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Vineyard Christian Fellowship Study, 1988

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EMWITNES

ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED ANOTHER CHURCH REGULARLY: In this question we would like you to compare The Vineyard to the last church you attended regularly (as specified in Q-8). For each of the following aspects of church life, please indicate whether it is emphasized more by the vineyard, emphasized an equal amount by both churches, emphasized more by your previous church, or not emphasized by either church -- Winning others to Christ

	1) Emphasized more by Vineyard
	2) Emphasized equally by both
	3) Emphasized more by previous church
	4) Not emphasized by either

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Emphasized more by Vineyard	294	32.5%	32.5%	-1.19
Emphasized equally by both	430	47.6%	80.1%	.15
Emphasized more by previous church	167	18.5%	98.6%	1.49
Not emphasized by either	13	1.4%	100%	2.83

Variable Comparisons

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Emphasized more by Vineyard	35.8% 131	30.4% 162	32.6% 293
Emphasized equally by both	44.5% 163	49.7% 265	47.6% 428
Emphasized more by previous church	18.3% 67	18.4% 98	18.4% 165
Not emphasized by either	1.4% 5	1.5% 8	1.4% 13
TOTAL	100.0% 366	100.0% 533	899

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Divorced	Widowed	Separated	Never married	TOTAL
Emphasized more by Vineyard	32.1% 202	37.2% 35	66.7% 6	17.6% 3	30.9% 46	32.5% 292
Emphasized equally by both	47.7% 300	43.6% 41	22.2% 2	70.6% 12	48.3% 72	47.6% 427
Emphasized more by previous church	19.4% 122	16.0% 15	11.1% 1	11.8% 2	17.4% 26	18.5% 166
Not emphasized by either	0.8% 5	3.2% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.4% 5	1.4% 13
TOTAL	100.0% 629	100.0% 94	100.0% 9	100.0% 17	100.0% 149	898

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than High School	High School diploma	Some college	College degree	Graduate school	TOTAL
Emphasized more by Vineyard	50.0% 10	25.2% 26	32.3% 134	32.1% 63	36.4% 59	32.6% 292
Emphasized equally by both	45.0% 9	56.3% 58	48.0% 199	44.9% 88	44.4% 72	47.5% 426
Emphasized more by previous church	0.0% 0	18.4% 19	18.8% 78	20.4% 40	17.3% 28	18.4% 165
Not emphasized by either	5.0% 1	0.0% 0	1.0% 4	2.6% 5	1.9% 3	1.5% 13
TOTAL	100.0% 20	100.0% 103	100.0% 415	100.0% 196	100.0% 162	896

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than $15,000	$15,001-$25,000	$25,001-$35,000	$35,001-$45,000	$45,000+	TOTAL
Emphasized more by Vineyard	26.6% 29	31.9% 46	30.1% 63	27.7% 46	43.2% 101	33.1% 285
Emphasized equally by both	52.3% 57	47.9% 69	49.3% 103	50.0% 83	40.6% 95	47.2% 407
Emphasized more by previous church	18.3% 20	20.1% 29	18.2% 38	21.1% 35	15.4% 36	18.3% 158
Not emphasized by either	2.8% 3	0.0% 0	2.4% 5	1.2% 2	0.9% 2	1.4% 12
TOTAL	100.0% 109	100.0% 144	100.0% 209	100.0% 166	100.0% 234	862

Age (I-AGE)

	Age 17-35	Age 26-35	Age 36-45	Age 46-55	Age 56+	TOTAL
Emphasized more by Vineyard	34.7% 34	31.1% 132	27.2% 62	43.3% 42	45.7% 21	32.6% 291
Emphasized equally by both	46.9% 46	45.5% 193	55.3% 126	40.2% 39	43.5% 20	47.5% 424
Emphasized more by previous church	15.3% 15	21.9% 93	17.1% 39	14.4% 14	8.7% 4	18.5% 165
Not emphasized by either	3.1% 3	1.4% 6	0.4% 1	2.1% 2	2.2% 1	1.5% 13
TOTAL	100.0% 98	100.0% 424	100.0% 228	100.0% 97	100.0% 46	893