U.S. Congregational Life Survey, 2001, United Methodist Attenders

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SRVCOMM Do you agree or disagree: "This congregation is strongly focused on serving the wider community beyond the congregation"?   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	3799	31.4%	31.4%	-1.15
Agree	5997	49.6%	81%	.1
Neutral or unsure	1821	15.1%	96.1%	1.35
Disagree	417	3.4%	99.5%	2.6
Strongly disagree	58	.5%	100%	3.85

Variable Comparisons

Gender Household income Education Marital status Age

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly agree	32.7% 2377	28.9% 1245	31.3% 3622
Agree	48.8% 3543	50.9% 2192	49.6% 5735
Neutral or unsure	14.8% 1072	15.7% 677	15.1% 1749
Disagree	3.3% 242	3.8% 165	3.5% 407
Strongly disagree	0.4% 31	0.6% 24	0.5% 55
TOTAL	100.0% 7265	100.0% 4303	11568

Household income (I-INCOME)

	<=24K	25K-49K	50K-74K	75K-99K	100K+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	31.7% 862	30.7% 890	30.8% 712	30.9% 402	36.4% 539	31.8% 3405
Agree	51.4% 1397	50.6% 1467	48.5% 1122	48.3% 627	47.0% 696	49.6% 5309
Neutral or unsure	13.8% 374	14.7% 427	16.1% 373	15.9% 207	12.0% 178	14.6% 1559
Disagree	2.8% 76	3.5% 102	4.0% 93	4.2% 54	4.0% 60	3.6% 385
Strongly disagree	0.3% 9	0.4% 11	0.6% 14	0.7% 9	0.6% 9	0.5% 52
TOTAL	100.0% 2718	100.0% 2897	100.0% 2314	100.0% 1299	100.0% 1482	10710

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less HS	HS Grad	Trade/Asso	Bachelors	Grad degr	TOTAL
Strongly agree	30.7% 331	31.1% 1364	31.4% 580	31.6% 914	32.4% 544	31.4% 3733
Agree	47.8% 515	51.8% 2271	49.1% 906	49.2% 1423	45.8% 769	49.5% 5884
Neutral or unsure	17.3% 186	14.4% 629	15.8% 292	14.7% 426	15.6% 261	15.1% 1794
Disagree	3.5% 38	2.3% 100	3.4% 63	4.0% 115	5.5% 93	3.4% 409
Strongly disagree	0.7% 8	0.4% 18	0.3% 6	0.5% 15	0.7% 11	0.5% 58
TOTAL	100.0% 1078	100.0% 4382	100.0% 1847	100.0% 2893	100.0% 1678	11878

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never	Married	Com Relat	Sep/Div	Widowed	TOTAL
Strongly agree	27.3% 318	31.4% 2660	38.7% 70	34.1% 227	32.8% 469	31.4% 3744
Agree	46.3% 540	49.7% 4206	45.3% 82	45.5% 303	53.7% 767	49.5% 5898
Neutral or unsure	22.0% 257	14.7% 1241	13.8% 25	16.2% 108	11.7% 167	15.1% 1798
Disagree	3.8% 44	3.8% 318	2.2% 4	3.5% 23	1.5% 22	3.5% 411
Strongly disagree	0.6% 7	0.5% 43	0.0% 0	0.8% 5	0.2% 3	0.5% 58
TOTAL	100.0% 1166	100.0% 8468	100.0% 181	100.0% 666	100.0% 1428	11909

Age (I-AGE)

	<25	25-44	45-54	55-64	65+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	26.2% 225	32.1% 844	33.1% 704	31.7% 577	31.5% 1380	31.6% 3730
Agree	45.2% 388	47.0% 1234	46.0% 977	50.0% 910	53.3% 2334	49.5% 5843
Neutral or unsure	24.1% 207	16.3% 429	15.2% 324	13.8% 252	12.8% 560	15.0% 1772
Disagree	3.8% 33	3.9% 102	5.0% 106	3.8% 70	2.2% 95	3.4% 406
Strongly disagree	0.7% 6	0.6% 17	0.7% 14	0.6% 11	0.2% 8	0.5% 56
TOTAL	100.0% 859	100.0% 2626	100.0% 2125	100.0% 1820	100.0% 4377	11807