Presbyterian Panel Study, 1997-1999 - Demographic Information, Members and Elders

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ATTNDSUN

How often do you attend your congregation's Sunday worship services?
  1) Never
  2) Less than once a year
  3) Once or twice a year
  4) Several times a year
  5) Once a month
  6) Two to three times a month
  7) Nearly every week
  8) Every week

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
Never 23 .9% .9% -4.54
Less than once a year 22 .8% 1.7% -3.76
Once or twice a year 40 1.5% 3.2% -2.98
Several times a year 106 4% 7.2% -2.19
Once a month 102 3.8% 11% -1.41
Two to three times a month 327 12.3% 23.3% -.63
Nearly every week 1295 48.7% 72% .15
Every week 746 28% 100% .93

Variable Comparisons


Gender (I-GENDER)

Female Male TOTAL
Never 0.8%
12
0.9%
11
0.9%
23
Less than once a year 0.8%
12
0.8%
10
0.8%
22
Once or twice a year 1.8%
25
1.1%
14
1.5%
39
Several times a year 4.1%
58
3.9%
48
4.0%
106
Once a month 3.6%
51
4.2%
51
3.8%
102
Two to three times a month 11.8%
169
12.8%
157
12.3%
326
Nearly every week 47.4%
677
50.2%
616
48.7%
1293
Every week 29.6%
423
26.1%
320
28.0%
743
TOTAL 100.0%
1427
100.0%
1227

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Marital status (I-MARITAL)

Married Not married TOTAL
Never 0.7%
15
1.5%
7
0.8%
22
Less than once a year 0.6%
12
2.1%
10
0.8%
22
Once or twice a year 0.9%
20
3.8%
18
1.5%
38
Several times a year 3.4%
71
6.6%
31
3.9%
102
Once a month 3.8%
81
4.2%
20
3.9%
101
Two to three times a month 13.5%
285
7.8%
37
12.4%
322
Nearly every week 49.6%
1051
44.7%
211
48.7%
1262
Every week 27.5%
582
29.2%
138
27.8%
720
TOTAL 100.0%
2117
100.0%
472

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Political party (I-POLITAFF)

Democrat Independent Republican Other TOTAL
Never 0.6%
4
0.5%
2
0.9%
13
4.6%
3
0.8%
22
Less than once a year 1.1%
7
1.6%
7
0.5%
8
0.0%
0
0.8%
22
Once or twice a year 2.3%
15
2.3%
10
0.8%
12
4.6%
3
1.5%
40
Several times a year 4.2%
28
4.8%
21
3.8%
55
1.5%
1
4.0%
105
Once a month 5.4%
36
3.9%
17
3.3%
48
0.0%
0
3.9%
101
Two to three times a month 11.6%
77
13.4%
58
12.1%
177
16.9%
11
12.3%
323
Nearly every week 51.4%
340
47.1%
204
48.6%
709
35.4%
23
48.7%
1276
Every week 23.4%
155
26.3%
114
30.0%
437
36.9%
24
27.9%
730
TOTAL 100.0%
662
100.0%
433
100.0%
1459
100.0%
65

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Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

<20K 20K-49,999 50K-99,999 100K+ TOTAL
Never 0.9%
2
1.2%
9
0.7%
7
0.5%
3
0.8%
21
Less than once a year 0.9%
2
1.3%
10
0.7%
7
0.4%
2
0.8%
21
Once or twice a year 5.1%
11
1.2%
9
0.9%
9
1.1%
6
1.4%
35
Several times a year 5.1%
11
3.9%
29
4.1%
40
2.7%
15
3.8%
95
Once a month 2.3%
5
2.3%
17
3.6%
35
6.9%
38
3.8%
95
Two to three times a month 6.0%
13
9.1%
68
13.2%
128
17.7%
97
12.3%
306
Nearly every week 46.0%
99
48.1%
360
49.5%
481
49.9%
273
48.9%
1213
Every week 33.5%
72
32.9%
246
27.3%
265
20.7%
113
28.0%
696
TOTAL 100.0%
215
100.0%
748
100.0%
972
100.0%
547

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Age (I-AGE)

<40 40-49 50-64 65+ TOTAL
Never 0.7%
3
0.4%
2
0.7%
5
1.4%
12
0.8%
22
Less than once a year 1.8%
8
0.5%
3
0.8%
6
0.6%
5
0.8%
22
Once or twice a year 4.6%
21
0.9%
5
0.8%
6
0.8%
7
1.5%
39
Several times a year 9.8%
45
2.3%
13
2.9%
22
3.0%
25
4.0%
105
Once a month 6.3%
29
6.1%
35
2.9%
22
1.9%
16
3.9%
102
Two to three times a month 18.2%
83
16.8%
96
12.2%
93
5.9%
49
12.2%
321
Nearly every week 38.1%
174
48.9%
279
51.4%
393
51.9%
433
48.7%
1279
Every week 20.6%
94
24.0%
137
28.4%
217
34.4%
287
28.0%
735
TOTAL 100.0%
457
100.0%
570
100.0%
764
100.0%
834

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Race (I-RACE1)

White Other TOTAL
Never 0.8%
21
0.0%
0
0.8%
21
Less than once a year 0.9%
22
0.0%
0
0.9%
22
Once or twice a year 1.4%
35
0.0%
0
1.4%
35
Several times a year 3.9%
96
3.3%
2
3.8%
98
Once a month 3.7%
92
1.7%
1
3.6%
93
Two to three times a month 12.4%
309
11.7%
7
12.4%
316
Nearly every week 48.5%
1207
60.0%
36
48.8%
1243
Every week 28.4%
707
23.3%
14
28.3%
721
TOTAL 100.0%
2489
100.0%
60

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