Middletown Area Study, 1994 - Analysis
AVOID
The pastor encourages members to not associate with nonreligious people during their free time. Is this:
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Very important if you had to select a new church | 44 | 7.7% | 7.7% | -2.79 |
2) Somewhat important | 70 | 12.2% | 19.9% | -1.20 |
3) Not important at all | 444 | 77.4% | 97.2% | 0.39 |
4) Don't know | 16 | 2.8% | 100.0% | 1.98 |
Missing | 2 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 574 |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Very important if you had to select a new church | 8.6%19 | 7.1%25 | 0 | 7.7%44 |
Somewhat important | 9.9%22 | 13.6%48 | 0 | 12.2%70 |
Not important at all | 77.9%173 | 77.0%271 | 0 | 77.4%444 |
Don't know | 3.6%8 | 2.3%8 | 0 | 2.8%16 |
Missing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 100%222 | 100%352 | 574 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Widowed | Divorced or Separated | Never married | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important if you had to select a new church | 6.4%20 | 8.1%7 | 12.9%9 | 7.8%8 | 0 | 7.7%44 |
Somewhat important | 13.4%42 | 11.6%10 | 10.0%7 | 10.7%11 | 0 | 12.2%70 |
Not important at all | 76.8%241 | 76.7%66 | 75.7%53 | 80.6%83 | 1 | 77.3%443 |
Don't know | 3.5%11 | 3.5%3 | 1.4%1 | 1.0%1 | 0 | 2.8%16 |
Missing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 100%314 | 100%86 | 100%70 | 100%103 | 573 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college/Trade school | College graduate | Graduate school | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important if you had to select a new church | 13.9%14 | 6.5%12 | 5.0%8 | 7.9%6 | 8.0%4 | 0 | 7.7%44 |
Somewhat important | 15.8%16 | 12.9%24 | 10.7%17 | 11.8%9 | 8.0%4 | 0 | 12.2%70 |
Not important at all | 66.3%67 | 78.5%146 | 82.4%131 | 77.6%59 | 78.0%39 | 2 | 77.3%442 |
Don't know | 4.0%4 | 2.2%4 | 1.9%3 | 2.6%2 | 6.0%3 | 0 | 2.8%16 |
Missing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 100%101 | 100%186 | 100%159 | 100%76 | 100%50 | 572 |
Age (I-AGE)
18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65 & over | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important if you had to select a new church | 5.0%6 | 6.6%6 | 1.4%1 | 13.3%15 | 8.6%15 | 1 | 7.5%43 |
Somewhat important | 12.5%15 | 9.9%9 | 11.0%8 | 12.4%14 | 13.7%24 | 0 | 12.2%70 |
Not important at all | 81.7%98 | 83.5%76 | 83.6%61 | 69.0%78 | 74.3%130 | 1 | 77.4%443 |
Don't know | 0.8%1 | 0.0%0 | 4.1%3 | 5.3%6 | 3.4%6 | 0 | 2.8%16 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 100%120 | 100%91 | 100%73 | 100%113 | 100%175 | 572 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
10K & less | 10-20K | 20-30K | 30-50K | 50K & up | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important if you had to select a new church | 8.8%10 | 4.8%5 | 8.6%7 | 6.4%7 | 4.0%4 | 11 | 6.5%33 |
Somewhat important | 8.8%10 | 13.3%14 | 14.8%12 | 11.9%13 | 8.0%8 | 13 | 11.2%57 |
Not important at all | 80.5%91 | 77.1%81 | 76.5%62 | 79.8%87 | 84.0%84 | 39 | 79.7%405 |
Don't know | 1.8%2 | 4.8%5 | 0.0%0 | 1.8%2 | 4.0%4 | 3 | 2.6%13 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 0 |
Total | 100%113 | 100%105 | 100%81 | 100%109 | 100%100 | 508 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Catholic | Protestant | Christian | None | Other/Don't know | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important if you had to select a new church | 7.5%3 | 6.5%16 | 7.9%17 | 10.4%5 | 8.7%2 | 1 | 7.5%43 |
Somewhat important | 7.5%3 | 13.0%32 | 10.7%23 | 16.7%8 | 17.4%4 | 0 | 12.2%70 |
Not important at all | 85.0%34 | 78.9%195 | 79.0%169 | 62.5%30 | 65.2%15 | 1 | 77.4%443 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 1.6%4 | 2.3%5 | 10.4%5 | 8.7%2 | 0 | 2.8%16 |
Missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 100%40 | 100%247 | 100%214 | 100%48 | 100%23 | 572 |