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

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GROWTH Over the last year, how much have you grown in your faith?   1) No real growth   2) Some growth   3) Much growth, mainly through this congregation   4) Much growth, mainly through other groups or congregations   5) Much growth, mainly through my own private activities

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No real growth	409	3.6%	3.6%	-1.85
Some growth	4151	36.8%	40.4%	-.86
Much growth, mainly through this congregation	4509	39.9%	80.3%	.13
Much growth, mainly through other groups or congregations	984	8.7%	89%	1.12
Much growth, mainly through my own private activities	1241	11%	100%	2.11

Variable Comparisons

Gender Household income Education Marital status Age

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
No real growth	2.7% 170	4.9% 206	3.5% 376
Some growth	34.5% 2203	41.2% 1741	37.2% 3944
Much growth, mainly through this congregation	42.0% 2685	36.2% 1531	39.7% 4216
Much growth, mainly through other groups or congregations	9.2% 589	8.0% 336	8.7% 925
Much growth, mainly through my own private activities	11.6% 741	9.7% 411	10.9% 1152
TOTAL	100.0% 6388	100.0% 4225	10613

Household income (I-INCOME)

	<=24K	25K-49K	50K-74K	75K-99K	100K+	TOTAL
No real growth	2.9% 78	3.1% 94	3.8% 88	3.3% 34	6.1% 53	3.5% 347
Some growth	32.7% 876	35.1% 1054	38.9% 900	45.9% 479	41.4% 358	37.1% 3667
Much growth, mainly through this congregation	42.4% 1136	43.9% 1317	38.5% 889	33.2% 346	34.8% 301	40.3% 3989
Much growth, mainly through other groups or congregations	9.5% 253	8.4% 252	8.8% 203	7.6% 79	6.4% 55	8.5% 842
Much growth, mainly through my own private activities	12.5% 334	9.5% 284	10.0% 232	10.1% 105	11.2% 97	10.6% 1052
TOTAL	100.0% 2677	100.0% 3001	100.0% 2312	100.0% 1043	100.0% 864	9897

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less HS	HS grad	Trade/Asso	Bachelors	Grad degr	TOTAL
No real growth	3.6% 60	3.3% 155	3.7% 64	4.0% 73	3.5% 31	3.5% 383
Some growth	33.7% 567	35.9% 1704	35.1% 606	43.6% 805	40.2% 352	37.1% 4034
Much growth, mainly through this congregation	42.3% 712	42.2% 2005	41.1% 710	33.2% 613	36.0% 315	40.0% 4355
Much growth, mainly through other groups or congregations	10.5% 177	8.2% 391	8.9% 154	8.0% 148	6.9% 60	8.5% 930
Much growth, mainly through my own private activities	9.9% 166	10.4% 496	11.2% 194	11.2% 206	13.4% 117	10.8% 1179
TOTAL	100.0% 1682	100.0% 4751	100.0% 1728	100.0% 1845	100.0% 875	10881

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never	Married	Com Relat	Sep/Div	Widowed	TOTAL
No real growth	4.7% 72	3.5% 269	4.7% 8	2.8% 18	1.7% 16	3.5% 383
Some growth	38.9% 591	38.4% 2956	41.8% 71	28.4% 184	28.0% 256	37.1% 4058
Much growth, mainly through this congregation	30.4% 463	40.4% 3105	34.7% 59	45.1% 292	49.1% 449	39.9% 4368
Much growth, mainly through other groups or congregations	14.5% 221	7.7% 590	4.1% 7	8.8% 57	8.4% 77	8.7% 952
Much growth, mainly through my own private activities	11.4% 174	10.0% 773	14.7% 25	15.0% 97	12.8% 117	10.8% 1186
TOTAL	100.0% 1521	100.0% 7693	100.0% 170	100.0% 648	100.0% 915	10947

Age (I-AGE)

	<=24	25-44	45-54	55-64	65+	TOTAL
No real growth	4.9% 66	3.5% 114	3.9% 77	3.5% 59	2.5% 67	3.5% 383
Some growth	37.9% 506	39.4% 1288	38.4% 751	35.9% 599	33.4% 889	37.0% 4033
Much growth, mainly through this congregation	28.6% 382	38.6% 1261	38.5% 754	43.1% 719	46.1% 1227	39.9% 4343
Much growth, mainly through other groups or congregations	14.8% 198	8.2% 269	8.6% 168	6.8% 114	7.6% 202	8.7% 951
Much growth, mainly through my own private activities	13.7% 183	10.3% 337	10.6% 208	10.7% 179	10.3% 274	10.8% 1181
TOTAL	100.0% 1335	100.0% 3269	100.0% 1958	100.0% 1670	100.0% 2659	10891