National Survey of the Religious Life Futures Project, 1990 - Analysis
IMP_PART
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. -- I feel I am an important part of my congregation.
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Strongly disagree | 148 | 2.3% | 2.3% | -3.13 |
| 2) Disagree | 490 | 7.8% | 10.1% | -2.05 |
| 3) Neither agree nor disagree | 697 | 11.0% | 21.1% | -0.97 |
| 4) Agree | 3468 | 54.9% | 76.1% | 0.10 |
| 5) Strongly agree | 1510 | 23.9% | 100.0% | 1.18 |
| Missing | 46 | |||
| Total Unweighted N = 6313 |
Sex (I-SEX)
| Female | Male | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | 1.5%49 | 3.3%99 | 0 | 2.3%148 |
| Disagree | 5.8%192 | 10.0%298 | 0 | 7.8%490 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 10.6%353 | 11.5%344 | 0 | 11.0%697 |
| Agree | 55.1%1832 | 54.8%1636 | 0 | 54.9%3468 |
| Strongly agree | 27.1%900 | 20.4%610 | 0 | 23.9%1510 |
| Missing | 24 | 22 | 46 | 0 |
| Total | 100%3326 | 100%2987 | 6313 |
Age (I-AGE)
| 19-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-65 | 66-75 | 76 or older | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | 1.8%4 | 3.9%21 | 3.3%37 | 2.9%61 | 0.8%11 | 1.3%11 | 3 | 2.4%145 |
| Disagree | 4.4%10 | 10.0%54 | 9.3%103 | 8.4%179 | 7.5%98 | 4.4%38 | 8 | 7.8%482 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 11.0%25 | 11.5%62 | 10.3%114 | 10.2%217 | 11.2%146 | 13.1%113 | 20 | 11.0%677 |
| Agree | 59.5%135 | 53.0%286 | 54.6%603 | 54.7%1166 | 55.1%717 | 54.5%469 | 92 | 54.8%3376 |
| Strongly agree | 23.3%53 | 21.7%117 | 22.4%248 | 23.8%508 | 25.3%330 | 26.6%229 | 25 | 24.1%1485 |
| Missing | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 194 | 2 |
| Total | 100%227 | 100%540 | 100%1105 | 100%2131 | 100%1302 | 100%860 | 6165 |
Race (I-RACE)
| White/Caucasian | Black/African-American or Mexican-American | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | 2.4%132 | 3.6%4 | 1.6%10 | 2 | 2.4%146 |
| Disagree | 8.0%435 | 9.8%11 | 5.9%37 | 7 | 7.9%483 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 10.6%573 | 11.6%13 | 14.1%88 | 23 | 11.0%674 |
| Agree | 55.0%2980 | 52.7%59 | 55.3%346 | 83 | 55.0%3385 |
| Strongly agree | 23.9%1294 | 22.3%25 | 23.2%145 | 46 | 23.8%1464 |
| Missing | 38 | 0 | 6 | 207 | 2 |
| Total | 100%5414 | 100%112 | 100%626 | 6152 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| High school or less | Some college | Bachelor's degree | Some graduate school | Master's degree | Doctoral degree | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | 2.5%10 | 2.3%9 | 0.7%6 | 1.6%8 | 2.6%81 | 3.6%18 | 16 | 2.3%132 |
| Disagree | 4.5%18 | 7.5%29 | 5.7%48 | 11.4%57 | 8.0%253 | 9.7%48 | 37 | 7.8%453 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 11.2%45 | 14.2%55 | 11.6%98 | 13.2%66 | 10.0%316 | 10.1%50 | 67 | 10.9%630 |
| Agree | 56.5%227 | 51.0%197 | 58.8%496 | 50.7%254 | 56.4%1774 | 49.2%244 | 276 | 55.3%3192 |
| Strongly agree | 25.4%102 | 24.9%96 | 23.2%196 | 23.2%116 | 23.0%724 | 27.4%136 | 140 | 23.7%1370 |
| Missing | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 582 | 7 |
| Total | 100%402 | 100%386 | 100%844 | 100%501 | 100%3148 | 100%496 | 5777 |
