Four-State Church Involvement Study, 1988 - Analysis
MEMGROW
Is this congregation growing in membership, or is it declining?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Growing | 1083 | 69.1% | 69.1% | -0.63 |
2) Declining | 181 | 11.6% | 80.7% | 0.62 |
3) Staying about the same | 303 | 19.3% | 100.0% | 1.88 |
Missing | 1053 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 1567 |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Growing | 65.1%391 | 71.6%692 | 0 | 69.1%1083 |
Declining | 13.6%82 | 10.2%99 | 0 | 11.6%181 |
Staying about the same | 21.3%128 | 18.1%175 | 0 | 19.3%303 |
Missing | 525 | 526 | 1053 | 2 |
Total | 100%601 | 100%966 | 1567 |
Age (I-AGE)
Less than 40 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60 and over | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Growing | 63.2%249 | 70.1%303 | 72.8%372 | 69.0%156 | 3 | 69.1%1080 |
Declining | 10.7%42 | 12.7%55 | 11.5%59 | 10.6%24 | 1 | 11.5%180 |
Staying about the same | 26.1%103 | 17.1%74 | 15.7%80 | 20.4%46 | 0 | 19.4%303 |
Missing | 170 | 248 | 465 | 167 | 1057 | 3 |
Total | 100%394 | 100%432 | 100%511 | 100%226 | 1563 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Growing | 69.3%675 | 67.8%353 | 72.7%16 | 78.0%39 | 0 | 69.1%1083 |
Declining | 11.4%111 | 12.3%64 | 4.5%1 | 10.0%5 | 0 | 11.6%181 |
Staying about the same | 19.3%188 | 20.0%104 | 22.7%5 | 12.0%6 | 0 | 19.3%303 |
Missing | 480 | 181 | 28 | 360 | 1053 | 4 |
Total | 100%974 | 100%521 | 100%22 | 100%50 | 1567 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Widowed | Divorced | Separated | Never married | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Growing | 68.7%783 | 70.9%39 | 77.2%115 | 60.0%21 | 66.5%125 | 0 | 69.1%1083 |
Declining | 11.3%129 | 5.5%3 | 12.1%18 | 25.7%9 | 11.7%22 | 0 | 11.6%181 |
Staying about the same | 20.0%228 | 23.6%13 | 10.7%16 | 14.3%5 | 21.8%41 | 0 | 19.3%303 |
Missing | 598 | 15 | 176 | 32 | 229 | 1053 | 3 |
Total | 100%1140 | 100%55 | 100%149 | 100%35 | 100%188 | 1567 |
Race (I-RACE)
White | Black | Hispanic | Am.Indian | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Growing | 67.6%898 | 76.4%113 | 86.7%26 | 78.9%15 | 75.0%18 | 13 | 69.1%1070 |
Declining | 11.9%158 | 12.8%19 | 3.3%1 | 5.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 2 | 11.6%179 |
Staying about the same | 20.5%272 | 10.8%16 | 10.0%3 | 15.8%3 | 25.0%6 | 3 | 19.4%300 |
Missing | 915 | 51 | 28 | 12 | 38 | 1071 | 9 |
Total | 100%1328 | 100%148 | 100%30 | 100%19 | 100%24 | 1549 |