Mennonite Church Member Profile, 1989

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COOPCOMM (Weighted by WTFACTOR) Which statement best expresses your opinion about your congregation engaging in cooperative programs and activities with churches of other denominations (Mennonite or non-Mennonite) in your local community?   1) Such activities should be avoided, as they might do more harm than good.   2) There should be fewer cooperative activities than there are now.   3) Some cooperative activities could be engaged in with proper caution.   4) Cooperative programs and activities should be actively encouraged.   5) Our congregation should make all efforts to plan and promote such inter-church cooperation.

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Such activities should be avoided, as they might do more harm than good.	67	2.2%	2.2%
There should be fewer cooperative activities than there are now.	36	1.2%	3.4%
Some cooperative activities could be engaged in with proper caution.	944	31.5%	34.9%
Cooperative programs and activities should be actively encouraged.	1360	45.3%	80.2%
Our congregation should make all efforts to plan and promote such inter-church cooperation.	593	19.8%	100%
Missing	86	%	%

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
Such activities should be avoided, as they might do more harm than good.	3.2% 44	1.6% 13	0.9% 5	1.7% 4	2.0% 1	2.2% 67
There should be fewer cooperative activities than there are now.	1.6% 22	0.9% 7	0.9% 5	0.8% 2	0.0% 0	1.2% 36
Some cooperative activities could be engaged in with proper caution.	33.8% 462	24.5% 196	33.1% 179	34.6% 83	48.0% 24	31.5% 944
Cooperative programs and activities should be actively encouraged.	44.1% 603	46.4% 372	48.0% 259	45.0% 108	36.0% 18	45.3% 1360
Our congregation should make all efforts to plan and promote such inter-church cooperation.	17.3% 237	26.6% 213	17.0% 92	17.9% 43	14.0% 7	19.7% 592
Missing	27	26	19	14	1	87
TOTAL	100.0% 1368	100.0% 801	100.0% 540	100.0% 240	100.0% 50	2999

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	Missing	TOTAL
Such activities should be avoided, as they might do more harm than good.	2.0% 28	2.3% 37	2	2.2% 65
There should be fewer cooperative activities than there are now.	1.2% 17	1.1% 18	1	1.2% 35
Some cooperative activities could be engaged in with proper caution.	32.7% 458	30.3% 479	7	31.4% 937
Cooperative programs and activities should be actively encouraged.	44.7% 626	46.2% 732	2	45.5% 1358
Our congregation should make all efforts to plan and promote such inter-church cooperation.	19.4% 272	20.0% 317	4	19.7% 589
Missing	30	54	0	84
TOTAL	100.0% 1401	100.0% 1583	16	2984

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 30	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 64	65 & over	Missing	TOTAL
Such activities should be avoided, as they might do more harm than good.	1.6% 9	0.9% 6	1.0% 5	2.5% 18	5.5% 29	1	2.2% 67
There should be fewer cooperative activities than there are now.	1.1% 6	0.9% 6	0.8% 4	1.0% 7	2.1% 11	1	1.1% 34
Some cooperative activities could be engaged in with proper caution.	27.3% 149	28.8% 196	31.0% 160	32.5% 234	38.2% 200	7	31.4% 939
Cooperative programs and activities should be actively encouraged.	48.9% 267	53.7% 365	48.3% 249	42.6% 307	31.7% 166	7	45.3% 1354
Our congregation should make all efforts to plan and promote such inter-church cooperation.	21.1% 115	15.7% 107	19.0% 98	21.5% 155	22.4% 117	1	19.8% 592
Missing	7	7	6	23	41	0	84
TOTAL	100.0% 546	100.0% 680	100.0% 516	100.0% 721	100.0% 523	17	2986

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Single	Married	Widowed	Div./Sep.	Missing	TOTAL
Such activities should be avoided, as they might do more harm than good.	1.2% 5	2.3% 56	4.5% 6	0.0% 0	0	2.2% 67
There should be fewer cooperative activities than there are now.	1.7% 7	1.1% 27	0.8% 1	0.0% 0	0	1.2% 35
Some cooperative activities could be engaged in with proper caution.	30.4% 126	31.6% 757	34.6% 46	28.8% 15	1	31.5% 944
Cooperative programs and activities should be actively encouraged.	46.3% 192	45.4% 1088	36.1% 48	59.6% 31	2	45.3% 1359
Our congregation should make all efforts to plan and promote such inter-church cooperation.	20.5% 85	19.6% 469	24.1% 32	11.5% 6	1	19.8% 592
Missing	9	66	10	1	0	86
TOTAL	100.0% 415	100.0% 2397	100.0% 133	100.0% 52	4	2997

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	Lt HS grad	H.S. grad	Some coll.	Coll. grad	Grad schl	Missing	TOTAL
Such activities should be avoided, as they might do more harm than good.	6.7% 44	1.5% 12	1.3% 7	0.6% 2	0.3% 2	0	2.2% 67
There should be fewer cooperative activities than there are now.	3.6% 24	0.8% 7	0.4% 2	0.6% 2	0.2% 1	0	1.2% 36
Some cooperative activities could be engaged in with proper caution.	37.4% 247	36.1% 298	28.1% 155	23.6% 73	25.5% 164	8	31.3% 937
Cooperative programs and activities should be actively encouraged.	31.2% 206	42.4% 350	50.5% 279	57.3% 177	53.8% 346	2	45.4% 1358
Our congregation should make all efforts to plan and promote such inter-church cooperation.	21.1% 139	19.2% 158	19.7% 109	17.8% 55	20.2% 130	2	19.8% 591
Missing	48	20	10	2	6	0	86
TOTAL	100.0% 660	100.0% 825	100.0% 552	100.0% 309	100.0% 643	12	2989

Place of residence (I-WHERLIVE)

	U.S.	Canada	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Such activities should be avoided, as they might do more harm than good.	2.6% 54	1.3% 12	0.0% 0	2	2.2% 66
There should be fewer cooperative activities than there are now.	1.2% 25	0.8% 7	0.0% 0	4	1.1% 32
Some cooperative activities could be engaged in with proper caution.	32.0% 654	30.4% 277	23.1% 3	11	31.5% 934
Cooperative programs and activities should be actively encouraged.	45.7% 933	44.8% 409	76.9% 10	7	45.6% 1352
Our congregation should make all efforts to plan and promote such inter-church cooperation.	18.4% 376	22.7% 207	0.0% 0	10	19.6% 583
Missing	52	34	0	0	86
TOTAL	100.0% 2042	100.0% 912	100.0% 13	34	2967

Nationality (I-NTNLTY)

	Swiss/South German/Alsatian	Dutch/North German/Prussian/Russian	British	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Such activities should be avoided, as they might do more harm than good.	1.5% 17	2.6% 35	0.9% 1	2.3% 5	9	2.1% 58
There should be fewer cooperative activities than there are now.	1.5% 17	0.7% 9	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	10	0.9% 26
Some cooperative activities could be engaged in with proper caution.	34.2% 389	29.0% 389	29.9% 35	29.4% 64	68	31.2% 877
Cooperative programs and activities should be actively encouraged.	47.0% 534	46.8% 629	42.7% 50	42.2% 92	55	46.4% 1305
Our congregation should make all efforts to plan and promote such inter-church cooperation.	15.8% 180	20.9% 281	26.5% 31	26.1% 57	43	19.5% 549
Missing	17	36	5	11	0	69
TOTAL	100.0% 1137	100.0% 1343	100.0% 117	100.0% 218	185	2815

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Lt 20K	20-29K	30-39K	40-49K	50K & up	Missing	TOTAL
Such activities should be avoided, as they might do more harm than good.	3.5% 21	2.4% 17	1.0% 5	0.8% 3	1.1% 6	16	1.9% 52
There should be fewer cooperative activities than there are now.	1.8% 11	1.3% 9	0.4% 2	1.0% 4	0.9% 5	6	1.1% 31
Some cooperative activities could be engaged in with proper caution.	34.0% 205	31.3% 221	29.9% 157	29.1% 115	30.4% 163	83	31.1% 861
Cooperative programs and activities should be actively encouraged.	40.5% 244	46.0% 325	48.6% 255	51.9% 205	47.4% 254	76	46.4% 1283
Our congregation should make all efforts to plan and promote such inter-church cooperation.	20.2% 122	19.0% 134	20.2% 106	17.2% 68	20.1% 108	56	19.5% 538
Missing	24	22	6	5	7	0	64
TOTAL	100.0% 603	100.0% 706	100.0% 525	100.0% 395	100.0% 536	237	2765

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	Democrat	Republican	Independnt	Missing	TOTAL
Such activities should be avoided, as they might do more harm than good.	0.8% 3	1.9% 21	1.4% 1	43	1.6% 25
There should be fewer cooperative activities than there are now.	0.8% 3	1.1% 12	2.8% 2	19	1.1% 17
Some cooperative activities could be engaged in with proper caution.	18.1% 72	34.1% 377	36.1% 26	470	30.1% 475
Cooperative programs and activities should be actively encouraged.	55.0% 219	45.8% 506	43.1% 31	604	48.0% 756
Our congregation should make all efforts to plan and promote such inter-church cooperation.	25.4% 101	17.2% 190	16.7% 12	290	19.2% 303
Missing	5	25	0	0	30
TOTAL	100.0% 398	100.0% 1106	100.0% 72	1426	1576