50	8.1% 32	9.1% 49	30	10.4% 288
Missing	39	8	4	4	4	0	59
TOTAL	100.0% 587	100.0% 718	100.0% 527	100.0% 396	100.0% 539	241	2767

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	Democrat	Republican	Independnt	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly agree	4.3% 17	1.5% 17	1.4% 1	36	2.2% 35
Agree	30.8% 123	30.7% 343	27.5% 19	444	30.6% 485
Uncertain	21.6% 86	16.1% 180	18.8% 13	281	17.6% 279
Disagree	36.8% 147	38.9% 435	47.8% 33	514	38.8% 615
Strongly disagree	6.5% 26	12.7% 142	4.3% 3	147	10.8% 171
Missing	4	14	2	0	20
TOTAL	100.0% 399	100.0% 1117	100.0% 69	1422	1585