The Orthodox Church Today: A National Study of Parishioners and the Realities of the Orthodox Parish Life in the USA

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GOODROS The following statements deal with what many think it takes to be a good Orthodox Christian. Please, indicate if you think a person can be a good Orthodox Christian WITHOUT performing these actions. Without believing that Jesus rose from the dead.   1) No, he/she cannot be considered a good Orthodox Christian   2) Yes, he/she still can be a good Orthodox Christian   9) No answer

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No, he/she cannot be considered a good Orthodox Christian	900	96.3%	96.3%	-.16
Yes, he/she still can be a good Orthodox Christian	17	1.8%	98.1%	.75
No answer	18	1.9%	100%	7.08

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Gender

Age (I-AGE)

	18 years old or younger	Between 19 and 25 years old	Between 26 and 45 years old	Between 46 and 65 years old	66 years old or older	TOTAL
No, he/she cannot be considered a good Orthodox Christian	87.5% 7	94.4% 51	97.0% 256	97.0% 384	95.8% 184	96.5% 882
Yes, he/she still can be a good Orthodox Christian	0.0% 0	1.9% 1	0.8% 2	2.5% 10	1.6% 3	1.8% 16
No answer	12.5% 1	3.7% 2	2.3% 6	0.5% 2	2.6% 5	1.8% 16
TOTAL	100.0% 8	100.0% 54	100.0% 264	100.0% 396	100.0% 192	914

Education (I-EDUC)

	High school diploma or less	Some college or technical school	College graduate with Bachelor's degree	Master's degree	Doctoral degree	No response	TOTAL
No, he/she cannot be considered a good Orthodox Christian	91.6% 76	97.6% 201	97.6% 328	95.9% 213	97.3% 72	69.2% 9	96.3% 899
Yes, he/she still can be a good Orthodox Christian	2.4% 2	1.5% 3	1.2% 4	2.7% 6	1.4% 1	7.7% 1	1.8% 17
No answer	6.0% 5	1.0% 2	1.2% 4	1.4% 3	1.4% 1	23.1% 3	1.9% 18
TOTAL	100.0% 83	100.0% 206	100.0% 336	100.0% 222	100.0% 74	100.0% 13	934

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	No answer	TOTAL
No, he/she cannot be considered a good Orthodox Christian	96.4% 455	96.5% 442	50.0% 2	96.3% 899
Yes, he/she still can be a good Orthodox Christian	1.9% 9	1.7% 8	0.0% 0	1.8% 17
No answer	1.7% 8	1.7% 8	50.0% 2	1.9% 18
TOTAL	100.0% 472	100.0% 458	100.0% 4	934