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Mennonite Church Member Profile, 1989

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INSURANC (Weighted by WTFACTOR)

Given our affluent twentieth century society and the availability of many commercial insurance companies, which statement best expresses your view of the need of mutual aid programs within the framework of the church; such as offered by Mennonite Mutual Aid (MMA)?

	1) Mutual aid is no longer needed.
	2) Mutual aid is needed but it is not practical for the church to provide it.
	3) Mutual aid is needed but can best be given only at the local congregational level.
	4) Mutual aid is needed at the local level and in church-wide sharing programs.

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Mutual aid is no longer needed.	69	2.9%	2.9%
Mutual aid is needed but it is not practical for the church to provide it.	210	8.9%	11.8%
Mutual aid is needed but can best be given only at the local congregational level.	278	11.8%	23.6%
Mutual aid is needed at the local level and in church-wide sharing programs.	1802	76.4%	100%
Missing	728	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Church (I-CHURCH)

	MC	GCMC	MBC	BCC	EMC	TOTAL
Mutual aid is no longer needed.	2.0% 24	2.6% 14	6.3% 22	3.4% 7	4.2% 2	2.9% 69
Mutual aid is needed but it is not practical for the church to provide it.	6.8% 83	9.2% 49	14.9% 52	9.7% 20	12.5% 6	8.9% 210
Mutual aid is needed but can best be given only at the local congregational level.	9.4% 115	13.5% 72	15.7% 55	13.6% 28	18.8% 9	11.8% 279
Mutual aid is needed at the local level and in church-wide sharing programs.	81.8% 1000	74.7% 399	63.1% 221	73.3% 151	64.6% 31	76.4% 1802
Missing	173	293	209	49	3	727
TOTAL	100.0% 1222	100.0% 534	100.0% 350	100.0% 206	100.0% 48	2360

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	Missing	TOTAL
Mutual aid is no longer needed.	2.8% 32	2.9% 35	2	2.9% 67
Mutual aid is needed but it is not practical for the church to provide it.	8.6% 97	9.1% 111	2	8.9% 208
Mutual aid is needed but can best be given only at the local congregational level.	11.5% 129	12.1% 148	2	11.8% 277
Mutual aid is needed at the local level and in church-wide sharing programs.	77.1% 868	76.0% 929	5	76.5% 1797
Missing	306	413	0	719
TOTAL	100.0% 1126	100.0% 1223	11	2349

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 30	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 64	65 & over	Missing	TOTAL
Mutual aid is no longer needed.	1.9% 8	3.0% 16	4.5% 19	2.2% 12	3.1% 13	0	2.9% 68
Mutual aid is needed but it is not practical for the church to provide it.	8.7% 36	11.0% 59	9.2% 39	7.5% 41	7.8% 33	2	8.9% 208
Mutual aid is needed but can best be given only at the local congregational level.	16.2% 67	10.2% 55	10.0% 42	11.1% 61	11.8% 50	2	11.7% 275
Mutual aid is needed at the local level and in church-wide sharing programs.	73.2% 303	75.8% 408	76.3% 322	79.3% 436	77.3% 327	7	76.5% 1796
Missing	138	147	99	193	141	0	718
TOTAL	100.0% 414	100.0% 538	100.0% 422	100.0% 550	100.0% 423	11	2347

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Single	Married	Widowed	Div./Sep.	Missing	TOTAL
Mutual aid is no longer needed.	2.5% 8	2.9% 55	3.8% 4	4.7% 2	0	2.9% 69
Mutual aid is needed but it is not practical for the church to provide it.	11.0% 35	8.6% 162	5.7% 6	14.0% 6	1	8.9% 209
Mutual aid is needed but can best be given only at the local congregational level.	11.9% 38	11.9% 225	11.4% 12	7.0% 3	1	11.8% 278
Mutual aid is needed at the local level and in church-wide sharing programs.	74.5% 237	76.6% 1450	79.0% 83	74.4% 32	1	76.4% 1802
Missing	106	571	37	12	0	726
TOTAL	100.0% 318	100.0% 1892	100.0% 105	100.0% 43	3	2358

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	Lt HS grad	H.S. grad	Some coll.	Coll. grad	Grad schl	Missing	TOTAL
Mutual aid is no longer needed.	2.1% 10	2.9% 19	2.9% 13	3.1% 8	3.7% 19	0	2.9% 69
Mutual aid is needed but it is not practical for the church to provide it.	9.2% 43	10.2% 68	10.6% 48	9.7% 25	4.7% 24	2	8.8% 208
Mutual aid is needed but can best be given only at the local congregational level.	16.6% 78	13.2% 88	11.5% 52	9.7% 25	6.9% 35	0	11.8% 278
Mutual aid is needed at the local level and in church-wide sharing programs.	72.1% 338	73.7% 490	75.1% 341	77.4% 199	84.6% 430	4	76.4% 1798
Missing	238	180	109	54	140	0	721
TOTAL	100.0% 469	100.0% 665	100.0% 454	100.0% 257	100.0% 508	6	2353

Place of residence (I-WHERLIVE)

	U.S.	Canada	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Mutual aid is no longer needed.	1.9% 38	8.3% 29	0.0% 0	2	2.9% 67
Mutual aid is needed but it is not practical for the church to provide it.	8.3% 163	11.7% 41	15.4% 2	4	8.8% 206
Mutual aid is needed but can best be given only at the local congregational level.	11.0% 217	16.9% 59	0.0% 0	2	11.8% 276
Mutual aid is needed at the local level and in church-wide sharing programs.	78.8% 1553	63.1% 221	84.6% 11	18	76.5% 1785
Missing	123	596	1	0	720
TOTAL	100.0% 1971	100.0% 350	100.0% 13	26	2334

Nationality (I-NTNLTY)

	Swiss/South German/Alsatian	Dutch/North German/Prussian/Russian	British	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Mutual aid is no longer needed.	2.0% 20	3.5% 32	8.0% 7	2.6% 5	5	2.9% 64
Mutual aid is needed but it is not practical for the church to provide it.	6.2% 63	11.4% 104	9.1% 8	7.9% 15	21	8.6% 190
Mutual aid is needed but can best be given only at the local congregational level.	9.4% 95	13.4% 123	15.9% 14	15.3% 29	18	11.8% 261
Mutual aid is needed at the local level and in church-wide sharing programs.	82.4% 834	71.7% 657	67.0% 59	74.1% 140	112	76.6% 1690
Missing	143	465	35	39	0	682
TOTAL	100.0% 1012	100.0% 916	100.0% 88	100.0% 189	156	2205

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Lt 20K	20-29K	30-39K	40-49K	50K & up	Missing	TOTAL
Mutual aid is no longer needed.	1.4% 7	2.4% 14	3.5% 14	2.7% 8	4.5% 19	7	2.8% 62
Mutual aid is needed but it is not practical for the church to provide it.	9.5% 48	8.0% 46	9.6% 39	8.5% 25	9.3% 39	13	9.0% 197
Mutual aid is needed but can best be given only at the local congregational level.	12.1% 61	11.0% 63	11.4% 46	9.8% 29	13.4% 56	22	11.6% 255
Mutual aid is needed at the local level and in church-wide sharing programs.	77.0% 389	78.5% 449	75.6% 306	79.0% 233	72.8% 305	119	76.6% 1682
Missing	121	155	125	104	124	0	629
TOTAL	100.0% 505	100.0% 572	100.0% 405	100.0% 295	100.0% 419	161	2196

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	Democrat	Republican	Independnt	Missing	TOTAL
Mutual aid is no longer needed.	1.3% 5	2.3% 25	0.0% 0	39	2.0% 30
Mutual aid is needed but it is not practical for the church to provide it.	6.3% 24	8.0% 86	10.4% 7	92	7.7% 117
Mutual aid is needed but can best be given only at the local congregational level.	8.9% 34	12.2% 130	10.4% 7	107	11.3% 171
Mutual aid is needed at the local level and in church-wide sharing programs.	83.6% 321	77.5% 828	79.1% 53	599	79.1% 1202
Missing	18	61	5	0	84
TOTAL	100.0% 384	100.0% 1069	100.0% 67	837	1520