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Presbyterian Panel Survey, August 1999 -- Public Role of Presbyterians, Member

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(ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO ARE MARRIED AND WHOSE SPOUSE IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE SAME CONGREGATION WHICH THEY BELONG/SERVE) Which statement best describes where your husband or wife attends church?

	1) Generally attends the same congregation that I do
	2) Generally attends another congregation
	3) Sometimes attends my congregation, sometimes another
	4) Usually does not attend

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Generally attends the same congregation that I do	24	40%	40%	-1.1
Generally attends another congregation	6	10%	50%	-.37
Sometimes attends my congregation, sometimes another	5	8.3%	58.3%	.35
Usually does not attend	25	41.7%	100%	1.07

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Generally attends the same congregation that I do	37.0% 17	53.8% 7	40.7% 24
Generally attends another congregation	6.5% 3	23.1% 3	10.2% 6
Sometimes attends my congregation, sometimes another	4.3% 2	15.4% 2	6.8% 4
Usually does not attend	52.2% 24	7.7% 1	42.4% 25
TOTAL	100.0% 46	100.0% 13	59

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Generally attends the same congregation that I do	40.0% 24	0.00% 0	40.0% 24
Generally attends another congregation	10.0% 6	0.00% 0	10.0% 6
Sometimes attends my congregation, sometimes another	8.3% 5	0.00% 0	8.3% 5
Usually does not attend	41.7% 25	0.00% 0	41.7% 25
TOTAL	100.0% 60	100.0% 0	60

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Generally attends the same congregation that I do	35.7% 5	35.0% 7	42.1% 8	57.1% 4	40.0% 24
Generally attends another congregation	7.1% 1	10.0% 2	10.5% 2	14.3% 1	10.0% 6
Sometimes attends my congregation, sometimes another	7.1% 1	15.0% 3	5.3% 1	0.0% 0	8.3% 5
Usually does not attend	50.0% 7	40.0% 8	42.1% 8	28.6% 2	41.7% 25
TOTAL	100.0% 14	100.0% 20	100.0% 19	100.0% 7	60

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Generally attends the same congregation that I do	47.8% 11	36.4% 4	37.5% 9	0.0% 0	40.0% 24
Generally attends another congregation	4.3% 1	9.1% 1	16.7% 4	0.0% 0	10.0% 6
Sometimes attends my congregation, sometimes another	4.3% 1	0.0% 0	12.5% 3	50.0% 1	8.3% 5
Usually does not attend	43.5% 10	54.5% 6	33.3% 8	50.0% 1	41.7% 25
TOTAL	100.0% 23	100.0% 11	100.0% 24	100.0% 2	60

Age (I-AGE)

	<39	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Generally attends the same congregation that I do	44.4% 4	21.1% 4	31.3% 5	66.7% 10	39.0% 23
Generally attends another congregation	0.0% 0	15.8% 3	12.5% 2	6.7% 1	10.2% 6
Sometimes attends my congregation, sometimes another	22.2% 2	5.3% 1	6.3% 1	6.7% 1	8.5% 5
Usually does not attend	33.3% 3	57.9% 11	50.0% 8	20.0% 3	42.4% 25
TOTAL	100.0% 9	100.0% 19	100.0% 16	100.0% 15	59

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Generally attends the same congregation that I do	0.0% 0	70.0% 7	23.1% 6	50.0% 10	39.7% 23
Generally attends another congregation	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	19.2% 5	5.0% 1	10.3% 6
Sometimes attends my congregation, sometimes another	50.0% 1	0.0% 0	7.7% 2	10.0% 2	8.6% 5
Usually does not attend	50.0% 1	30.0% 3	50.0% 13	35.0% 7	41.4% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 2	100.0% 10	100.0% 26	100.0% 20	58

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Other	TOTAL
Generally attends the same congregation that I do	37.5% 21	100.0% 1	38.6% 22
Generally attends another congregation	10.7% 6	0.0% 0	10.5% 6
Sometimes attends my congregation, sometimes another	8.9% 5	0.0% 0	8.8% 5
Usually does not attend	42.9% 24	0.0% 0	42.1% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 56	100.0% 1	57