U.S. Congregational Life Survey, 2001, United Methodist 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	3008	25.2%	25.2%	-1.31
Agree	5827	48.8%	74%	-.06
Neutral or unsure	2718	22.8%	96.7%	1.19
Disagree	329	2.8%	99.5%	2.45
Strongly disagree	65	.5%	100%	3.7

Variable Comparisons

Gender Household income Education Marital status Age

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly agree	26.5% 1902	22.7% 965	25.1% 2867
Agree	48.3% 3472	49.4% 2103	48.7% 5575
Neutral or unsure	22.1% 1586	24.1% 1024	22.8% 2610
Disagree	2.6% 185	3.2% 137	2.8% 322
Strongly disagree	0.5% 38	0.6% 26	0.6% 64
TOTAL	100.0% 7183	100.0% 4255	11438

Household income (I-INCOME)

	<=24K	25K-49K	50K-74K	75K-99K	100K+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	26.0% 695	24.5% 701	25.2% 578	25.1% 323	28.9% 427	25.7% 2724
Agree	49.6% 1326	50.1% 1436	47.8% 1095	47.7% 614	47.5% 702	48.8% 5173
Neutral or unsure	22.0% 587	21.7% 622	22.6% 517	23.4% 301	20.6% 304	22.0% 2331
Disagree	2.0% 53	2.9% 84	3.8% 87	3.3% 43	2.7% 40	2.9% 307
Strongly disagree	0.4% 10	0.8% 23	0.6% 14	0.5% 6	0.4% 6	0.6% 59
TOTAL	100.0% 2671	100.0% 2866	100.0% 2291	100.0% 1287	100.0% 1479	10594

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less HS	HS Grad	Trade/Asso	Bachelors	Grad degr	TOTAL
Strongly agree	26.1% 276	24.7% 1069	25.5% 465	26.4% 757	23.5% 390	25.2% 2957
Agree	45.7% 483	49.9% 2157	48.5% 886	48.0% 1378	49.3% 819	48.8% 5723
Neutral or unsure	24.9% 263	22.7% 984	22.5% 410	21.8% 624	23.6% 391	22.8% 2672
Disagree	2.6% 28	2.3% 101	2.7% 50	3.2% 93	3.0% 50	2.7% 322
Strongly disagree	0.8% 8	0.3% 15	0.8% 15	0.6% 16	0.6% 10	0.5% 64
TOTAL	100.0% 1058	100.0% 4326	100.0% 1826	100.0% 2868	100.0% 1660	11738

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never	Married	Com Relat	Sep/Div	Widowed	TOTAL
Strongly agree	21.4% 247	25.5% 2137	27.5% 49	28.0% 184	24.6% 345	25.2% 2962
Agree	44.3% 512	49.0% 4098	46.6% 83	46.3% 304	52.9% 743	48.8% 5740
Neutral or unsure	29.7% 343	22.1% 1848	24.2% 43	21.3% 140	21.4% 300	22.7% 2674
Disagree	3.5% 41	2.9% 244	1.7% 3	3.5% 23	0.9% 12	2.7% 323
Strongly disagree	1.1% 13	0.5% 41	0.0% 0	0.9% 6	0.4% 5	0.6% 65
TOTAL	100.0% 1156	100.0% 8368	100.0% 178	100.0% 657	100.0% 1405	11764

Age (I-AGE)

	<25	25-44	45-54	55-64	65+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	20.2% 171	27.2% 709	26.9% 567	28.2% 508	23.1% 993	25.3% 2948
Agree	41.9% 355	47.7% 1240	46.4% 978	47.2% 851	52.7% 2270	48.8% 5694
Neutral or unsure	33.5% 284	21.2% 552	22.2% 469	21.3% 385	22.1% 951	22.6% 2641
Disagree	3.4% 29	3.2% 82	3.8% 81	2.8% 50	1.9% 80	2.8% 322
Strongly disagree	1.1% 9	0.7% 19	0.6% 13	0.6% 10	0.3% 13	0.5% 64
TOTAL	100.0% 848	100.0% 2602	100.0% 2108	100.0% 1804	100.0% 4307	11669