Mennonite Church Member Profile, 1989

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All frequencies weighted by 451) WTFACTOR

1) Church (CHURCH)

	TOTAL	%
6) Mennonite Church	1394	45.2
7) General Conference Mennonite Church	827	26.8
8) Mennonite Brethren Church	560	18.1
9) Brethren in Christ Church	255	8.3
10) Evangelical Mennonite Church	51	1.7
TOTAL	3087	100.0

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2) District (DISTRICT)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	3087	2.66	2.27

3) Congregation (CONG)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	3087	4.03	2.72

4) Type of respondent (TYPERESP)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	3087	2.65	3.57

5) Respondent (RESPONDT)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	3087	3.89	2.58

6) Congregation ID (CONGID)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	3087	708.52	128.84

7) Case ID (CASEID)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	3087	70882.05	12883.91

8) Congregational size (SIZECONG)

	TOTAL	%
1) 25-99	314	10.2
2) 100-199	786	25.5
3) 200-499	1459	47.3
4) 500 and over	527	17.1
TOTAL	3086	100.0

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9) Where do you live at present? (RESIDENC)

	TOTAL	%
1) On a farm (three acres or more)	686	22.5
2) On a plot (less than three acres) outside a village or city	512	16.8
3) In a village or town (under 2,500 people)	398	13
4) In a town or city of 2,500 to 25,000 population	631	20.7
5) In a city of 25,000 to 250,000 population	454	14.9
6) In a city over 250,000 population	369	12.1
Missing	36
TOTAL	3050	100.0

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10) Your gender (SEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	1431	46.7
2) Female	1636	53.3
Missing	19
TOTAL	3067	100.0

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11) Your age at last birthday: (AGE)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	3087	46.53	17.28

12) Your marital status: (MARSTAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Single (never married)	424	13.8
2) Married, living with original spouse	2337	75.8
3) Widowed	142	4.6
4) Widowed and remarried	50	1.6
5) Divorced	43	1.4
6) Divorced and remarried	76	2.5
7) Separated	10	.3
Missing	4
TOTAL	3082	100.0

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13) Persons ever married, please answer these additional items: What was your age at the time of your first marriage? (AGEMARR)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	3087	22.57	3.91

14) Persons ever married, please answer these additional items: Do you and your spouse presently belong to the same church denomination? (SAMEDEN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2262	91
2) No	224	9
Missing	600
TOTAL	2486	100.0

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15) Persons ever married, please answer these additional items: Did you and your spouse belong to the same denomination at the time of your wedding? (WEDDING)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1574	61.5
2) No	984	38.5
Missing	529
TOTAL	2558	100.0

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16) How much formal schooling have you had? (EDUCATIO)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than eight grades	105	3.4
2) Completed elementary school	255	8.3
3) Some high school or trade school but not enough to graduate	348	11.3
4) High school or trade school graduate	845	27.5
5) Some college, but not enough for a four-year degree	562	18.3
6) College graduate	311	10.1
7) Some graduate or professional school, but enough for a degree	167	5.4
8) Graduate or professional degree	483	15.7
Missing	13
TOTAL	3076	100.0

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17) In what state, province, or foreign country are you presently living? (LIVENOW)

	TOTAL	%
1) New England states	1	0
2) New York	50	1.6
3) Pennsylvania	604	19.8
4) New Jersey	3	.1
5) Maryland	5	.2
6) Delaware	2	.1
7) Virginia	41	1.3
9) District of Columbia	2	.1
10) North Carolina	2	.1
11) South Carolina	1	0
12) Georgia	1	0
13) Florida	32	1
14) Kentucky	3	.1
15) Tennessee	0	0
18) Louisiana	1	0
19) Texas	2	.1
20) Michigan	19	.6
21) Ohio	251	8.2
22) Indiana	245	8
23) Illinois	93	3
30) Minnesota	18	.6
31) North Dakota	1	0
32) South Dakota	38	1.2
33) Iowa	76	2.5
34) Nebraska	91	3
35) Kansas	222	7.3
36) Missouri	5	.2
38) Oklahoma	39	1.3
40) Montana	2	.1
41) Idaho	21	.7
43) Colorado	24	.8
46) New Mexico	1	0
47) Arizona	3	.1
50) Alaska	2	.1
51) Washington	2	.1
52) Oregon	45	1.5
53) California	144	4.7
60) Ontario	267	8.7
70) Manitoba	271	8.9
71) Saskatchewan	86	2.8
72) Alberta	109	3.6
73) British Columbia	212	6.9
74) Yukon Territory	1	0
81) Asia	3	.1
83) Caribbean Islands	1	0
86) South America	7	.2
91) Germany	2	.1
95) All other European countries	1	0
Missing	34
TOTAL	3052	100.0

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18) How long have you lived in the community where you now reside? (MOBILITY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than one year	113	3.7
2) At least one year but less than five years	375	12.2
3) At least five years but less than 20 years	996	32.3
4) 20 years or more	1599	51.9
Missing	5
TOTAL	3083	100.0

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19) What is your present chief occupation? Read the following categories and then check one of them: (Note: If you have two or more occupations, such as a farmer-carpenter, or housewife-secretary, check the one that occupies most of your working hours.) (If not employed, give former occupation.) (OCCUPATN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Farmer or farm management	223	7.4
2) Proprietor, manager or official (business owner or operator, department manager, official of public or private business or agency, etc.)	284	9.4
3) Professional or technical worker (minister, physician, teacher, social worker, engineer, librarian, educator, editor, scientist, etc.)	829	27.4
4) Clerical or sales worker (office worker, clerk, salesperson, postal worker, etc.)	329	10.9
5) Craftsman or foreman (carpenter, mechanic, die cutter, tailor, etc.)	157	5.2
6) Machine operator (truck or bus driver, press operator, welder, seamstress, factory worker, etc.)	105	3.5
7) Service worker (barber, beautician, cook, guard, policeperson, restaurant waiter, fireman, janitor, etc.)	126	4.2
8) Laborer (farm laborer, construction work helper, car washer, etc.)	42	1.4
9) Housewife, househusband	749	24.7
10) Student	184	6.1
Missing	60
TOTAL	3028	100.0

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20) What is your present employment status? (EMPLOYMT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Employed full-time, including self-employed (not a student)	1527	50
2) Employed part-time, including self-employed (not a student)	348	11.4
3) Student, not employed	82	2.7
4) Student, employed part- or full-time	137	4.5
5) Homemaking, not employed (not retired)	421	13.8
6) Retired and employed part-time	126	4.1
7) Retired and not employed	392	12.8
8) Unemployed (out of work or disabled)	23	.8
Missing	32
TOTAL	3056	100.0

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21) What is your race or ethnic group? (RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Hispanic	11	.4
2) Black	22	.7
3) White (not Hispanic)	2950	96.2
4) American or Canadian Indian	79	2.6
5) Asian	4	.1
6) Other	2	.1
Missing	19
TOTAL	3068	100.0

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22) If you circled 3 "White," what national background were your ancestors largely from before coming to Canada or the United States? (NTNLTY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Swiss/South German/Alsatian	1155	40
2) Dutch/North German/Prussian/Russian	1380	47.8
3) British	122	4.2
4) Other	229	7.9
Missing	202
TOTAL	2886	100.0

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23) How good is your health? On the following scale from one to ten circle one number indicating where you rate your physical health between "very poor" and "very good": (HEALTH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very poor health	4	.1
2)	7	.2
3)	22	.7
4)	35	1.1
5)	104	3.4
6)	128	4.2
7)	286	9.3
8)	717	23.3
9)	1020	33.2
10) Very good health	752	24.5
Missing	11
TOTAL	3075	100.0

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24) During the past year, how many times have you seen a medical doctor because of illness? (DOCTOR)

	TOTAL	%
0) None	1213	40.1
1) Once	809	26.7
2) Twice	413	13.6
3) Three times	212	7
4) Four times	121	4
5) Five or more times	260	8.6
Missing	60
TOTAL	3028	100.0

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25) People talk of Christian conversion as an occasion in life when they made a decision to accept Christ as Saviour and Lord. Was there an occasion in your life when you had such a conversion experience? (CONVEXP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2521	82.3
2) No	282	9.2
3) Uncertain	259	8.5
Missing	25
TOTAL	3062	100.0

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26) If you have had a conversion experience, how many such experiences have you had in your life? (NUMBCONV)

	TOTAL	%
1) One	1621	66.3
2) Two	572	23.4
3) Three	143	5.8
4) Four	27	1.1
5) Five or more	82	3.4
Missing	642
TOTAL	2445	100.0

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27) If you have had a conversion experience, how old were you at the time of the first such conversion experience? (AGECONV)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	3087	13.77	6.59

28) How old were you when you were baptized? (AGEBAP)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	3087	15.94	6.79

29) Are you presently a member of a small group (other than family or Sunday School class) that meets regularly for worship, discussion, Bible study, or fellowship? (SMALLGRP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1445	47.1
2) No	1621	52.9
Missing	21
TOTAL	3066	100.0

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30) Before you joined a church of your present denomination, were you ever a member of any other denomination? (OTHERDEN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	786	25.6
2) No	2289	74.4
Missing	12
TOTAL	3075	100.0

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31) If you have been a member of another denomination, write on the line below the name of the specific denomination to which you belonged just prior to becoming a member of your present denomination. (BACKGRND)

	TOTAL	%
10) General Conference	35	4.5
11) Mennonite Brethren	24	3.1
12) Evangelical Mennonite	11	1.4
13) (Old) Mennonite Church	38	4.9
14) Old Order Amish	24	3.1
15) Old Order Mennonite (and Wisler Mennonite)	2	.3
16) Beachy Amish	10	1.3
17) Church of God in Christ, Mennonite	1	.1
18) Brethren in Christ	3	.4
19) United Zion Church	1	.1
20) Evangelical Mennonite Conference (Kleingemeinde)	2	.3
21) Evangelical Mennonite Conference (KMB)	12	1.6
22) Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference (Rudnerweider)	8	1
23) Old Colony Mennonite	2	.3
24) Chortitz Mennonite	4	.5
25) Sommerfelder Mennonite	5	.6
26) Reinland Mennonite	1	.1
28) Conservative Mennonite	9	1.2
30) Brethren	44	5.7
31) Friends	5	.6
40) Anglican (Protestant Episcopal)	8	1
41) Lutheran	45	5.8
42) Reformed	2	.3
43) Presbyterian	34	4.4
44) Methodist (including Evangelical United Brethren, Wesleyan)	109	14.1
45) United Church of Christ (Cong. Christian, Cong., Evangelical and Reformed)	20	2.6
46) United Church of Canada	17	2.2
47) Nazarene	9	1.2
48) United Brethren	6	.8
49) Other "mainline" Protestant (CMA, Plymouth Brethren, Christian, Alliance, Non-denominational, Disciples of Christ, Moravian)	37	4.8
50) Baptist	118	15.3
51) Church of God	12	1.6
52) Church of Christ	9	1.2
54) Missionary	12	1.6
55) Pentecostal	7	.9
56) Apostolic Christian	2	.3
57) Assembly of God	5	.6
59) Other fundamentalist, evangelical free, or sect groups	42	5.4
60) Catholic	33	4.3
70) Church of Christ, Scientist	2	.3
71) Latter Day Saints	0	0
85) Other non-Christian religions	1	.1
Missing	2317
TOTAL	771	100.0

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32) In your judgment, what are the three most important factors that attract persons to join a local congregation of your denomination? Factor 1: (ATTRACTA)

	TOTAL	%
0) Other	10	.3
1) Leadership of the pastor	1447	47.2
2) Friendliness of the people	1315	42.9
3) Sunday School program	62	2
4) Preaching of the gospel from the pulpit	153	5
5) Inspiration of the Sunday worship service	46	1.5
6) Congregation's support of members with personal needs	11	.4
7) Church is located nearby	11	.4
8) Personal invitation to join from a member	11	.4
Missing	19
TOTAL	3066	100.0

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33) In your judgment, what are the three most important factors that attract persons to join a local congregation of your denomination? Factor 2: (ATTRACTB)

	TOTAL	%
0) Other	5	.2
2) Friendliness of the people	1057	37.6
3) Sunday School program	180	6.4
4) Preaching of the gospel from the pulpit	805	28.6
5) Inspiration of the Sunday worship service	456	16.2
6) Congregation's support of members with personal needs	239	8.5
7) Church is located nearby	55	2
8) Personal invitation to join from a member	13	.5
Missing	277
TOTAL	2810	100.0

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34) In your judgment, what are the three most important factors that attract persons to join a local congregation of your denomination? Factor 3: (ATTRACTC)

	TOTAL	%
0) Other	81	2.9
3) Sunday School program	49	1.8
4) Preaching of the gospel from the pulpit	380	13.7
5) Inspiration of the Sunday worship service	471	17
6) Congregation's support of members with personal needs	1053	38
7) Church is located nearby	192	6.9
8) Personal invitation to join from a member	543	19.6
Missing	317
TOTAL	2769	100.0

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35) During the past two years, on the average, how often have you attended church worship services (on Sunday morning, evening, and/or other days)? (ATTEND)

	TOTAL	%
1) Never	17	.6
2) A few times per year	77	2.5
3) Once or twice a month	164	5.3
4) Almost every week	885	28.7
5) Once a week	898	29.1
6) More than once a week	1042	33.8
Missing	4
TOTAL	3083	100.0

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36) How often do you study the Bible privately, seeking to understand it and letting it speak to you? (BIBLESTD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Never	103	3.3
2) Seldom	355	11.5
3) Occasionally	667	21.7
4) Frequently (at least once a week, but not daily)	1080	35.1
5) Daily	875	28.4
Missing	8
TOTAL	3080	100.0

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37) Other than at mealtime, how often do you pray to God privately on the average? (PRAY2GOD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Never	16	.5
2) Seldom	117	3.8
3) Occasionally	548	17.8
4) Frequently (at least once a week, but not daily)	1292	41.9
5) Daily	1107	35.9
Missing	7
TOTAL	3080	100.0

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38) How often do you experience a family, private, or cell group devotional period in which the Bible or other religious literature is read? (DEVOTION)

	TOTAL	%
1) Never	219	7.1
2) Seldom	605	19.7
3) Occasionally, perhaps once a month	518	16.9
4) Once a week more or less	662	21.5
5) Several times a week	508	16.5
6) Daily or more often	562	18.3
Missing	12
TOTAL	3074	100.0

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39) In general, how close do you describe your present relationship to God? (RELATGOD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Quite unrelated	5	.2
2) Rather distant	90	2.9
3) Between distant and close	414	13.5
4) Fairly close	928	30.2
5) Close	1136	37
6) Very close	498	16.2
Missing	15
TOTAL	3071	100.0

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40) How often do you feel discouraged in your efforts to live a Christian life? (CHRSLIFE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Never	198	6.4
2) Seldom	752	24.5
3) Sometimes	1663	54.1
4) Often	415	13.5
5) Very often	46	1.5
Missing	13
TOTAL	3074	100.0

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41) To what extent are you conscious of some spiritual goal or purpose in life which serves to give direction to your life? (DIRECTSP)

	TOTAL	%
1) I am not aware of such a goal or purpose.	111	3.6
2) I have a rather vague feeling of purpose.	245	8
3) I am somewhat conscious of such a goal or purpose.	1210	39.6
4) Definitely feel guided by a spiritual life goal.	1488	48.7
Missing	33
TOTAL	3054	100.0

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42) How often do you have doubts about your own salvation? (SALVATN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Never	1134	36.9
2) Seldom	1135	36.9
3) Sometimes	713	23.2
4) Often	83	2.7
5) Very often	9	.3
Missing	14
TOTAL	3074	100.0

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43) In regard to the quality of your spiritual life, which of the following best describes your progress during the past couple of years? (SPIRITLF)

	TOTAL	%
1) I am making definite progress.	1097	35.7
2) I am making a little progress.	1179	38.4
3) I am staying about the same.	632	20.6
4) I have lost ground a little.	141	4.6
5) I have definitely lost ground.	25	.8
Missing	14
TOTAL	3074	100.0

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44) To what extent are you interested in serving your home congregation in Sunday School teaching, church project leadership, or other responsibilities for which you have abilities? (SERVING)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly interested	928	30.5
2) Interested	1115	36.6
3) Some interest	544	17.9
4) A little interest	295	9.7
5) No interest	164	5.4
Missing	41
TOTAL	3046	100.0

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45) How frequently do you take the opportunity to witness orally about the Christian faith to persons at work, in the neighborhood, or elsewhere? (WITNESS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Never	225	7.3
2) Seldom	873	28.5
3) Sometimes (several times a year)	1233	40.2
4) Often (monthly)	500	16.3
5) Very often (weekly)	235	7.7
Missing	22
TOTAL	3066	100.0

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46) When you have decisions to make in your everyday life, how often do you ask yourself what God would want you to do? (GODWANT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Never	46	1.5
2) Seldom	190	6.2
3) Sometimes	895	29.1
4) Often	1349	43.9
5) Very often	595	19.3
Missing	13
TOTAL	3075	100.0

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47) Persons currently employed: In regard to your choice of a job, occupation, or vocation, upon whom did you rely for advice or counsel? Rank the following five categories by writing a 1 in the blank for the most important source of counsel, 2 for the second most important, etc. (EMPLOY1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Your spouse	1140	74.5
2) Your parents	221	14.4
3) Your closest friends	59	3.9
4) Your colleagues at work, in business, or in your profession	43	2.8
5) Members of your church (other than above)	67	4.4
Missing	1558
TOTAL	1530	100.0

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48) Persons currently employed: In regard to your choice of a job, occupation, or vocation, upon whom did you rely for advice or counsel? Rank the following five categories by writing a 1 in the blank for the most important source of counsel, 2 for the second most important, etc. (EMPLOY2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Your spouse	416	27.9
2) Your parents	397	26.6
3) Your closest friends	193	12.9
4) Your colleagues at work, in business, or in your profession	231	15.5
5) Members of your church (other than above)	255	17.1
Missing	1595
TOTAL	1492	100.0

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49) Persons currently employed: In regard to your choice of a job, occupation, or vocation, upon whom did you rely for advice or counsel? Rank the following five categories by writing a 1 in the blank for the most important source of counsel, 2 for the second most important, etc. (EMPLOY3)

	TOTAL	%
1) Your spouse	193	12.3
2) Your parents	660	42
3) Your closest friends	477	30.4
4) Your colleagues at work, in business, or in your profession	190	12.1
5) Members of your church (other than above)	50	3.2
Missing	1517
TOTAL	1570	100.0

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50) Persons currently employed: In regard to your choice of a job, occupation, or vocation, upon whom did you rely for advice or counsel? Rank the following five categories by writing a 1 in the blank for the most important source of counsel, 2 for the second most important, etc. (EMPLOY4)

	TOTAL	%
1) Your spouse	161	11
2) Your parents	302	20.6
3) Your closest friends	345	23.6
4) Your colleagues at work, in business, or in your profession	362	24.7
5) Members of your church (other than above)	293	20
Missing	1624
TOTAL	1463	100.0

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51) Persons currently employed: In regard to your choice of a job, occupation, or vocation, upon whom did you rely for advice or counsel? Rank the following five categories by writing a 1 in the blank for the most important source of counsel, 2 for the second most important, etc. (EMPLOY5)

	TOTAL	%
1) Your spouse	50	3.5
2) Your parents	187	13.2
3) Your closest friends	304	21.4
4) Your colleagues at work, in business, or in your profession	486	34.2
5) Members of your church (other than above)	395	27.8
Missing	1665
TOTAL	1422	100.0

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52) Persons currently employed: When you face ethical problems related to your work or business, how do you usually reach decisions? Rank the following 1 to 5 in order of importance. (ETHICS1)

	TOTAL	%
1) By yourself	936	50.1
2) By consulting with your spouse (if you have one)	473	25.3
3) By talking with your parents	211	11.3
4) By consulting with business friends or partners	158	8.5
5) By finding out what your church congregation has to say about the matter	90	4.8
Missing	1219
TOTAL	1868	100.0

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53) Persons currently employed: When you face ethical problems related to your work or business, how do you usually reach decisions? Rank the following 1 to 5 in order of importance. (ETHICS2)

	TOTAL	%
1) By yourself	776	46.5
2) By consulting with your spouse (if you have one)	635	38
3) By talking with your parents	179	10.7
4) By consulting with business friends or partners	37	2.2
5) By finding out what your church congregation has to say about the matter	42	2.5
Missing	1417
TOTAL	1669	100.0

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54) Persons currently employed: When you face ethical problems related to your work or business, how do you usually reach decisions? Rank the following 1 to 5 in order of importance. (ETHICS3)

	TOTAL	%
1) By yourself	49	3.1
2) By consulting with your spouse (if you have one)	177	11.2
3) By talking with your parents	341	21.5
4) By consulting with business friends or partners	454	28.7
5) By trying to find out what your church congregation has to say about the matter	563	35.5
Missing	1503
TOTAL	1584	100.0

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55) Persons currently employed: When you face ethical problems related to your work or business, how do you usually reach decisions? Rank the following 1 to 5 in order of importance. (ETHICS4)

	TOTAL	%
1) By yourself	184	10.3
2) By consulting with your spouse (if you have one)	344	19.3
3) By talking with your parents	588	33
4) By consulting with business friends or partners	437	24.5
5) By finding out what your church congregation has to say about the matter	229	12.9
Missing	1305
TOTAL	1782	100.0

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56) Persons currently employed: When you face ethical problems related to your work or business, how do you usually reach decisions? Rank the following 1 to 5 in order of importance. (ETHICS5)

	TOTAL	%
1) By yourself	48	2.8
2) By consulting with your spouse (if you have one)	214	12.3
3) By talking with your parents	448	25.7
4) By consulting with business friends or partners	586	33.6
5) By finding out what your church congregation has to say about the matter	448	25.7
Missing	1343
TOTAL	1744	100.0

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57) How important is your congregation as a source of concern and counsel regarding the issues you face in your work? (COUNSEL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very important	288	14.2
2) Important	547	26.9
3) Of some importance	659	32.4
4) Of little importance	404	19.9
5) Of no importance at all	134	6.6
Missing	1055
TOTAL	2032	100.0

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58) Have you ever attended a meeting where the charismatic ("fullness of the Spirit") worship patterns and teachings were emphasized? If "yes," how often? (CHARISMA)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	23	.8
2) No	1087	36.1
3) Once or twice	1039	34.5
4) Occasionally	624	20.7
5) Frequently	235	7.8
Missing	79
TOTAL	3008	100.0

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59) Which of the following gifts of the Spirit have you ever personally experienced? Circle the number of each you have done: - Received the "baptism of the Holy Spirit" (BAPSPIRT)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1612	53.4
1) Yes	1405	46.6
Missing	69
TOTAL	3017	100.0

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60) Which of the following gifts of the Spirit have you ever personally experienced? Circle the number of each you have done: - Spoke in tongues (SPTONGUE)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	2828	93.7
1) Yes	190	6.3
Missing	69
TOTAL	3018	100.0

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61) Which of the following gifts of the Spirit have you ever personally experienced? Circle the number of each you have done: - Interpreted in tongues (INTONGUE)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	2996	99.3
1) Yes	22	.7
Missing	69
TOTAL	3018	100.0

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62) Which of the following gifts of the Spirit have you ever personally experienced? Circle the number of each you have done: - Prophesied (PROPHESY)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	2919	96.8
1) Yes	98	3.2
Missing	69
TOTAL	3017	100.0

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63) Which of the following gifts of the Spirit have you ever personally experienced? Circle the number of each you have done: - Performed miracles (MIRACLES)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	2998	99.3
1) Yes	20	.7
Missing	69
TOTAL	3018	100.0

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64) Which of the following gifts of the Spirit have you ever personally experienced? Circle the number of each you have done: - Cast out demons (DEMONS)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	2972	98.5
1) Yes	46	1.5
Missing	69
TOTAL	3018	100.0

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65) Which of the following gifts of the Spirit have you ever personally experienced? Circle the number of each you have done: - Experienced a "faith healing" (HEALING)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	2661	88.2
1) Yes	357	11.8
Missing	69
TOTAL	3018	100.0

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66) Which of the following gifts of the Spirit have you ever personally experienced? Circle the number of each you have done: - None of the above (NOGIFTS)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1604	53.1
1) Yes	1414	46.9
Missing	69
TOTAL	3018	100.0

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67) Do you think of yourself as a charismatic? (CHARISM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very definitely	100	3.3
2) Somewhat	397	13.2
3) Undecided	289	9.6
4) Probably not	1007	33.4
5) Definitely not	1223	40.6
Missing	69
TOTAL	3016	100.0

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68) Do you think the charismatic movement has benefited the Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches? (CHARMVMT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	726	24.9
2) No	769	26.4
3) Undecided	1421	48.7
Missing	171
TOTAL	2916	100.0

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69) Are you a resident member or a non-resident member (live too far away to attend regularly) of the congregation in which you hold membership? (RESMEMB)

	TOTAL	%
1) Resident member	2859	93.3
2) Non-resident member	206	6.7
Missing	21
TOTAL	3065	100.0

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70) Do you presently hold, or have you held within the past three years, a position of leadership in your local congregation (minister, elder, deacon, council member, officer, Sunday school teacher, committee chairperson, youth group officer, or sponsor, etc.) (LEADRSHP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1874	61.1
2) No	1191	38.9
Missing	22
TOTAL	3065	100.0

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71) Were you ever ordained or licensed to the ministry? (CLERGLAY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	285	9.3
2) No	2774	90.7
Missing	28
TOTAL	3059	100.0

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72) Are you currently serving as a (senior) pastor? (PASTOR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	186	6.1
2) No	2864	93.9
Missing	37
TOTAL	3050	100.0

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73) How regularly do you attend any youth or adult meetings (Mennonite Youth Fellowship, prayer meetings, etc.) held on days other than Sunday, that are related to your local congregation? (ATTENDCH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Regularly	1106	36.1
2) Occasionally	701	22.9
3) Seldom	758	24.7
4) Never	500	16.3
Missing	22
TOTAL	3065	100.0

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74) How frequently have you invited non-Christians to attend your church and/or Sunday School services? (EVANGEL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Regularly	101	3.3
2) Occasionally	1180	38.4
3) Seldom	1280	41.7
4) Never	510	16.6
Missing	17
TOTAL	3071	100.0

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75) All in all, how important is it to you to be a member of a church? (CHMEMBER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very important	2342	76.2
2) Fairly important	590	19.2
3) Little importance	128	4.2
4) No importance	14	.5
Missing	12
TOTAL	3074	100.0

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76) How important for you is your current participation in the life and work of the church? (CHPARTIC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very important	1614	52.7
2) Fairly important	1147	37.5
3) Little importance	276	9
4) No importance	25	.8
Missing	25
TOTAL	3062	100.0

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77) All in all, how well do you feel you fit in with the group of people who make up your church congregation? (CHFIT)

	TOTAL	%
1) I don't fit in well	109	3.5
2) Not too well	381	12.4
3) Fairly well	1610	52.4
4) Very well	973	31.7
Missing	14
TOTAL	3073	100.0

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78) Have you personally ever tried to lead someone to faith in Christ? (TOCHRIST)

	TOTAL	%
1) Often	328	10.7
2) A few times	1066	34.9
3) Once or twice	956	31.3
4) Never	708	23.2
Missing	29
TOTAL	3058	100.0

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79) Think for a moment about whom you would list as your five closest friends (outside your family). How many of these five friends are members of your denomination? (DENOMFRN)

	TOTAL	%
0) None	256	8.5
1) One	243	8
2) Two	471	15.6
3) Three	654	21.6
4) Four	560	18.5
5) Five	839	27.8
Missing	64
TOTAL	3023	100.0

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80) Think for a moment about whom you would list as your five closest friends (outside your family). How many of these five friends are members of your local congregation? (CONGFRND)

	TOTAL	%
0) None	480	15.8
1) One	467	15.4
2) Two	679	22.4
3) Three	626	20.6
4) Four	359	11.8
5) Five	423	13.9
Missing	53
TOTAL	3034	100.0

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81) Do you believe that the teachings of your denomination more accurately reflect the Word of God than the teachings of any other denomination? (WORDOGOD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Definitely	747	24.3
2) For the most part	1411	45.9
3) No	630	20.5
4) Uncertain	283	9.2
Missing	16
TOTAL	3071	100.0

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82) We should not allow persons to be members of our churches if they do not believe in the fundamentals of the Christian faith, including such as the following: the Bible as the inerrant Word of God, Jesus as the divine Son of God, Jesus' vicarious atonement for our sins, and his bodily resurrection. (INERRANT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	1587	51.6
2) Agree	903	29.4
3) Uncertain	316	10.3
4) Disagree	191	6.2
5) Strongly disagree	77	2.5
Missing	14
TOTAL	3074	100.0

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83) In your opinion, which of the following should be eligible to participate in the communion service in your home congregation? (Circle one or more.) - Members of your congregation only (CONGMBR)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	2980	96.8
1) Yes	99	3.2
Missing	8
TOTAL	3079	100.0

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84) In your opinion, which of the following should be eligible to participate in the communion service in your home congregation? (Circle one or more.) - Members of any Mennonite or Brethren in Christ congregation (DENOMMBR)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	2822	91.7
1) Yes	257	8.3
Missing	8
TOTAL	3079	100.0

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85) In your opinion, which of the following should be eligible to participate in the communion service in your home congregation? (Circle one or more.) - All who acknowledge Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord (ACKJESUS)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	987	32
1) Yes	2093	68
Missing	7
TOTAL	3080	100.0

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86) In your opinion, which of the following should be eligible to participate in the communion service in your home congregation? (Circle one or more.) - Baptized believers in good standing within their own congregation of any Christian denomination (BAPBLVRS)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1847	60
1) Yes	1232	40
Missing	8
TOTAL	3079	100.0

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87) In your opinion, which of the following should be eligible to participate in the communion service in your home congregation? (Circle one or more.) - Baptized believers and their families, including their unbaptized children (UNBAPKID)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	2989	97.1
1) Yes	90	2.9
Missing	8
TOTAL	3079	100.0

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88) In your opinion, which of the following should be eligible to participate in the communion service in your home congregation? (Circle one or more.) - Any person who wishes to participate (ANYPART)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	2857	92.9
1) Yes	220	7.1
Missing	10
TOTAL	3077	100.0

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89) How much, if any conflict do you experience between your Mennonite or Brethren in Christ beliefs and practices and the attitudes and practices of the larger society? (CONFLICT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Much conflict	470	15.5
2) Some conflict	1318	43.5
3) Little conflict	809	26.7
4) No conflict	433	14.3
Missing	57
TOTAL	3030	100.0

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90) How much satisfaction do you feel at being known as a Mennonite or Brethren in Christ in the eyes of other people? (SATISFAC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very much	613	20
2) A good deal	1104	36
3) Some	777	25.3
4) A little	283	9.2
5) None at all	290	9.5
Missing	21
TOTAL	3067	100.0

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91) Which statement best reflects your present opinion about your future relationship to your denomination? (DENOMFUT)

	TOTAL	%
1) I will certainly always want to remain a member of my denomination and I could never feel right being a member of another denomination.	843	27.6
2) Although I prefer my own denomination there are some other denominations that I would not hesitate to join if occasion arose.	1533	50.1
3) I feel I could be just as happy in certain other denominations as my own.	534	17.5
4) I have sometimes felt I could be happier in another denomination.	111	3.6
5) I am considering discontinuing membership in my denomination.	37	1.2
Missing	29
TOTAL	3058	100.0

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92) Do you believe that women in Canadian and American societies are being discriminated against and denied certain basic rights? (WMNSRITS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	969	31.6
2) No	1429	46.6
3) Uncertain	671	21.9
Missing	17
TOTAL	3069	100.0

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93) In the future should larger numbers of qualified women be elected or appointed to church boards and committees at denominational, district and congregational levels? (WMNELECT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1608	52.4
2) No	674	21.9
3) Undecided	789	25.7
Missing	15
TOTAL	3071	100.0

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94) Should the policy on ordinations in your denomination allow for the ordination of women to the Christian ministry? (WMNORDAN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1357	44.2
2) No	1043	34
3) Undecided	670	21.8
Missing	17
TOTAL	3070	100.0

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95) In your opinion, how desirable is it that the pastor in your congregation have seminary training (at least some)? (SEMTRAIN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very desirable	1333	43.4
2) Desirable	1002	32.6
3) Somewhat desirable	608	19.8
4) Undesirable	111	3.6
5) Very undesirable	20	.7
Missing	12
TOTAL	3074	100.0

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96) What proportion of your annual net taxable income do you estimate that you give to church and charitable causes? (Please estimate as accurately as possible.) (GIVMONEY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than one percent	164	5.4
2) At least one but less than three percent	263	8.6
3) At least three but less than five percent	324	10.7
4) At least five but less than ten percent	860	28.3
5) Ten percent or more	1430	47
Missing	46
TOTAL	3041	100.0

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97) How frequently do you attend Sunday School? (SSATTEND)

	TOTAL	%
1) Every Sunday that it is possible	1780	57.9
2) Most Sundays	400	13
3) About half the time	119	3.9
4) Only occasionally	257	8.4
5) Seldom or never	517	16.8
Missing	14
TOTAL	3073	100.0

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98) How frequently do you spend at least sometime in reviewing the lesson in advance of Sunday School class? (SSLESSON)

	TOTAL	%
1) Regularly	645	21.3
2) Most of the time	556	18.4
3) Occasionally	567	18.7
4) Seldom	568	18.8
5) Never	689	22.8
Missing	62
TOTAL	3025	100.0

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99) How much spiritual inspiration and strengthening do you think you get from a typical Sunday morning worship service at your church? (SSINSPIR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very much	712	23.2
2) Quite a lot	1378	44.9
3) Some	798	26
4) Very little	151	4.9
5) None at all	31	1
Missing	16
TOTAL	3070	100.0

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100) Recently our denominations have been focusing on church planting. Check one of the following to indicate the extent of your interest in being involved: (CHPLANTS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Would be willing to move to another community to help plant a new church.	371	12.2
2) Would be willing to help start a new church provided I can do so without needing to move to another community.	814	26.8
3) I favor church planting, but could not be involved beyond contributing money for such a purpose.	1611	53
4) I doubt the wisdom of a special effort to plant new churches.	241	7.9
Missing	50
TOTAL	3037	100.0

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101) In your opinion, if a person has a homosexual orientation but does not practice homosexual acts, which of the following can be permitted? (Circle one or more.) (HOMOSXLA)

	TOTAL	%
1) He/She may be a member of my congregation.	1468	48.4
2) He/She could serve as a leader in the congregation.	226	7.5
3) He/She could be ordained to the ministry if otherwise qualified.	364	12
4) None of the above should be permitted.	972	32.1
Missing	56
TOTAL	3030	100.0

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102) If a person has a homosexual orientation and does engage in homosexual acts, which would you allow? (Circle one or more.) (HOMOSXLB)

	TOTAL	%
1) May be a member of my congregation	567	18.5
2) May serve as a leader in my congregation	33	1.1
3) Could be ordained to the ministry if otherwise qualified	58	1.9
4) None of the above should be permitted	2400	78.5
Missing	29
TOTAL	3058	100.0

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103) Most of the members of my church (KNOWMBRS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Know most of the other members intimately.	536	18.1
2) Know about half of the members intimately.	881	29.7
3) Know about a fourth of the other members intimately.	1038	35
4) Know few other members intimately.	513	17.3
Missing	120
TOTAL	2968	100.0

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104) In my church (MBRSDECI)

	TOTAL	%
1) Most members make independent decisions about how they live their lives.	2473	84.7
2) There is considerable mutual consultation about how members live their lives.	446	15.3
Missing	168
TOTAL	2919	100.0

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105) In my church Jesus is seen more as (JESUSIS)

	TOTAL	%
1) The personal Saviour who died for our sins.	2207	74.8
2) The suffering servant who calls us to follow his example.	742	25.2
Missing	138
TOTAL	2949	100.0

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106) In my church members who withhold payment of the part of their income taxes that goes for military purposes (MILTARY$)

	TOTAL	%
1) Would be supported in that decision.	894	35.7
2) Would get little or no support.	1611	64.3
Missing	582
TOTAL	2505	100.0

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107) In my church (CHCAREER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Having a successful career and earning as much money as possible have priority for most members.	584	20.7
2) Most members are committed to putting Kingdom-of-God values ahead of career and earning money.	483	17.1
3) Most members want both to earn all they can from their career and to give all they can to the work of God's kingdom.	1755	62.2
Missing	264
TOTAL	2822	100.0

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108) In my church (RAISHAND)