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Presbyterian Panel Merged, 1994-1996

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[ASKED ONLY OF MEMBERS AND ELDERS] ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO WERE NOT RAISED IN THE CONGREGATION THEY CURRENTLY BELONG TO: Please indicate whether or not each of these was or was not a factor in your decision to join the congregation you now belong to. -- Friends invited me to join.

	1) Yes
	2) No

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	466	40.8%	40.8%	-1.2
No	676	59.2%	100%	.83

Variable Comparisons

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Yes	39.9% 381	44.7% 76	40.6% 457
No	60.1% 575	55.3% 94	59.4% 669
TOTAL	100.0% 956	100.0% 170	1126

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	All other responses	TOTAL
Yes	41.8% 124	42.3% 88	39.9% 244	30.8% 4	40.7% 460
No	58.2% 173	57.7% 120	60.1% 368	69.2% 9	59.3% 670
TOTAL	100.0% 297	100.0% 208	100.0% 612	100.0% 13	1130

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Yes	42.4% 178	39.4% 71	44.9% 102	36.5% 115	40.8% 466
No	57.6% 242	60.6% 109	55.1% 125	63.5% 200	59.2% 676
TOTAL	100.0% 420	100.0% 180	100.0% 227	100.0% 315	1142

Race (I-RACE)

	Afr/As. Am	White	Other	TOTAL
Yes	50.0% 16	40.5% 440	22.2% 2	40.6% 458
No	50.0% 16	59.5% 646	77.8% 7	59.4% 669
TOTAL	100.0% 32	100.0% 1086	100.0% 9	1127

Sex (I-SEX)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Yes	40.7% 238	40.9% 226	40.8% 464
No	59.3% 347	59.1% 327	59.2% 674
TOTAL	100.0% 585	100.0% 553	1138

(I-INCMLY)

	Lt 25K	25K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K & up	TOTAL
Yes	49.2% 58	47.8% 154	35.3% 164	34.9% 59	40.5% 435
No	50.8% 60	52.2% 168	64.7% 300	65.1% 110	59.5% 638
TOTAL	100.0% 118	100.0% 322	100.0% 464	100.0% 169	1073

(I-INCMCL)

Table contains all missing data

(I-EDUCLY)

	HS or less	Some coll.	Coll. degr	Some grad.	Grad degr	TOTAL
Yes	45.0% 63	46.7% 105	37.8% 107	38.7% 60	38.5% 124	40.8% 459
No	55.0% 77	53.3% 120	62.2% 176	61.3% 95	61.5% 198	59.2% 666
TOTAL	100.0% 140	100.0% 225	100.0% 283	100.0% 155	100.0% 322	1125

(I-EDUCCL)

Table contains all missing data

Type of respondent (I-RESTYPE)

	Members	Elders	Pastors	Specialized Clergy	TOTAL
Yes	39.9% 222	41.7% 244	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	40.8% 466
No	60.1% 335	58.3% 341	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	59.2% 676
TOTAL	100.0% 557	100.0% 585	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	1142