Mennonite Church Member Profile, 1989

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COOPERAT (Weighted by WTFACTOR) Which of the following best expresses your opinion about cooperation between the various Mennonite and Brethren in Christ denominations?   1) There should be no cooperative activities at all.   2) There should be fewer cooperative activities than there now are.   3) Cooperation should be maintained about at current levels.   4) Cooperative activities and programs should be gradually increased as specific needs for cooperation arise.   5) Every effort should be made toward eventual integration of as many programs and institutions as possible.

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
There should be no cooperative activities at all.	46	1.5%	1.5%
There should be fewer cooperative activities than there now are.	55	1.8%	3.3%
Cooperation should be maintained about at current levels.	957	32%	35.3%
Cooperative activities and programs should be gradually increased as specific needs for cooperation arise.	1355	45.2%	80.5%
Every effort should be made toward eventual integration of as many programs and institutions as possible.	582	19.4%	99.9%
Missing	93	%	%

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
There should be no cooperative activities at all.	2.3% 31	1.1% 9	0.4% 2	0.8% 2	2.0% 1	1.5% 45
There should be fewer cooperative activities than there now are.	1.8% 25	1.9% 15	1.1% 6	2.9% 7	4.1% 2	1.8% 55
Cooperation should be maintained about at current levels.	32.5% 441	24.6% 198	33.4% 179	45.7% 112	53.1% 26	32.0% 956
Cooperative activities and programs should be gradually increased as specific needs for cooperation arise.	43.7% 593	46.1% 371	51.1% 274	40.8% 100	32.7% 16	45.3% 1354
Every effort should be made toward eventual integration of as many programs and institutions as possible.	19.7% 268	26.2% 211	14.0% 75	9.8% 24	8.2% 4	19.5% 582
Missing	35	22	23	11	3	94
TOTAL	100.0% 1358	100.0% 804	100.0% 536	100.0% 245	100.0% 49	2992

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	Missing	TOTAL
There should be no cooperative activities at all.	0.9% 12	2.0% 31	2	1.4% 43
There should be fewer cooperative activities than there now are.	2.6% 36	1.1% 17	2	1.8% 53
Cooperation should be maintained about at current levels.	29.2% 409	34.5% 543	4	32.0% 952
Cooperative activities and programs should be gradually increased as specific needs for cooperation arise.	44.8% 627	45.9% 723	5	45.4% 1350
Every effort should be made toward eventual integration of as many programs and institutions as possible.	22.6% 316	16.6% 262	4	19.4% 578
Missing	30	60	0	90
TOTAL	100.0% 1400	100.0% 1576	17	2976

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 30	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 64	65 & over	Missing	TOTAL
There should be no cooperative activities at all.	0.4% 2	2.1% 14	0.0% 0	2.1% 15	2.5% 13	1	1.5% 44
There should be fewer cooperative activities than there now are.	1.3% 7	1.3% 9	1.5% 8	2.8% 20	1.9% 10	1	1.8% 54
Cooperation should be maintained about at current levels.	33.8% 185	30.5% 205	30.6% 159	29.6% 212	36.9% 192	4	32.0% 953
Cooperative activities and programs should be gradually increased as specific needs for cooperation arise.	46.1% 252	49.8% 335	48.4% 251	44.8% 321	35.5% 185	12	45.1% 1344
Every effort should be made toward eventual integration of as many programs and institutions as possible.	18.5% 101	16.3% 110	19.5% 101	20.8% 149	23.2% 121	1	19.5% 582
Missing	6	13	3	26	43	0	91
TOTAL	100.0% 547	100.0% 673	100.0% 519	100.0% 717	100.0% 521	19	2977

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Single	Married	Widowed	Div./Sep.	Missing	TOTAL
There should be no cooperative activities at all.	0.7% 3	1.5% 37	3.2% 4	4.1% 2	0	1.5% 46
There should be fewer cooperative activities than there now are.	1.4% 6	1.8% 42	4.0% 5	0.0% 0	1	1.8% 53
Cooperation should be maintained about at current levels.	31.9% 132	31.8% 762	40.0% 50	24.5% 12	0	32.0% 956
Cooperative activities and programs should be gradually increased as specific needs for cooperation arise.	44.7% 185	45.8% 1100	33.6% 42	55.1% 27	1	45.3% 1354
Every effort should be made toward eventual integration of as many programs and institutions as possible.	21.3% 88	19.1% 459	19.2% 24	16.3% 8	2	19.4% 579
Missing	9	63	16	5	0	93
TOTAL	100.0% 414	100.0% 2400	100.0% 125	100.0% 49	4	2988

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	Lt HS grad	H.S. grad	Some coll.	Coll. grad	Grad schl	Missing	TOTAL
There should be no cooperative activities at all.	3.2% 21	2.1% 17	1.1% 6	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0	1.5% 46
There should be fewer cooperative activities than there now are.	5.1% 33	0.6% 5	0.9% 5	1.0% 3	1.4% 9	0	1.8% 55
Cooperation should be maintained about at current levels.	40.4% 264	40.0% 332	27.2% 150	24.4% 75	20.5% 132	5	31.9% 953
Cooperative activities and programs should be gradually increased as specific needs for cooperation arise.	32.2% 210	41.3% 342	52.3% 288	54.2% 167	53.4% 344	5	45.3% 1351
Every effort should be made toward eventual integration of as many programs and institutions as possible.	19.1% 125	16.0% 133	18.5% 102	20.5% 63	24.4% 157	2	19.4% 580
Missing	56	17	12	3	5	0	93
TOTAL	100.0% 653	100.0% 829	100.0% 551	100.0% 308	100.0% 644	12	2985

Place of residence (I-WHERLIVE)

	U.S.	Canada	Other	Missing	TOTAL
There should be no cooperative activities at all.	2.0% 40	0.7% 6	0.0% 0	0	1.6% 46
There should be fewer cooperative activities than there now are.	1.9% 38	1.5% 14	0.0% 0	3	1.8% 52
Cooperation should be maintained about at current levels.	33.3% 678	29.0% 265	15.4% 2	11	31.9% 945
Cooperative activities and programs should be gradually increased as specific needs for cooperation arise.	44.9% 912	46.3% 424	61.5% 8	11	45.4% 1344
Every effort should be made toward eventual integration of as many programs and institutions as possible.	18.0% 365	22.5% 206	23.1% 3	7	19.4% 574
Missing	60	31	0	0	91
TOTAL	100.0% 2033	100.0% 915	100.0% 13	32	2961

Nationality (I-NTNLTY)

	Swiss/South German/Alsatian	Dutch/North German/Prussian/Russian	British	Other	Missing	TOTAL
There should be no cooperative activities at all.	1.1% 13	1.1% 15	0.8% 1	3.7% 8	9	1.3% 37
There should be fewer cooperative activities than there now are.	1.3% 15	1.8% 24	2.5% 3	3.7% 8	4	1.8% 50
Cooperation should be maintained about at current levels.	32.5% 368	30.1% 405	37.0% 44	29.0% 63	77	31.3% 880
Cooperative activities and programs should be gradually increased as specific needs for cooperation arise.	46.1% 523	47.3% 636	41.2% 49	41.9% 91	56	46.1% 1299
Every effort should be made toward eventual integration of as many programs and institutions as possible.	19.0% 215	19.7% 265	18.5% 22	21.7% 47	32	19.5% 549
Missing	21	35	3	12	0	71
TOTAL	100.0% 1134	100.0% 1345	100.0% 119	100.0% 217	178	2815

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Lt 20K	20-29K	30-39K	40-49K	50K & up	Missing	TOTAL
There should be no cooperative activities at all.	1.8% 11	2.1% 15	0.8% 4	0.3% 1	0.2% 1	14	1.2% 32
There should be fewer cooperative activities than there now are.	2.2% 13	1.7% 12	2.1% 11	1.3% 5	2.1% 11	4	1.9% 52
Cooperation should be maintained about at current levels.	33.4% 200	32.4% 231	29.6% 154	30.1% 118	29.5% 158	96	31.2% 861
Cooperative activities and programs should be gradually increased as specific needs for cooperation arise.	42.6% 255	45.6% 325	47.0% 245	50.3% 197	47.3% 253	79	46.2% 1275
Every effort should be made toward eventual integration of as many programs and institutions as possible.	19.9% 119	18.1% 129	20.5% 107	18.1% 71	20.9% 112	45	19.5% 538
Missing	29	15	9	9	9	0	71
TOTAL	100.0% 598	100.0% 712	100.0% 521	100.0% 392	100.0% 535	238	2758

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	Democrat	Republican	Independnt	Missing	TOTAL
There should be no cooperative activities at all.	2.0% 8	1.0% 11	0.0% 0	27	1.2% 19
There should be fewer cooperative activities than there now are.	1.3% 5	1.9% 21	5.6% 4	25	1.9% 30
Cooperation should be maintained about at current levels.	20.7% 82	36.9% 407	23.6% 17	451	32.2% 506
Cooperative activities and programs should be gradually increased as specific needs for cooperation arise.	50.0% 198	45.7% 504	50.0% 36	617	47.0% 738
Every effort should be made toward eventual integration of as many programs and institutions as possible.	26.0% 103	14.5% 160	20.8% 15	305	17.7% 278
Missing	6	29	0	0	35
TOTAL	100.0% 396	100.0% 1103	100.0% 72	1425	1571