Mennonite Church Member Profile, 1989

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GIVING2 (Weighted by WTFACTOR) Following are some things that influence people to give money to church and charitable causes. Circle the numbers in front of the three items that influence you most in your decisions about giving.   2) Being presented with specific needs   3) A sense of gratitude for God's love and goodness   4) Habit or custom over a period of time   5) The church's or the pastor's urging to give   7) Other (please specify):

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Being presented with specific needs	1883	70.3%	70.3%
A sense of gratitude for God's love and goodness	722	27%	97.3%
Habit or custom over a period of time	61	2.3%	99.6%
The church's or the pastor's urging to give	8	.3%	99.9%
Other (please specify):	5	.2%	100.1%
Missing	408	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Church Sex Age Marital status Education Place of residence Nationality Household income Political party

Church (I-CHURCH)

	MC	GCMC	MBC	BCC	EMC	TOTAL
Being presented with specific needs	72.1% 870	69.3% 500	66.0% 320	72.1% 158	72.3% 34	70.3% 1882
A sense of gratitude for God's love and goodness	24.9% 300	27.4% 198	31.5% 153	26.9% 59	25.5% 12	27.0% 722
Habit or custom over a period of time	2.5% 30	2.9% 21	1.6% 8	0.9% 2	2.1% 1	2.3% 62
The church's or the pastor's urging to give	0.2% 3	0.4% 3	0.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 8
Other (please specify):	0.2% 3	0.0% 0	0.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 5
Missing	188	104	75	35	4	406
TOTAL	100.0% 1206	100.0% 722	100.0% 485	100.0% 219	100.0% 47	2679

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	Missing	TOTAL
Being presented with specific needs	70.2% 851	70.4% 1027	5	70.3% 1878
A sense of gratitude for God's love and goodness	26.6% 323	27.2% 397	3	26.9% 720
Habit or custom over a period of time	2.6% 32	2.0% 29	1	2.3% 61
The church's or the pastor's urging to give	0.4% 5	0.3% 4	0	0.3% 9
Other (please specify):	0.2% 2	0.1% 2	0	0.1% 4
Missing	218	179	0	397
TOTAL	100.0% 1213	100.0% 1459	9	2672

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 30	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 64	65 & over	Missing	TOTAL
Being presented with specific needs	64.8% 327	71.2% 460	68.7% 327	72.4% 446	73.5% 311	13	70.2% 1871
A sense of gratitude for God's love and goodness	30.7% 155	24.9% 161	29.2% 139	26.1% 161	24.8% 105	3	27.0% 721
Habit or custom over a period of time	4.0% 20	3.6% 23	1.7% 8	1.3% 8	0.5% 2	0	2.3% 61
The church's or the pastor's urging to give	0.4% 2	0.3% 2	0.4% 2	0.2% 1	0.2% 1	0	0.3% 8
Other (please specify):	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.9% 4	0	0.2% 5
Missing	47	40	47	128	142	0	404
TOTAL	100.0% 505	100.0% 646	100.0% 476	100.0% 616	100.0% 423	16	2666

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Single	Married	Widowed	Div./Sep.	Missing	TOTAL
Being presented with specific needs	67.6% 246	70.5% 1518	75.2% 88	65.9% 29	1	70.3% 1881
A sense of gratitude for God's love and goodness	29.1% 106	26.8% 577	23.1% 27	27.3% 12	0	27.0% 722
Habit or custom over a period of time	2.7% 10	2.2% 47	0.9% 1	6.8% 3	0	2.3% 61
The church's or the pastor's urging to give	0.5% 2	0.3% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 8
Other (please specify):	0.0% 0	0.2% 4	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.2% 5
Missing	59	311	25	10	0	405
TOTAL	100.0% 364	100.0% 2152	100.0% 117	100.0% 44	1	2677

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	Lt HS grad	H.S. grad	Some coll.	Coll. grad	Grad schl	Missing	TOTAL
Being presented with specific needs	69.7% 357	70.2% 513	72.2% 377	75.3% 226	66.7% 403	7	70.3% 1876
A sense of gratitude for God's love and goodness	28.9% 148	26.5% 194	25.1% 131	21.7% 65	30.0% 181	4	26.9% 719
Habit or custom over a period of time	0.8% 4	3.0% 22	2.3% 12	3.0% 9	2.3% 14	0	2.3% 61
The church's or the pastor's urging to give	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.8% 5	0	0.3% 8
Other (please specify):	0.4% 2	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0	0.2% 5
Missing	195	115	39	11	45	0	405
TOTAL	100.0% 512	100.0% 731	100.0% 522	100.0% 300	100.0% 604	11	2669

Place of residence (I-WHERLIVE)

	U.S.	Canada	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Being presented with specific needs	72.2% 1326	66.7% 534	64.3% 9	14	70.5% 1869
A sense of gratitude for God's love and goodness	25.3% 465	30.0% 240	14.3% 2	15	26.7% 707
Habit or custom over a period of time	2.0% 36	3.0% 24	14.3% 2	0	2.3% 62
The church's or the pastor's urging to give	0.3% 5	0.4% 3	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 8
Other (please specify):	0.2% 4	0.0% 0	7.1% 1	0	0.2% 5
Missing	257	146	0	0	403
TOTAL	100.0% 1836	100.0% 801	100.0% 14	29	2651

Nationality (I-NTNLTY)

	Swiss/South German/Alsatian	Dutch/North German/Prussian/Russian	British	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Being presented with specific needs	73.0% 750	68.0% 805	71.8% 74	72.5% 150	104	70.6% 1779
A sense of gratitude for God's love and goodness	24.4% 251	29.1% 344	28.2% 29	25.1% 52	46	26.8% 676
Habit or custom over a period of time	1.9% 20	2.4% 29	0.0% 0	2.4% 5	8	2.1% 54
The church's or the pastor's urging to give	0.4% 4	0.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2	0.3% 7
Other (please specify):	0.2% 2	0.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.2% 5
Missing	129	197	19	22	0	367
TOTAL	100.0% 1027	100.0% 1184	100.0% 103	100.0% 207	160	2521

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Lt 20K	20-29K	30-39K	40-49K	50K & up	Missing	TOTAL
Being presented with specific needs	71.2% 363	73.7% 478	68.9% 323	65.2% 234	68.4% 338	147	70.0% 1736
A sense of gratitude for God's love and goodness	26.9% 137	23.0% 149	29.4% 138	30.4% 109	28.1% 139	50	27.1% 672
Habit or custom over a period of time	1.2% 6	2.9% 19	1.7% 8	3.6% 13	2.8% 14	1	2.4% 60
The church's or the pastor's urging to give	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.8% 3	0.6% 3	1	0.3% 8
Other (please specify):	0.8% 4	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.2% 5
Missing	116	79	60	41	50	0	346
TOTAL	100.0% 510	100.0% 649	100.0% 469	100.0% 359	100.0% 494	199	2481

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	Democrat	Republican	Independnt	Missing	TOTAL
Being presented with specific needs	67.4% 248	73.4% 732	62.7% 42	861	71.4% 1022
A sense of gratitude for God's love and goodness	29.1% 107	24.2% 241	35.8% 24	351	26.0% 372
Habit or custom over a period of time	3.3% 12	1.8% 18	0.0% 0	32	2.1% 30
The church's or the pastor's urging to give	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	1.5% 1	5	0.2% 3
Other (please specify):	0.3% 1	0.4% 4	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 5
Missing	35	135	4	0	174
TOTAL	100.0% 368	100.0% 997	100.0% 67	1249	1432