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Presbyterian Panel Merged, 1994-1996

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INTROCH8

[ASKED ONLY OF MEMBERS AND ELDERS] ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO WERE NOT RAISED IN THE CONGREGATION THEY CURRENTLY BELONG TO: Which one of these reasons was the most important in your introduction to your current congregation?

	1) I was looking for a nearby church, regardless of denomination
	2) I was looking for a Presbyterian church
	3) I was introduced by a relative who is/was a member of the congregation
	4) I was introduced by a friend/neighbor/acquaintance who is/was a member of the congregation
	5) I was one of the charter members
	6) I heard or read about the church and decided to try it
	7) The pastor visited or called me
	8) Not applicable

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
I was looking for a nearby church, regardless of denomination	160	11.3%	11.3%	-1.29
I was looking for a Presbyterian church	477	33.7%	45%	-.73
I was introduced by a relative who is/was a member of the congregation	194	13.7%	58.7%	-.18
I was introduced by a friend/neighbor/acquaintance who is/was a member of the congregation	313	22.1%	80.8%	.38
I was one of the charter members	16	1.1%	81.9%	.93
I heard or read about the church and decided to try it	128	9%	91%	1.49
The pastor visited or called me	123	8.7%	99.6%	2.04
Not applicable	5	.4%	100%	2.6

Variable Comparisons

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
I was looking for a nearby church, regardless of denomination	11.2% 133	10.3% 22	11.1% 155
I was looking for a Presbyterian church	34.1% 403	33.3% 71	34.0% 474
I was introduced by a relative who is/was a member of the congregation	13.8% 163	12.2% 26	13.5% 189
I was introduced by a friend/neighbor/acquaintance who is/was a member of the congregation	21.6% 256	24.4% 52	22.1% 308
I was one of the charter members	0.9% 11	2.3% 5	1.1% 16
I heard or read about the church and decided to try it	9.5% 112	6.6% 14	9.0% 126
The pastor visited or called me	8.5% 100	10.8% 23	8.8% 123
Not applicable	0.4% 5	0.0% 0	0.4% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 1183	100.0% 213	1396

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	All other responses	TOTAL
I was looking for a nearby church, regardless of denomination	10.7% 40	17.4% 45	8.9% 67	25.0% 4	11.2% 156
I was looking for a Presbyterian church	29.8% 111	29.8% 77	36.8% 276	50.0% 8	33.8% 472
I was introduced by a relative who is/was a member of the congregation	14.2% 53	10.5% 27	14.6% 110	18.8% 3	13.8% 193
I was introduced by a friend/neighbor/acquaintance who is/was a member of the congregation	23.9% 89	24.8% 64	20.8% 156	6.3% 1	22.2% 310
I was one of the charter members	1.9% 7	1.6% 4	0.5% 4	0.0% 0	1.1% 15
I heard or read about the church and decided to try it	8.6% 32	8.9% 23	9.6% 72	0.0% 0	9.1% 127
The pastor visited or called me	10.5% 39	7.0% 18	8.5% 64	0.0% 0	8.7% 121
Not applicable	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 373	100.0% 258	100.0% 751	100.0% 16	1398

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
I was looking for a nearby church, regardless of denomination	13.4% 68	10.2% 23	7.3% 22	12.2% 47	11.3% 160
I was looking for a Presbyterian church	34.4% 174	35.8% 81	31.7% 95	33.1% 127	33.7% 477
I was introduced by a relative who is/was a member of the congregation	11.5% 58	14.2% 32	15.3% 46	15.1% 58	13.7% 194
I was introduced by a friend/neighbor/acquaintance who is/was a member of the congregation	22.5% 114	19.0% 43	26.0% 78	20.3% 78	22.1% 313
I was one of the charter members	0.8% 4	1.3% 3	2.3% 7	0.5% 2	1.1% 16
I heard or read about the church and decided to try it	8.3% 42	8.8% 20	8.3% 25	10.7% 41	9.0% 128
The pastor visited or called me	8.9% 45	10.2% 23	8.7% 26	7.6% 29	8.7% 123
Not applicable	0.2% 1	0.4% 1	0.3% 1	0.5% 2	0.4% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 506	100.0% 226	100.0% 300	100.0% 384	1416

Race (I-RACE)

	Afr/As. Am	White	Other	TOTAL
I was looking for a nearby church, regardless of denomination	16.7% 7	10.9% 146	15.4% 2	11.1% 155
I was looking for a Presbyterian church	23.8% 10	34.0% 456	38.5% 5	33.7% 471
I was introduced by a relative who is/was a member of the congregation	19.0% 8	13.7% 184	15.4% 2	13.9% 194
I was introduced by a friend/neighbor/acquaintance who is/was a member of the congregation	23.8% 10	22.2% 298	15.4% 2	22.2% 310
I was one of the charter members	2.4% 1	1.0% 14	0.0% 0	1.1% 15
I heard or read about the church and decided to try it	7.1% 3	9.2% 123	0.0% 0	9.0% 126
The pastor visited or called me	7.1% 3	8.6% 115	15.4% 2	8.6% 120
Not applicable	0.0% 0	0.4% 5	0.0% 0	0.4% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 42	100.0% 1341	100.0% 13	1396

Sex (I-SEX)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
I was looking for a nearby church, regardless of denomination	10.8% 80	11.8% 79	11.3% 159
I was looking for a Presbyterian church	34.4% 255	33.0% 221	33.7% 476
I was introduced by a relative who is/was a member of the congregation	14.7% 109	12.5% 84	13.7% 193
I was introduced by a friend/neighbor/acquaintance who is/was a member of the congregation	22.0% 163	22.2% 149	22.1% 312
I was one of the charter members	1.3% 10	0.9% 6	1.1% 16
I heard or read about the church and decided to try it	7.8% 58	10.3% 69	9.0% 127
The pastor visited or called me	8.5% 63	9.0% 60	8.7% 123
Not applicable	0.4% 3	0.3% 2	0.4% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 741	100.0% 670	1411

(I-INCMLY)

	Lt 25K	25K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K & up	TOTAL
I was looking for a nearby church, regardless of denomination	6.5% 11	11.2% 47	11.8% 65	10.5% 20	10.8% 143
I was looking for a Presbyterian church	33.9% 57	29.8% 125	38.3% 210	30.5% 58	33.9% 450
I was introduced by a relative who is/was a member of the congregation	14.3% 24	14.8% 62	13.8% 76	10.5% 20	13.7% 182
I was introduced by a friend/neighbor/acquaintance who is/was a member of the congregation	26.2% 44	26.7% 112	20.0% 110	19.5% 37	22.8% 303
I was one of the charter members	0.6% 1	1.7% 7	0.2% 1	2.6% 5	1.1% 14
I heard or read about the church and decided to try it	6.0% 10	7.1% 30	7.7% 42	18.4% 35	8.8% 117
The pastor visited or called me	11.9% 20	8.6% 36	7.7% 42	7.9% 15	8.5% 113
Not applicable	0.6% 1	0.2% 1	0.5% 3	0.0% 0	0.4% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 420	100.0% 549	100.0% 190	1327

(I-INCMCL)

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(I-EDUCLY)

	HS or less	Some coll.	Coll. degr	Some grad.	Grad degr	TOTAL
I was looking for a nearby church, regardless of denomination	10.9% 22	7.7% 22	10.0% 34	15.2% 29	13.7% 51	11.4% 158
I was looking for a Presbyterian church	26.9% 54	30.4% 87	35.3% 120	38.7% 74	36.7% 137	33.9% 472
I was introduced by a relative who is/was a member of the congregation	17.4% 35	15.7% 45	15.9% 54	9.9% 19	9.9% 37	13.7% 190
I was introduced by a friend/neighbor/acquaintance who is/was a member of the congregation	21.4% 43	24.1% 69	19.7% 67	21.5% 41	23.3% 87	22.1% 307
I was one of the charter members	3.0% 6	1.7% 5	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.8% 3	1.1% 15
I heard or read about the church and decided to try it	5.0% 10	11.5% 33	10.0% 34	8.4% 16	8.6% 32	9.0% 125
The pastor visited or called me	14.4% 29	8.0% 23	8.8% 30	6.3% 12	6.7% 25	8.6% 119
Not applicable	1.0% 2	0.7% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.4% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 201	100.0% 286	100.0% 340	100.0% 191	100.0% 373	1391

(I-EDUCCL)

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Type of respondent (I-RESTYPE)

	Members	Elders	Pastors	Specialized Clergy	TOTAL
I was looking for a nearby church, regardless of denomination	10.7% 75	11.9% 85	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	11.3% 160
I was looking for a Presbyterian church	33.6% 235	33.8% 242	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	33.7% 477
I was introduced by a relative who is/was a member of the congregation	13.0% 91	14.4% 103	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	13.7% 194
I was introduced by a friend/neighbor/acquaintance who is/was a member of the congregation	21.6% 151	22.6% 162	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	22.1% 313
I was one of the charter members	1.0% 7	1.3% 9	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	1.1% 16
I heard or read about the church and decided to try it	10.7% 75	7.4% 53	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	9.0% 128
The pastor visited or called me	8.9% 62	8.5% 61	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	8.7% 123
Not applicable	0.6% 4	0.1% 1	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.4% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 700	100.0% 716	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	1416