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

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FRIENDS Do you have any close friends in this congregation?   1) No, I have little contact with others from this congregation outside of activities here.   2) No, I have some friends in this congregation, but my closest friends are not involved here.   3) Yes, I have some close friends here as well as other close friends who are not part of this congregation.   4) Yes, most of my closest friends are part of this congregation.

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No, I have little contact with others from this congregation outside of activities here.	797	7.2%	7.2%	-2.5
No, I have some friends in this congregation, but my closest friends are not involved here.	1205	10.8%	18%	-1.24
Yes, I have some close friends here as well as other close friends who are not part of this congregation.	6496	58.4%	76.4%	.02
Yes, most of my closest friends are part of this congregation.	2625	23.6%	100%	1.28

Variable Comparisons

Gender Household income Education Marital status Age

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
No, I have little contact with others from this congregation outside of activities here.	7.2% 460	7.0% 296	7.1% 756
No, I have some friends in this congregation, but my closest friends are not involved here.	10.4% 663	11.8% 499	11.0% 1162
Yes, I have some close friends here as well as other close friends who are not part of this congregation.	58.2% 3719	58.6% 2469	58.4% 6188
Yes, most of my closest friends are part of this congregation.	24.2% 1545	22.5% 947	23.5% 2492
TOTAL	100.0% 6387	100.0% 4211	10598

Household income (I-INCOME)

	<=24K	25K-49K	50K-74K	75K-99K	100K+	TOTAL
No, I have little contact with others from this congregation outside of activities here.	7.5% 200	6.6% 198	7.4% 170	8.2% 85	8.2% 71	7.3% 724
No, I have some friends in this congregation, but my closest friends are not involved here.	8.8% 235	10.6% 319	11.0% 253	13.0% 135	15.3% 132	10.9% 1074
Yes, I have some close friends here as well as other close friends who are not part of this congregation.	59.9% 1600	58.1% 1746	59.7% 1373	55.1% 574	55.3% 478	58.4% 5771
Yes, most of my closest friends are part of this congregation.	23.8% 635	24.6% 740	21.9% 505	23.7% 247	21.3% 184	23.4% 2311
TOTAL	100.0% 2670	100.0% 3003	100.0% 2301	100.0% 1041	100.0% 865	9880

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less HS	HS grad	Trade/Asso	Bachelors	Grad degr	TOTAL
No, I have little contact with others from this congregation outside of activities here.	5.8% 97	6.9% 329	8.7% 149	8.2% 151	6.2% 54	7.2% 780
No, I have some friends in this congregation, but my closest friends are not involved here.	7.9% 133	9.8% 463	13.0% 223	13.7% 253	12.4% 108	10.9% 1180
Yes, I have some close friends here as well as other close friends who are not part of this congregation.	58.9% 993	58.7% 2784	57.3% 985	57.8% 1066	58.8% 513	58.4% 6341
Yes, most of my closest friends are part of this congregation.	27.4% 462	24.6% 1169	21.1% 362	20.2% 373	22.7% 198	23.6% 2564
TOTAL	100.0% 1685	100.0% 4745	100.0% 1719	100.0% 1843	100.0% 873	10865

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never	Married	Com Relat	Sep/Div	Widowed	TOTAL
No, I have little contact with others from this congregation outside of activities here.	7.5% 114	7.2% 554	12.0% 20	10.2% 65	3.5% 33	7.2% 786
No, I have some friends in this congregation, but my closest friends are not involved here.	11.1% 168	11.3% 866	13.9% 23	12.8% 82	4.8% 45	10.8% 1184
Yes, I have some close friends here as well as other close friends who are not part of this congregation.	56.2% 851	58.0% 4455	51.8% 86	58.5% 374	65.8% 613	58.4% 6379
Yes, most of my closest friends are part of this congregation.	25.2% 381	23.5% 1804	22.3% 37	18.5% 118	25.9% 241	23.6% 2581
TOTAL	100.0% 1514	100.0% 7679	100.0% 166	100.0% 639	100.0% 932	10930

Age (I-AGE)

	<=24	25-44	45-54	55-64	65+	TOTAL
No, I have little contact with others from this congregation outside of activities here.	6.8% 90	10.5% 341	8.0% 156	5.0% 84	4.1% 109	7.2% 780
No, I have some friends in this congregation, but my closest friends are not involved here.	11.7% 155	15.5% 505	12.6% 244	9.8% 164	3.9% 103	10.8% 1171
Yes, I have some close friends here as well as other close friends who are not part of this congregation.	55.1% 732	53.4% 1736	58.0% 1127	60.1% 1000	65.2% 1744	58.4% 6339
Yes, most of my closest friends are part of this congregation.	26.4% 351	20.6% 669	21.5% 417	25.0% 417	26.9% 718	23.7% 2572
TOTAL	100.0% 1328	100.0% 3251	100.0% 1944	100.0% 1665	100.0% 2674	10862