National Survey of the Religious Life Futures Project, 1990 - Analysis
BEST
To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? For each, choose the response which best fits your present thinking. -- For me this is the best of all possible congregations to which I could belong.
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Strongly disagree | 60 | 1.0% | 1.0% | -3.63 |
| 2) Disagree | 259 | 4.1% | 5.1% | -2.51 |
| 3) Neither agree nor disagree | 791 | 12.6% | 17.7% | -1.40 |
| 4) Agree | 2045 | 32.6% | 50.3% | -0.29 |
| 5) Strongly agree | 3112 | 49.7% | 100.0% | 0.82 |
| Missing | 92 | |||
| Total Unweighted N = 6267 |
Sex (I-SEX)
| Female | Male | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | 0.4%12 | 1.6%48 | 0 | 1.0%60 |
| Disagree | 2.7%89 | 5.7%170 | 0 | 4.1%259 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 9.4%309 | 16.2%482 | 0 | 12.6%791 |
| Agree | 29.6%974 | 36.0%1071 | 0 | 32.6%2045 |
| Strongly agree | 58.0%1910 | 40.4%1202 | 0 | 49.7%3112 |
| Missing | 56 | 36 | 92 | 0 |
| Total | 100%3294 | 100%2973 | 6267 |
Age (I-AGE)
| 19-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-65 | 66-75 | 76 or older | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | 1.3%3 | 1.9%10 | 1.2%13 | 1.0%21 | 0.7%9 | 0.4%3 | 1 | 1.0%59 |
| Disagree | 3.5%8 | 8.4%45 | 5.1%56 | 4.2%89 | 2.7%35 | 2.6%22 | 4 | 4.2%255 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 20.2%46 | 16.4%88 | 17.3%190 | 12.3%260 | 9.7%126 | 7.3%62 | 19 | 12.6%772 |
| Agree | 34.2%78 | 36.6%197 | 36.3%399 | 33.7%714 | 29.5%382 | 26.6%226 | 49 | 32.6%1996 |
| Strongly agree | 40.8%93 | 36.8%198 | 40.1%440 | 48.8%1032 | 57.3%741 | 63.1%536 | 72 | 49.7%3040 |
| Missing | 0 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 237 | 5 |
| Total | 100%228 | 100%538 | 100%1098 | 100%2116 | 100%1293 | 100%849 | 6122 |
Race (I-RACE)
| White/Caucasian | Black/African-American or Mexican-American | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | 1.0%53 | 1.9%2 | 0.6%4 | 1 | 1.0%59 |
| Disagree | 4.2%228 | 6.5%7 | 3.5%22 | 2 | 4.2%257 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 12.9%695 | 8.3%9 | 10.7%67 | 20 | 12.6%771 |
| Agree | 33.0%1774 | 29.6%32 | 31.1%194 | 45 | 32.7%2000 |
| Strongly agree | 48.9%2630 | 53.7%58 | 54.0%337 | 87 | 49.5%3025 |
| Missing | 72 | 4 | 8 | 247 | 8 |
| Total | 100%5380 | 100%108 | 100%624 | 6112 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| High school or less | Some college | Bachelor's degree | Some graduate school | Master's degree | Doctoral degree | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | 0.3%1 | 0.8%3 | 0.6%5 | 1.2%6 | 1.0%30 | 1.8%9 | 6 | 0.9%54 |
| Disagree | 1.5%6 | 4.5%17 | 2.3%19 | 2.6%13 | 4.7%148 | 6.7%33 | 23 | 4.1%236 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 9.1%36 | 10.2%39 | 10.3%86 | 16.6%82 | 12.6%393 | 19.0%94 | 61 | 12.7%730 |
| Agree | 37.3%147 | 30.1%115 | 30.6%257 | 32.8%162 | 33.4%1044 | 31.5%156 | 164 | 32.8%1881 |
| Strongly agree | 51.8%204 | 54.5%208 | 56.3%472 | 46.8%231 | 48.4%1515 | 41.0%203 | 279 | 49.4%2833 |
| Missing | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 4 | 625 | 10 |
| Total | 100%394 | 100%382 | 100%839 | 100%494 | 100%3130 | 100%495 | 5734 |
