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

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SPIRNEED Do you agree or disagree: "My spiritual needs are being met in this congregation or parish"?   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	4035	27.8%	27.8%	-1.2
Agree	7957	54.9%	82.7%	.07
Neutral or unsure	1842	12.7%	95.4%	1.34
Disagree	574	4%	99.4%	2.61
Strongly disagree	92	.6%	100%	3.88

Variable Comparisons

Gender Household income Education Marital status Age

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Strongly agree	29.2% 2515	25.1% 1294	27.7% 3809
Agree	53.4% 4598	57.3% 2949	54.9% 7547
Neutral or unsure	12.5% 1076	13.3% 683	12.8% 1759
Disagree	4.3% 367	3.6% 187	4.0% 554
Strongly disagree	0.6% 49	0.7% 38	0.6% 87
TOTAL	100.0% 8605	100.0% 5151	13756

Household income (I-INCOME)

	<=24K	25K-49K	50K-74K	75K-99K	100K+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	29.8% 968	28.6% 984	29.1% 785	25.8% 391	27.8% 484	28.6% 3612
Agree	55.6% 1805	54.6% 1880	52.5% 1419	56.1% 850	54.2% 945	54.5% 6899
Neutral or unsure	11.3% 367	12.3% 423	13.1% 355	12.1% 183	13.2% 231	12.3% 1559
Disagree	2.8% 90	3.9% 136	4.4% 118	5.4% 82	4.3% 75	4.0% 501
Strongly disagree	0.5% 15	0.6% 22	0.9% 24	0.5% 8	0.5% 9	0.6% 78
TOTAL	100.0% 3245	100.0% 3445	100.0% 2701	100.0% 1514	100.0% 1744	12649

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less HS	HS Grad	Trade/Asso	Bachelors	Grad degr	TOTAL
Strongly agree	26.3% 337	28.6% 1511	29.2% 643	27.3% 934	26.2% 512	27.9% 3937
Agree	51.3% 657	56.8% 2995	53.4% 1175	54.3% 1856	54.8% 1073	54.9% 7756
Neutral or unsure	17.0% 218	11.2% 589	12.4% 273	13.1% 447	13.4% 263	12.7% 1790
Disagree	4.1% 53	3.1% 163	4.0% 88	4.6% 159	5.0% 97	4.0% 560
Strongly disagree	1.2% 16	0.3% 16	0.9% 20	0.7% 25	0.6% 12	0.6% 89
TOTAL	100.0% 1281	100.0% 5274	100.0% 2199	100.0% 3421	100.0% 1957	14132

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never	Married	Com Relat	Sep/Div	Widowed	TOTAL
Strongly agree	20.7% 281	28.2% 2824	27.6% 59	28.2% 225	32.1% 566	27.9% 3955
Agree	50.3% 682	55.4% 5553	51.4% 110	53.7% 429	56.4% 996	54.9% 7770
Neutral or unsure	21.0% 285	11.9% 1195	16.4% 35	13.1% 105	9.2% 163	12.6% 1783
Disagree	6.6% 89	4.0% 401	3.7% 8	4.0% 32	2.0% 35	4.0% 565
Strongly disagree	1.5% 20	0.5% 55	0.9% 2	1.0% 8	0.3% 5	0.6% 90
TOTAL	100.0% 1357	100.0% 10028	100.0% 214	100.0% 799	100.0% 1765	14163

Age (I-AGE)

	<25	25-44	45-54	55-64	65+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	16.6% 161	27.3% 828	27.5% 662	31.8% 655	29.0% 1502	27.9% 3808
Agree	49.7% 482	51.6% 1566	52.9% 1276	52.5% 1082	59.9% 3107	55.0% 7513
Neutral or unsure	24.5% 237	15.1% 459	13.3% 321	11.8% 242	8.8% 454	12.5% 1713
Disagree	7.7% 75	5.2% 157	5.2% 126	3.4% 69	2.1% 109	3.9% 536
Strongly disagree	1.4% 14	0.9% 27	1.0% 25	0.5% 11	0.2% 12	0.7% 89
TOTAL	100.0% 969	100.0% 3037	100.0% 2410	100.0% 2059	100.0% 5184	13659