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

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WRSHP5 How often do you experience the following during worship services at this congregation? Joy.   1) Always   2) Usually   3) Sometimes   4) Rarely

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Always	3046	28.7%	28.7%	-1.26
Usually	5008	47.2%	76%	.03
Sometimes	2288	21.6%	97.6%	1.32
Rarely	259	2.4%	100%	2.61

Variable Comparisons

Gender Household income Education Marital status Age

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Always	32.4% 2091	21.9% 830	28.5% 2921
Usually	46.3% 2993	49.4% 1872	47.5% 4865
Sometimes	19.3% 1245	25.7% 972	21.6% 2217
Rarely	2.0% 130	3.0% 115	2.4% 245
TOTAL	100.0% 6459	100.0% 3789	10248

Household income (I-INCOME)

	<=24K	25K-49K	50K-74K	75K-99K	100K+	TOTAL
Always	37.0% 799	30.6% 789	26.6% 577	22.4% 272	21.0% 299	28.6% 2736
Usually	42.1% 911	47.0% 1210	49.1% 1067	49.9% 607	53.1% 757	47.6% 4552
Sometimes	18.8% 406	20.0% 516	21.9% 475	25.4% 309	24.3% 346	21.5% 2052
Rarely	2.1% 46	2.4% 61	2.5% 54	2.4% 29	1.7% 24	2.2% 214
TOTAL	100.0% 2162	100.0% 2576	100.0% 2173	100.0% 1217	100.0% 1426	9554

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less HS	HS Grad	Trade/Asso	Bachelors	Grad degr	TOTAL
Always	32.8% 276	34.5% 1262	29.5% 492	24.2% 651	19.7% 314	28.6% 2995
Usually	39.2% 330	45.4% 1662	49.2% 822	49.9% 1344	50.0% 795	47.4% 4953
Sometimes	23.2% 195	18.1% 664	19.5% 326	23.5% 633	27.8% 442	21.6% 2260
Rarely	4.9% 41	1.9% 71	1.8% 30	2.5% 67	2.5% 40	2.4% 249
TOTAL	100.0% 842	100.0% 3659	100.0% 1670	100.0% 2695	100.0% 1591	10457

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never	Married	Com Relat	Sep/Div	Widowed	TOTAL
Always	26.0% 286	27.3% 2069	38.1% 59	33.1% 204	37.5% 383	28.7% 3001
Usually	41.8% 459	49.3% 3737	40.0% 62	44.9% 277	41.6% 425	47.4% 4960
Sometimes	27.9% 306	21.2% 1610	18.7% 29	20.1% 124	18.8% 192	21.6% 2261
Rarely	4.3% 47	2.2% 164	3.2% 5	1.9% 12	2.1% 21	2.4% 249
TOTAL	100.0% 1098	100.0% 7580	100.0% 155	100.0% 617	100.0% 1021	10471

Age (I-AGE)

	<25	25-44	45-54	55-64	65+	TOTAL
Always	26.5% 216	27.4% 696	25.7% 525	29.7% 493	31.7% 1063	28.8% 2993
Usually	41.4% 337	50.0% 1268	48.3% 986	46.9% 777	46.3% 1555	47.3% 4923
Sometimes	27.3% 222	20.5% 521	23.9% 489	21.5% 356	19.5% 653	21.5% 2241
Rarely	4.8% 39	2.0% 52	2.1% 42	1.9% 32	2.5% 84	2.4% 249
TOTAL	100.0% 814	100.0% 2537	100.0% 2042	100.0% 1658	100.0% 3355	10406