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Vineyard Christian Fellowship Study, 1988

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Assume that the following statements represent how different people approach their faith, belief, and church life. Please indicate whether you strongly agree, agree, are unsure, disagree, or strongly disagree with each as a statement of your own personal position. -- I am hesitant to share my Christian convictions with non-believers.

	1) Strongly agree
	2) Agree
	3) Unsure
	4) Disagree
	5) Strongly disagree

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly agree	14	1.4%	1.4%	-2.36
Agree	243	24.5%	26%	-1.42
Unsure	101	10.2%	36.2%	-.49
Disagree	473	47.8%	83.9%	.44
Strongly disagree	159	16.1%	100%	1.38

Variable Comparisons

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Strongly agree	1.7% 7	1.2% 7	1.4% 14
Agree	26.5% 108	23.0% 133	24.4% 241
Unsure	9.8% 40	10.2% 59	10.0% 99
Disagree	43.2% 176	51.3% 297	48.0% 473
Strongly disagree	18.7% 76	14.3% 83	16.1% 159
TOTAL	100.0% 407	100.0% 579	986

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Divorced	Widowed	Separated	Never married	TOTAL
Strongly agree	1.2% 8	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	0.0% 0	2.5% 4	1.3% 13
Agree	23.9% 163	23.9% 26	30.0% 3	20.0% 4	28.2% 46	24.6% 242
Unsure	9.5% 65	7.3% 8	20.0% 2	20.0% 4	12.3% 20	10.1% 99
Disagree	50.4% 344	50.5% 55	30.0% 3	45.0% 9	37.4% 61	47.9% 472
Strongly disagree	15.1% 103	18.3% 20	10.0% 1	15.0% 3	19.6% 32	16.1% 159
TOTAL	100.0% 683	100.0% 109	100.0% 10	100.0% 20	100.0% 163	985

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than High School	High School diploma	Some college	College degree	Graduate school	TOTAL
Strongly agree	7.7% 2	0.8% 1	0.9% 4	1.5% 3	1.8% 3	1.3% 13
Agree	11.5% 3	27.3% 33	24.2% 112	23.4% 48	26.5% 45	24.5% 241
Unsure	7.7% 2	9.9% 12	10.2% 47	11.7% 24	8.2% 14	10.1% 99
Disagree	42.3% 11	46.3% 56	48.3% 223	47.3% 97	50.6% 86	48.1% 473
Strongly disagree	30.8% 8	15.7% 19	16.5% 76	16.1% 33	12.9% 22	16.1% 158
TOTAL	100.0% 26	100.0% 121	100.0% 462	100.0% 205	100.0% 170	984

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than $15,000	$15,001-$25,000	$25,001-$35,000	$35,001-$45,000	$45,000+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	2.5% 3	0.6% 1	0.9% 2	0.0% 0	2.0% 5	1.2% 11
Agree	31.1% 37	23.6% 37	27.7% 64	24.7% 44	20.3% 52	24.9% 234
Unsure	6.7% 8	10.2% 16	11.7% 27	14.0% 25	7.0% 18	10.0% 94
Disagree	37.8% 45	53.5% 84	43.3% 100	50.0% 89	51.2% 131	47.7% 449
Strongly disagree	21.8% 26	12.1% 19	16.5% 38	11.2% 20	19.5% 50	16.3% 153
TOTAL	100.0% 119	100.0% 157	100.0% 231	100.0% 178	100.0% 256	941

Age (I-AGE)

	Age 17-35	Age 26-35	Age 36-45	Age 46-55	Age 56+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	1.7% 2	1.3% 6	1.2% 3	0.9% 1	2.1% 1	1.3% 13
Agree	28.7% 33	23.3% 108	25.5% 63	24.1% 26	22.9% 11	24.6% 241
Unsure	13.0% 15	10.2% 47	8.1% 20	8.3% 9	16.7% 8	10.1% 99
Disagree	43.5% 50	50.1% 232	48.2% 119	50.0% 54	31.3% 15	47.9% 470
Strongly disagree	13.0% 15	15.1% 70	17.0% 42	16.7% 18	27.1% 13	16.1% 158
TOTAL	100.0% 115	100.0% 463	100.0% 247	100.0% 108	100.0% 48	981