Presbyterian Panel Merged, 1994-1996

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WHYBLNG8 [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. -- I was impressed by the pastor.   1) Yes   2) No

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	1000	80.6%	80.6%	-.49
No	240	19.4%	100%	2.04

Variable Comparisons

Marital status Political party Region Race Sex Type of respondent

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Yes	80.1% 833	83.8% 155	80.7% 988
No	19.9% 207	16.2% 30	19.3% 237
TOTAL	100.0% 1040	100.0% 185	1225

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	All other responses	TOTAL
Yes	80.1% 257	80.2% 182	80.5% 534	93.8% 15	80.5% 988
No	19.9% 64	19.8% 45	19.5% 129	6.3% 1	19.5% 239
TOTAL	100.0% 321	100.0% 227	100.0% 663	100.0% 16	1227

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Yes	78.2% 345	81.0% 162	83.8% 218	81.1% 275	80.6% 1000
No	21.8% 96	19.0% 38	16.2% 42	18.9% 64	19.4% 240
TOTAL	100.0% 441	100.0% 200	100.0% 260	100.0% 339	1240

Race (I-RACE)

	Afr/As. Am	White	Other	TOTAL
Yes	80.6% 25	80.8% 954	63.6% 7	80.6% 986
No	19.4% 6	19.2% 227	36.4% 4	19.4% 237
TOTAL	100.0% 31	100.0% 1181	100.0% 11	1223

Sex (I-SEX)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Yes	82.0% 536	79.1% 461	80.6% 997
No	18.0% 118	20.9% 122	19.4% 240
TOTAL	100.0% 654	100.0% 583	1237

(I-INCMLY)

	Lt 25K	25K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K & up	TOTAL
Yes	83.1% 108	77.0% 264	82.4% 418	82.3% 149	80.9% 939
No	16.9% 22	23.0% 79	17.6% 89	17.7% 32	19.1% 222
TOTAL	100.0% 130	100.0% 343	100.0% 507	100.0% 181	1161

(I-INCMCL)

Table contains all missing data

(I-EDUCLY)

	HS or less	Some coll.	Coll. degr	Some grad.	Grad degr	TOTAL
Yes	78.8% 126	77.7% 188	81.2% 250	81.5% 137	82.3% 283	80.5% 984
No	21.3% 34	22.3% 54	18.8% 58	18.5% 31	17.7% 61	19.5% 238
TOTAL	100.0% 160	100.0% 242	100.0% 308	100.0% 168	100.0% 344	1222

(I-EDUCCL)

Table contains all missing data

Type of respondent (I-RESTYPE)

	Members	Elders	Pastors	Specialized Clergy	TOTAL
Yes	82.9% 513	78.4% 487	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	80.6% 1000
No	17.1% 106	21.6% 134	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	19.4% 240
TOTAL	100.0% 619	100.0% 621	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	1240