Vineyard Christian Fellowship Study, 1988

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PRIORITY

Which of the following actions would you say should be the top priority for Christians? (Please circle only one)
  1) Concentrate on the spiritual growth of one's family and self
  2) Help to win the world for Jesus Christ
  3) Support causes to improve the entire community
  4) Strengthen the local church
  5) Influence local, state and national legislation
  6) No opinion

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
Concentrate on the spiritual growth of one's family and self 662 69.3% 69.3% -.49
Help to win the world for Jesus Christ 229 24% 93.3% .54
Support causes to improve the entire community 14 1.5% 94.8% 1.58
Strengthen the local church 25 2.6% 97.4% 2.61
Influence local, state and national legislation 3 .3% 97.7% 3.65
No opinion 22 2.3% 100% 4.68

Variable Comparisons


Sex (I-SEX)

Male Female TOTAL
Concentrate on the spiritual growth of one's family and self 68.6%
266
69.6%
392
69.2%
658
Help to win the world for Jesus Christ 24.0%
93
24.2%
136
24.1%
229
Support causes to improve the entire community 1.8%
7
1.2%
7
1.5%
14
Strengthen the local church 2.8%
11
2.5%
14
2.6%
25
Influence local, state and national legislation 0.8%
3
0.0%
0
0.3%
3
No opinion 2.1%
8
2.5%
14
2.3%
22
TOTAL 100.0%
388
100.0%
563

951


Marital status (I-MARITAL)

Married Divorced Widowed Separated Never married TOTAL
Concentrate on the spiritual growth of one's family and self 70.7%
469
68.3%
71
88.9%
8
78.9%
15
61.3%
95
69.3%
658
Help to win the world for Jesus Christ 23.5%
156
25.0%
26
11.1%
1
15.8%
3
27.1%
42
24.0%
228
Support causes to improve the entire community 1.2%
8
2.9%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
1.9%
3
1.5%
14
Strengthen the local church 2.7%
18
1.0%
1
0.0%
0
5.3%
1
3.2%
5
2.6%
25
Influence local, state and national legislation 0.5%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.3%
3
No opinion 1.4%
9
2.9%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
6.5%
10
2.3%
22
TOTAL 100.0%
663
100.0%
104
100.0%
9
100.0%
19
100.0%
155

950


Education (I-EDUC)

Less than High School High School diploma Some college College degree Graduate school TOTAL
Concentrate on the spiritual growth of one's family and self 45.8%
11
65.0%
76
71.8%
321
67.7%
134
71.4%
115
69.4%
657
Help to win the world for Jesus Christ 41.7%
10
28.2%
33
22.4%
100
23.7%
47
22.4%
36
23.9%
226
Support causes to improve the entire community 0.0%
0
0.9%
1
1.8%
8
1.5%
3
1.2%
2
1.5%
14
Strengthen the local church 12.5%
3
1.7%
2
2.7%
12
2.0%
4
2.5%
4
2.6%
25
Influence local, state and national legislation 0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.4%
2
0.5%
1
0.0%
0
0.3%
3
No opinion 0.0%
0
4.3%
5
0.9%
4
4.5%
9
2.5%
4
2.3%
22
TOTAL 100.0%
24
100.0%
117
100.0%
447
100.0%
198
100.0%
161

947


Household income (I-INCOME)

Less than $15,000 $15,001-$25,000 $25,001-$35,000 $35,001-$45,000 $45,000+ TOTAL
Concentrate on the spiritual growth of one's family and self 69.8%
81
64.9%
98
67.4%
147
73.1%
125
72.2%
182
69.7%
633
Help to win the world for Jesus Christ 19.8%
23
26.5%
40
27.5%
60
21.6%
37
21.8%
55
23.7%
215
Support causes to improve the entire community 0.9%
1
2.0%
3
0.9%
2
1.2%
2
2.4%
6
1.5%
14
Strengthen the local church 6.0%
7
2.6%
4
2.8%
6
1.8%
3
1.6%
4
2.6%
24
Influence local, state and national legislation 0.9%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
1.2%
2
0.0%
0
0.3%
3
No opinion 2.6%
3
4.0%
6
1.4%
3
1.2%
2
2.0%
5
2.1%
19
TOTAL 100.0%
116
100.0%
151
100.0%
218
100.0%
171
100.0%
252

908


Age (I-AGE)

Age 17-35 Age 26-35 Age 36-45 Age 46-55 Age 56+ TOTAL
Concentrate on the spiritual growth of one's family and self 63.3%
69
71.0%
318
73.1%
174
64.4%
67
57.4%
27
69.2%
655
Help to win the world for Jesus Christ 31.2%
34
21.9%
98
22.3%
53
26.0%
27
31.9%
15
24.0%
227
Support causes to improve the entire community 0.9%
1
1.1%
5
1.3%
3
2.9%
3
4.3%
2
1.5%
14
Strengthen the local church 0.9%
1
2.7%
12
1.7%
4
5.8%
6
4.3%
2
2.6%
25
Influence local, state and national legislation 0.0%
0
0.4%
2
0.4%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.3%
3
No opinion 3.7%
4
2.9%
13
1.3%
3
1.0%
1
2.1%
1
2.3%
22
TOTAL 100.0%
109
100.0%
448
100.0%
238
100.0%
104
100.0%
47

946