National Survey of the Religious Life Futures Project, 1990 - Analysis
POLICY
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. -- My congregation has clear policies (e.g. personnel procedures) that assist me as I make choices about my work and ministry.
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Strongly disagree | 253 | 4.0% | 4.0% | -2.48 |
| 2) Disagree | 928 | 14.8% | 18.8% | -1.51 |
| 3) Neither agree nor disagree | 1064 | 17.0% | 35.8% | -0.53 |
| 4) Agree | 3170 | 50.6% | 86.3% | 0.44 |
| 5) Strongly agree | 856 | 13.7% | 100.0% | 1.41 |
| Missing | 88 | |||
| Total Unweighted N = 6271 |
Sex (I-SEX)
| Female | Male | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | 2.2%72 | 6.1%181 | 0 | 4.0%253 |
| Disagree | 11.3%373 | 18.7%555 | 0 | 14.8%928 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 14.3%470 | 20.0%594 | 0 | 17.0%1064 |
| Agree | 55.1%1816 | 45.5%1354 | 0 | 50.6%3170 |
| Strongly agree | 17.2%566 | 9.8%290 | 0 | 13.7%856 |
| Missing | 53 | 35 | 88 | 0 |
| Total | 100%3297 | 100%2974 | 6271 |
Age (I-AGE)
| 19-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-65 | 66-75 | 76 or older | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | 5.3%12 | 9.3%50 | 5.4%59 | 4.0%84 | 2.5%32 | 1.5%13 | 3 | 4.1%250 |
| Disagree | 18.1%41 | 21.9%118 | 19.4%214 | 16.0%341 | 10.3%132 | 7.2%61 | 21 | 14.8%907 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 20.8%47 | 18.7%101 | 17.1%188 | 16.1%342 | 17.3%223 | 16.3%138 | 25 | 17.0%1039 |
| Agree | 43.8%99 | 41.3%223 | 46.6%513 | 50.9%1081 | 54.6%702 | 56.3%476 | 76 | 50.5%3094 |
| Strongly agree | 11.9%27 | 8.9%48 | 11.6%128 | 13.0%277 | 15.3%197 | 18.6%157 | 22 | 13.6%834 |
| Missing | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 25 | 235 | 3 |
| Total | 100%226 | 100%540 | 100%1102 | 100%2125 | 100%1286 | 100%845 | 6124 |
Race (I-RACE)
| White/Caucasian | Black/African-American or Mexican-American | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | 4.0%218 | 1.8%2 | 4.5%28 | 5 | 4.1%248 |
| Disagree | 15.2%821 | 20.2%22 | 11.5%71 | 14 | 14.9%914 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 17.1%923 | 11.9%13 | 16.2%100 | 28 | 16.9%1036 |
| Agree | 50.2%2706 | 52.3%57 | 54.1%335 | 72 | 50.7%3098 |
| Strongly agree | 13.4%720 | 13.8%15 | 13.7%85 | 36 | 13.4%820 |
| Missing | 64 | 3 | 13 | 243 | 8 |
| Total | 100%5388 | 100%109 | 100%619 | 6116 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| High school or less | Some college | Bachelor's degree | Some graduate school | Master's degree | Doctoral degree | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | 3.9%15 | 3.9%15 | 2.5%21 | 5.0%25 | 4.1%130 | 5.3%26 | 21 | 4.0%232 |
| Disagree | 11.1%43 | 12.8%49 | 10.8%90 | 17.8%89 | 16.1%504 | 16.0%79 | 74 | 14.9%854 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 19.1%74 | 20.1%77 | 19.1%160 | 14.0%70 | 15.5%487 | 20.0%99 | 97 | 16.8%967 |
| Agree | 55.0%213 | 49.5%190 | 53.3%446 | 49.4%247 | 50.6%1587 | 45.1%223 | 264 | 50.6%2906 |
| Strongly agree | 10.9%42 | 13.8%53 | 14.2%119 | 13.8%69 | 13.7%430 | 13.6%67 | 76 | 13.6%780 |
| Missing | 18 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 32 | 5 | 620 | 11 |
| Total | 100%387 | 100%384 | 100%836 | 100%500 | 100%3138 | 100%494 | 5739 |
