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Survey of Religion and Community Life in Indianapolis, 1999

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Which of the following do you think should be the most important priority for a religious group? Would you say:
  1) Providing services to those in need
  2) Encouraging members to share their faith
  3) Bringing about social and political changes
  8) Don't know
  9) Refused

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
Providing services to those in need 416 51.6% 51.6% -.7
Encouraging members to share their faith 241 29.9% 81.5% .26
Bringing about social and political changes 140 17.4% 98.9% 1.23
Don't know 6 .7% 99.6% 6.07
Refused 3 .4% 100% 7.04

Variable Comparisons


Gender (I-GENDER)

Male Female TOTAL
Providing services to those in need 49.3%
166		 53.4%
250		 51.7%
416
Encouraging members to share their faith 31.8%
107		 28.6%
134		 29.9%
241
Bringing about social and political changes 17.5%
59		 17.1%
80		 17.3%
139
Don't know 0.9%
3		 0.6%
3		 0.7%
6
Refused 0.6%
2		 0.2%
1		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
337		 100.0%
468
805


Education (I-EDUC)

Zero to 11 years 12 years Some college College degree or higher Don't know TOTAL
Providing services to those in need 43.3%
29		 53.8%
126		 49.0%
95		 53.9%
165		 33.3%
1		 51.7%
416
Encouraging members to share their faith 31.3%
21		 28.2%
66		 31.4%
61		 29.7%
91		 66.7%
2		 30.0%
241
Bringing about social and political changes 25.4%
17		 17.5%
41		 18.6%
36		 14.4%
44		 0.0%
0		 17.2%
138
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.0%
2		 1.3%
4		 0.0%
0		 0.7%
6
Refused 0.0%
0		 0.4%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.7%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
67		 100.0%
234		 100.0%
194		 100.0%
306		 100.0%
3
804


Religious preference (I-REL)

Catholic Protestant Oth Chrstn Oth Rel No pref TOTAL
Providing services to those in need 61.5%
88		 47.6%
118		 42.4%
87		 48.5%
49		 67.3%
68		 51.4%
410
Encouraging members to share their faith 23.8%
34		 35.5%
88		 37.1%
76		 27.7%
28		 13.9%
14		 30.1%
240
Bringing about social and political changes 14.0%
20		 15.7%
39		 18.5%
38		 22.8%
23		 18.8%
19		 17.4%
139
Don't know 0.0%
0		 1.2%
3		 1.0%
2		 1.0%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.8%
6
Refused 0.7%
1		 0.0%
0		 1.0%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
143		 100.0%
248		 100.0%
205		 100.0%
101		 100.0%
101
798


Age (I-AGE)

18-29 30-44 45-65 65 and up Refused TOTAL
Providing services to those in need 51.5%
85		 52.8%
142		 52.6%
123		 49.3%
66		 0.0%
0		 51.7%
416
Encouraging members to share their faith 29.1%
48		 27.9%
75		 32.9%
77		 29.9%
40		 33.3%
1		 29.9%
241
Bringing about social and political changes 19.4%
32		 17.8%
48		 13.2%
31		 20.1%
27		 33.3%
1		 17.3%
139
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.7%
2		 1.3%
3		 0.7%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.7%
6
Refused 0.0%
0		 0.7%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 33.3%
1		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
165		 100.0%
269		 100.0%
234		 100.0%
134		 100.0%
3
805


Race (I-RACE)

White Black Wh and Ind Other Dk/ ref TOTAL
Providing services to those in need 56.1%
295		 39.6%
59		 53.3%
24		 45.5%
35		 33.3%
2		 51.7%
415
Encouraging members to share their faith 29.1%
153		 30.9%
46		 24.4%
11		 35.1%
27		 66.7%
4		 30.0%
241
Bringing about social and political changes 14.1%
74		 29.5%
44		 20.0%
9		 14.3%
11		 0.0%
0		 17.2%
138
Don't know 0.4%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 5.2%
4		 0.0%
0		 0.7%
6
Refused 0.4%
2		 0.0%
0		 2.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
526		 100.0%
149		 100.0%
45		 100.0%
77		 100.0%
6
803


Marital status (I-MARITAL)

Married Cohabiting Widowed Sep/ Div Nvr marry TOTAL
Providing services to those in need 49.9%
180		 53.8%
21		 51.8%
29		 50.0%
86		 57.5%
100		 51.9%
416
Encouraging members to share their faith 32.4%
117		 30.8%
12		 23.2%
13		 33.1%
57		 23.6%
41		 29.9%
240
Bringing about social and political changes 15.8%
57		 15.4%
6		 23.2%
13		 16.9%
29		 18.4%
32		 17.1%
137
Don't know 1.4%
5		 0.0%
0		 1.8%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.7%
6
Refused 0.6%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.6%
1		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
361		 100.0%
39		 100.0%
56		 100.0%
172		 100.0%
174
802


Political party (I-PARTY)

Republican Democrat Independnt Other Dk/ ref TOTAL
Providing services to those in need 53.8%
129		 50.2%
139		 51.4%
114		 58.2%
32		 20.0%
2		 51.7%
416
Encouraging members to share their faith 33.8%
81		 30.0%
83		 26.1%
58		 23.6%
13		 60.0%
6		 30.0%
241
Bringing about social and political changes 11.7%
28		 18.8%
52		 21.6%
48		 14.5%
8		 20.0%
2		 17.2%
138
Don't know 0.4%
1		 0.7%
2		 0.9%
2		 1.8%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.7%
6
Refused 0.4%
1		 0.4%
1		 0.0%
0		 1.8%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
240		 100.0%
277		 100.0%
222		 100.0%
55		 100.0%
10
804


Household income (I-INCOME)

$0-19999 $20-29999 $30-39999 $40-49999 $60000+ TOTAL
Providing services to those in need 51.5%
69		 56.1%
69		 53.5%
68		 46.6%
83		 53.8%
114		 52.1%
403
Encouraging members to share their faith 23.9%
32		 30.9%
38		 28.3%
36		 33.7%
60		 30.7%
65		 29.8%
231
Bringing about social and political changes 23.9%
32		 13.0%
16		 18.1%
23		 16.9%
30		 14.2%
30		 16.9%
131
Don't know 0.7%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.7%
3		 0.9%
2		 0.8%
6
Refused 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.1%
2		 0.5%
1		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
134		 100.0%
123		 100.0%
127		 100.0%
178		 100.0%
212
774

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