Presbyterian Panel Study, August 1998 - World Mission, Elders

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ATTNDSUN

How often do you attend your congregation's Sunday worship services?
  1) Never
  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 2 .3% .3% -8.5
Several times a year 1 .2% .5% -4.42
Once a month 6 .9% 1.4% -3.06
Two to three times a month 45 7.1% 8.5% -1.71
Nearly every week 345 54.6% 63.1% -.35
Every week 233 36.9% 100% 1.01

Variable Comparisons


Gender (I-GENDER)

Female Male TOTAL
Never 0.6%
2
0.0%
0
0.3%
2
Several times a year 0.3%
1
0.0%
0
0.2%
1
Once a month 1.2%
4
0.7%
2
1.0%
6
Two to three times a month 6.1%
20
8.3%
25
7.1%
45
Nearly every week 52.0%
171
57.6%
174
54.7%
345
Every week 39.8%
131
33.4%
101
36.8%
232
TOTAL 100.0%
329
100.0%
302

631


Marital status (I-MARITAL)

Married Not married TOTAL
Never 0.4%
2
0.0%
0
0.3%
2
Several times a year 0.2%
1
0.0%
0
0.2%
1
Once a month 0.9%
5
1.2%
1
1.0%
6
Two to three times a month 7.4%
40
5.9%
5
7.2%
45
Nearly every week 56.1%
305
45.9%
39
54.7%
344
Every week 35.1%
191
47.1%
40
36.7%
231
TOTAL 100.0%
544
100.0%
85

629


Region (I-REGION)

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Never 0.0%
0
0.5%
1
0.4%
1
0.0%
0
0.3%
2
Several times a year 0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.4%
1
0.0%
0
0.2%
1
Once a month 0.0%
0
0.5%
1
1.8%
4
1.0%
1
0.9%
6
Two to three times a month 4.6%
5
8.3%
17
7.1%
16
7.3%
7
7.1%
45
Nearly every week 59.3%
64
59.3%
121
49.1%
110
52.1%
50
54.6%
345
Every week 36.1%
39
31.4%
64
41.1%
92
39.6%
38
36.9%
233
TOTAL 100.0%
108
100.0%
204
100.0%
224
100.0%
96

632


Political party (I-POLITAFF)

Democrat Independent Republican Other TOTAL
Never 0.6%
1
0.0%
0
0.3%
1
0.0%
0
0.3%
2
Several times a year 0.0%
0
1.1%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.2%
1
Once a month 1.2%
2
0.0%
0
1.1%
4
0.0%
0
1.0%
6
Two to three times a month 6.8%
11
10.5%
10
5.9%
21
14.3%
2
7.0%
44
Nearly every week 52.2%
84
50.5%
48
57.5%
204
42.9%
6
54.7%
342
Every week 39.1%
63
37.9%
36
35.2%
125
42.9%
6
36.8%
230
TOTAL 100.0%
161
100.0%
95
100.0%
355
100.0%
14

625


Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

<20K 20K-49,999 50K-99,999 100K+ TOTAL
Never 0.0%
0
1.1%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.3%
2
Several times a year 0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.4%
1
0.0%
0
0.2%
1
Once a month 0.0%
0
0.0%
0
1.2%
3
2.1%
3
1.0%
6
Two to three times a month 0.0%
0
2.7%
5
9.7%
25
9.9%
14
7.2%
44
Nearly every week 41.7%
10
50.0%
92
54.9%
141
63.4%
90
54.9%
333
Every week 58.3%
14
46.2%
85
33.9%
87
24.6%
35
36.4%
221
TOTAL 100.0%
24
100.0%
184
100.0%
257
100.0%
142

607


Age (I-AGE)

<40 40-49 50-64 65+ TOTAL
Never 1.6%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.5%
1
0.3%
2
Several times a year 1.6%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.2%
1
Once a month 1.6%
1
1.6%
2
1.4%
3
0.0%
0
1.0%
6
Two to three times a month 17.2%
11
10.2%
13
8.9%
19
0.9%
2
7.2%
45
Nearly every week 40.6%
26
61.7%
79
54.9%
117
55.0%
121
54.9%
343
Every week 37.5%
24
26.6%
34
34.7%
74
43.6%
96
36.5%
228
TOTAL 100.0%
64
100.0%
128
100.0%
213
100.0%
220

625


Race (I-RACE1)

White Black Other TOTAL
Never 0.3%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.3%
2
Several times a year 0.2%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.2%
1
Once a month 1.0%
6
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
1.0%
6
Two to three times a month 7.2%
44
0.0%
0
12.5%
1
7.1%
45
Nearly every week 54.5%
335
85.7%
6
37.5%
3
54.6%
344
Every week 36.9%
227
14.3%
1
50.0%
4
36.8%
232
TOTAL 100.0%
615
100.0%
7
100.0%
8

630