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

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GROWTH Over the last year, how much have you grown in your faith?   1) No real growth   2) Some growth   3) Much growth, mainly through this congregation   4) Much growth, mainly through other groups or congregations   5) Much growth, mainly through my own private activities

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No real growth	820	5.7%	5.7%	-1.68
Some growth	6036	41.6%	47.3%	-.73
Much growth, mainly through this congregation	4890	33.7%	81%	.22
Much growth, mainly through other groups or congregations	1152	7.9%	88.9%	1.17
Much growth, mainly through my own private activities	1603	11.1%	100%	2.11

Variable Comparisons

Gender Household income Education Marital status Age

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
No real growth	4.3% 372	8.0% 409	5.7% 781
Some growth	39.0% 3358	46.8% 2405	41.9% 5763
Much growth, mainly through this congregation	36.3% 3124	29.5% 1515	33.7% 4639
Much growth, mainly through other groups or congregations	8.3% 712	7.3% 374	7.9% 1086
Much growth, mainly through my own private activities	12.2% 1050	8.5% 435	10.8% 1485
TOTAL	100.0% 8616	100.0% 5138	13754

Household income (I-INCOME)

	<=24K	25K-49K	50K-74K	75K-99K	100K+	TOTAL
No real growth	4.0% 129	4.9% 171	5.6% 151	7.5% 115	8.0% 140	5.6% 706
Some growth	34.0% 1095	41.1% 1420	45.4% 1231	48.4% 739	47.0% 821	41.9% 5306
Much growth, mainly through this congregation	40.1% 1290	35.4% 1222	32.3% 875	29.7% 453	28.1% 491	34.2% 4331
Much growth, mainly through other groups or congregations	8.7% 280	7.8% 269	7.8% 212	5.2% 80	6.9% 120	7.6% 961
Much growth, mainly through my own private activities	13.1% 423	10.8% 374	8.9% 241	9.2% 140	10.0% 175	10.7% 1353
TOTAL	100.0% 3217	100.0% 3456	100.0% 2710	100.0% 1527	100.0% 1747	12657

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less HS	HS Grad	Trade/Asso	Bachelors	Grad degr	TOTAL
No real growth	4.8% 61	4.9% 255	5.2% 115	6.3% 218	7.5% 147	5.6% 796
Some growth	36.1% 464	38.4% 2013	38.9% 858	46.6% 1602	49.4% 970	41.8% 5907
Much growth, mainly through this congregation	35.7% 458	37.9% 1987	35.9% 790	29.6% 1018	26.6% 523	33.8% 4776
Much growth, mainly through other groups or congregations	12.3% 158	7.6% 399	8.3% 183	7.8% 267	5.7% 111	7.9% 1118
Much growth, mainly through my own private activities	11.1% 143	11.3% 592	11.7% 257	9.7% 332	10.8% 212	10.9% 1536
TOTAL	100.0% 1284	100.0% 5246	100.0% 2203	100.0% 3437	100.0% 1963	14133

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never	Married	Com Relat	Sep/Div	Widowed	TOTAL
No real growth	5.9% 80	6.0% 608	9.2% 20	3.4% 27	3.7% 65	5.6% 800
Some growth	42.8% 578	43.7% 4389	41.5% 90	35.6% 283	32.2% 565	41.7% 5905
Much growth, mainly through this congregation	27.1% 366	33.3% 3343	31.3% 68	36.2% 288	41.3% 724	33.8% 4789
Much growth, mainly through other groups or congregations	13.2% 178	7.0% 702	8.3% 18	9.1% 72	8.7% 153	7.9% 1123
Much growth, mainly through my own private activities	11.0% 148	10.0% 1008	9.7% 21	15.7% 125	14.0% 246	10.9% 1548
TOTAL	100.0% 1350	100.0% 10050	100.0% 217	100.0% 795	100.0% 1753	14165

Age (I-AGE)

	<25	25-44	45-54	55-64	65+	TOTAL
No real growth	6.0% 58	5.8% 176	6.1% 148	5.5% 114	5.2% 267	5.6% 763
Some growth	42.2% 409	44.8% 1364	44.0% 1060	41.5% 864	38.8% 1998	41.7% 5695
Much growth, mainly through this congregation	25.9% 251	31.3% 955	31.3% 754	36.1% 752	37.1% 1914	33.9% 4626
Much growth, mainly through other groups or congregations	14.4% 140	7.6% 231	8.1% 194	7.1% 148	7.0% 361	7.9% 1074
Much growth, mainly through my own private activities	11.5% 111	10.6% 322	10.5% 253	9.8% 205	11.9% 613	11.0% 1504
TOTAL	100.0% 969	100.0% 3048	100.0% 2409	100.0% 2083	100.0% 5153	13662