U.S. Congregational Life Survey, 2001, Southern Baptist Attenders

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EXCTFUT Do you agree or disagree: "I have a sense of excitement about our congregation's future"?   1) Strongly agree   2) Agree   3) Neutral or unsure   4) Disagree   5) Strongly disagree

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly agree	3407	38.4%	38.4%	-1.03
Agree	3856	43.5%	81.9%	.21
Neutral or unsure	1341	15.1%	97%	1.44
Disagree	214	2.4%	99.4%	2.68
Strongly disagree	52	.6%	100%	3.91

Variable Comparisons

Gender Household income Education Marital status Age

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly agree	39.6% 2022	35.9% 1211	38.1% 3233
Agree	42.5% 2168	44.8% 1513	43.4% 3681
Neutral or unsure	15.3% 779	15.6% 526	15.4% 1305
Disagree	2.1% 107	3.0% 100	2.4% 207
Strongly disagree	0.5% 28	0.7% 24	0.6% 52
TOTAL	100.0% 5104	100.0% 3374	8478

Household income (I-INCOME)

	<=24K	25K-49K	50K-74K	75K-99K	100K+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	41.3% 886	40.1% 975	37.4% 690	34.1% 284	37.5% 273	38.9% 3108
Agree	42.5% 911	44.3% 1078	45.1% 832	46.1% 384	37.1% 270	43.5% 3475
Neutral or unsure	13.9% 298	13.2% 320	14.6% 269	16.0% 133	19.9% 145	14.6% 1165
Disagree	1.9% 41	2.1% 50	2.1% 39	3.4% 28	4.1% 30	2.4% 188
Strongly disagree	0.5% 10	0.4% 9	0.9% 16	0.5% 4	1.4% 10	0.6% 49
TOTAL	100.0% 2146	100.0% 2432	100.0% 1846	100.0% 833	100.0% 728	7985

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less HS	HS grad	Trade/Asso	Bachelors	Grad degr	TOTAL
Strongly agree	38.1% 489	40.1% 1531	39.1% 544	34.6% 521	36.6% 252	38.4% 3337
Agree	42.3% 543	44.2% 1690	41.6% 580	44.3% 667	42.9% 295	43.4% 3775
Neutral or unsure	16.5% 212	13.4% 511	16.7% 233	16.4% 247	16.9% 116	15.2% 1319
Disagree	2.5% 32	2.0% 76	1.7% 23	4.0% 60	2.6% 18	2.4% 209
Strongly disagree	0.7% 9	0.3% 12	0.9% 13	0.7% 10	1.0% 7	0.6% 51
TOTAL	100.0% 1285	100.0% 3820	100.0% 1393	100.0% 1505	100.0% 688	8691

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never	Married	Com Relat	Sep/Div	Widowed	TOTAL
Strongly agree	32.3% 393	38.6% 2382	32.4% 44	45.7% 232	41.8% 298	38.3% 3349
Agree	42.9% 522	43.6% 2690	44.1% 60	38.8% 197	46.8% 334	43.5% 3803
Neutral or unsure	20.6% 251	14.7% 906	22.1% 30	13.0% 66	9.7% 69	15.1% 1322
Disagree	3.0% 36	2.5% 152	1.5% 2	2.2% 11	1.7% 12	2.4% 213
Strongly disagree	1.2% 14	0.6% 36	0.0% 0	0.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.6% 52
TOTAL	100.0% 1216	100.0% 6166	100.0% 136	100.0% 508	100.0% 713	8739

Age (I-AGE)

	<=24	25-44	45-54	55-64	65+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	31.9% 346	39.5% 1037	38.4% 595	40.6% 548	39.6% 820	38.5% 3346
Agree	42.4% 460	41.7% 1095	42.3% 655	43.0% 581	47.7% 987	43.5% 3778
Neutral or unsure	21.8% 237	15.7% 412	15.8% 244	14.1% 190	10.4% 216	15.0% 1299
Disagree	2.8% 30	2.5% 66	2.8% 43	2.0% 27	2.0% 41	2.4% 207
Strongly disagree	1.2% 13	0.7% 18	0.7% 11	0.3% 4	0.2% 5	0.6% 51
TOTAL	100.0% 1086	100.0% 2628	100.0% 1548	100.0% 1350	100.0% 2069	8681