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

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CONGNEW Do you agree or disagree: "This congregation is always ready to try something new"?   1) Strongly agree   2) Agree   3) Neutral or unsure   4) Disagree   5) Strongly disagree

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly agree	1208	10.2%	10.2%	-1.7
Agree	5540	46.7%	56.9%	-.54
Neutral or unsure	3730	31.4%	88.3%	.63
Disagree	1234	10.4%	98.7%	1.79
Strongly disagree	155	1.3%	100%	2.96

Variable Comparisons

Gender Household income Education Marital status Age

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly agree	10.2% 731	9.2% 388	9.8% 1119
Agree	46.0% 3281	47.5% 2012	46.5% 5293
Neutral or unsure	31.4% 2241	32.1% 1359	31.7% 3600
Disagree	11.0% 785	10.0% 422	10.6% 1207
Strongly disagree	1.4% 98	1.3% 56	1.4% 154
TOTAL	100.0% 7136	100.0% 4237	11373

Household income (I-INCOME)

	<=24K	25K-49K	50K-74K	75K-99K	100K+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	14.1% 374	9.1% 260	8.0% 184	7.0% 90	9.7% 143	10.0% 1051
Agree	48.3% 1276	47.2% 1346	44.0% 1008	45.0% 580	46.9% 691	46.5% 4901
Neutral or unsure	29.0% 766	31.3% 893	33.2% 761	33.7% 434	31.3% 462	31.4% 3316
Disagree	7.7% 203	10.8% 307	13.3% 304	12.8% 165	10.8% 159	10.8% 1138
Strongly disagree	0.9% 25	1.5% 43	1.4% 33	1.5% 19	1.3% 19	1.3% 139
TOTAL	100.0% 2644	100.0% 2849	100.0% 2290	100.0% 1288	100.0% 1474	10545

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less HS	HS Grad	Trade/Asso	Bachelors	Grad degr	TOTAL
Strongly agree	18.7% 196	10.8% 463	9.4% 171	8.0% 229	6.9% 114	10.1% 1173
Agree	47.3% 495	49.0% 2096	45.7% 832	45.5% 1300	43.2% 718	46.6% 5441
Neutral or unsure	26.4% 276	30.6% 1310	31.8% 580	33.4% 954	33.6% 558	31.5% 3678
Disagree	5.6% 59	8.6% 369	11.7% 214	12.0% 342	14.3% 238	10.5% 1222
Strongly disagree	2.0% 21	0.9% 39	1.4% 25	1.2% 34	2.0% 33	1.3% 152
TOTAL	100.0% 1047	100.0% 4277	100.0% 1822	100.0% 2859	100.0% 1661	11666

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never	Married	Com Relat	Sep/Div	Widowed	TOTAL
Strongly agree	13.7% 158	9.1% 762	12.6% 22	10.1% 66	12.5% 173	10.1% 1181
Agree	39.7% 458	46.9% 3903	46.3% 81	44.0% 288	52.3% 722	46.6% 5452
Neutral or unsure	33.9% 392	31.4% 2612	37.7% 66	33.5% 219	28.7% 397	31.5% 3686
Disagree	10.0% 115	11.4% 947	3.4% 6	11.0% 72	6.0% 83	10.5% 1223
Strongly disagree	2.8% 32	1.3% 106	0.0% 0	1.4% 9	0.4% 6	1.3% 153
TOTAL	100.0% 1155	100.0% 8330	100.0% 175	100.0% 654	100.0% 1381	11695

Age (I-AGE)

	<25	25-44	45-54	55-64	65+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	15.8% 134	9.7% 253	8.2% 173	9.5% 171	10.4% 443	10.1% 1174
Agree	38.4% 326	41.2% 1071	43.7% 919	46.6% 837	53.0% 2257	46.6% 5410
Neutral or unsure	33.9% 288	34.6% 900	32.4% 681	30.6% 549	28.9% 1232	31.5% 3650
Disagree	8.9% 76	12.7% 330	13.8% 291	12.4% 223	7.0% 298	10.5% 1218
Strongly disagree	3.1% 26	1.7% 45	1.9% 39	0.9% 16	0.6% 26	1.3% 152
TOTAL	100.0% 850	100.0% 2599	100.0% 2103	100.0% 1796	100.0% 4256	11604