Middletown Area Study, 1994 - Analysis
BEFRIEND
The people at the church go out of their way to be your friends. Is this:
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Very important if you had to select a new church | 309 | 53.8% | 53.8% | -0.81 |
2) Somewhat important | 197 | 34.3% | 88.2% | 0.55 |
3) Not important at all | 59 | 10.3% | 98.4% | 1.91 |
4) Don't know | 9 | 1.6% | 100.0% | 3.27 |
Missing | 2 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 574 |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Very important if you had to select a new church | 48.6%108 | 57.1%201 | 0 | 53.8%309 |
Somewhat important | 37.8%84 | 32.1%113 | 0 | 34.3%197 |
Not important at all | 10.4%23 | 10.2%36 | 0 | 10.3%59 |
Don't know | 3.2%7 | 0.6%2 | 0 | 1.6%9 |
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 | 56.4%177 | 54.7%47 | 55.7%39 | 43.7%45 | 1 | 53.8%308 |
Somewhat important | 33.1%104 | 34.9%30 | 30.0%21 | 40.8%42 | 0 | 34.4%197 |
Not important at all | 9.6%30 | 10.5%9 | 8.6%6 | 13.6%14 | 0 | 10.3%59 |
Don't know | 1.0%3 | 0.0%0 | 5.7%4 | 1.9%2 | 0 | 1.6%9 |
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 | 61.4%62 | 58.1%108 | 56.0%89 | 35.5%27 | 42.0%21 | 2 | 53.7%307 |
Somewhat important | 23.8%24 | 30.6%57 | 35.2%56 | 53.9%41 | 38.0%19 | 0 | 34.4%197 |
Not important at all | 12.9%13 | 10.8%20 | 8.2%13 | 7.9%6 | 14.0%7 | 0 | 10.3%59 |
Don't know | 2.0%2 | 0.5%1 | 0.6%1 | 2.6%2 | 6.0%3 | 0 | 1.6%9 |
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 | 52.5%63 | 51.6%47 | 49.3%36 | 53.1%60 | 58.3%102 | 1 | 53.8%308 |
Somewhat important | 35.8%43 | 31.9%29 | 41.1%30 | 32.7%37 | 33.1%58 | 0 | 34.4%197 |
Not important at all | 10.0%12 | 15.4%14 | 9.6%7 | 11.5%13 | 6.9%12 | 1 | 10.1%58 |
Don't know | 1.7%2 | 1.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 2.7%3 | 1.7%3 | 0 | 1.6%9 |
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 | 58.4%66 | 54.3%57 | 58.0%47 | 54.1%59 | 44.0%44 | 36 | 53.7%273 |
Somewhat important | 31.0%35 | 41.0%43 | 25.9%21 | 31.2%34 | 43.0%43 | 21 | 34.6%176 |
Not important at all | 9.7%11 | 2.9%3 | 14.8%12 | 13.8%15 | 11.0%11 | 7 | 10.2%52 |
Don't know | 0.9%1 | 1.9%2 | 1.2%1 | 0.9%1 | 2.0%2 | 2 | 1.4%7 |
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 | 37.5%15 | 55.9%138 | 56.5%121 | 45.8%22 | 47.8%11 | 2 | 53.7%307 |
Somewhat important | 45.0%18 | 33.6%83 | 32.2%69 | 33.3%16 | 47.8%11 | 0 | 34.4%197 |
Not important at all | 17.5%7 | 10.1%25 | 10.7%23 | 8.3%4 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 10.3%59 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.4%1 | 0.5%1 | 12.5%6 | 4.3%1 | 0 | 1.6%9 |
Missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 100%40 | 100%247 | 100%214 | 100%48 | 100%23 | 572 |