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[FOR CA_12-CA_14, IF CA_2=1 USE PAST TENSE VERSION. ELSE USE PRESENT TENSE OF VERBS.] Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with the following statements about your current primary congregation. My congregation meets/met my spiritual needs. (CA_13)


Variable Comparisons

[Age | Gender | Political Ideology | Race | Religious Tradition | Region | Education ]

Age

18 to 29 years old 30 to 44 years old 45 to 59 years old 60 to 74 years old 75 years and older TOTAL
Don't know 0.4%
1		 0.2%
1		 0.4%
2		 0.0%
0		 1.1%
1		 0.3%
5
Strongly agree 42.5%
116		 51.4%
209		 50.4%
229		 58.1%
150		 68.2%
60		 51.6%
764
Somewhat agree 32.6%
89		 33.7%
137		 34.4%
156		 29.5%
76		 22.7%
20		 32.3%
478
Neither agree nor disagree 12.1%
33		 6.9%
28		 6.4%
29		 7.0%
18		 4.5%
4		 7.6%
112
Somewhat disagree 8.4%
23		 5.4%
22		 4.4%
20		 5.0%
13		 2.3%
2		 5.4%
80
Strongly disagree 4.0%
11		 2.5%
10		 4.0%
18		 0.4%
1		 1.1%
1		 2.8%
41
Missing 282 341 301 153 51 1128
TOTAL 100.0%
273		 100.0%
407		 100.0%
454		 100.0%
258		 100.0%
88
1480


Gender

Female Male TOTAL
Don't know 0.5%
4		 0.3%
2		 0.4%
6
Strongly agree 50.3%
437		 53.1%
326		 51.5%
763
Somewhat agree 33.8%
293		 30.3%
186		 32.3%
479
Neither agree nor disagree 7.4%
64		 8.0%
49		 7.6%
113
Somewhat disagree 5.6%
49		 5.2%
32		 5.5%
81
Strongly disagree 2.4%
21		 3.1%
19		 2.7%
40
Missing 485 644 1129
TOTAL 100.0%
868		 100.0%
614
1482


Political ideology

Very liberal Somewhat liberal Middle of the road Somewhat conservative Very conservative Haven't thought much about it Missing TOTAL
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.9%
2		 0.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
1
1		 0.3%
4
Strongly agree 32.9%
24		 39.1%
84		 46.9%
158		 53.8%
183		 65.7%
111		 57.3%
192
11		 51.2%
752
Somewhat agree 26.0%
19		 39.5%
85		 34.1%
115		 35.3%
120		 29.0%
49		 26.6%
89
2		 32.5%
477
Neither agree nor disagree 15.1%
11		 10.7%
23		 9.5%
32		 5.9%
20		 3.0%
5		 6.9%
23
0		 7.8%
114
Somewhat disagree 15.1%
11		 6.0%
13		 5.3%
18		 4.1%
14		 1.2%
2		 6.9%
23
0		 5.5%
81
Strongly disagree 11.0%
8		 3.7%
8		 3.9%
13		 0.9%
3		 1.2%
2		 2.1%
7
0		 2.8%
41
Missing 96 164 295 165 56 340 0 1116
TOTAL 100.0%
73		 100.0%
215		 100.0%
337		 100.0%
340		 100.0%
169		 100.0%
335
14
1469


Race

White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander Other TOTAL
Don't know 0.4%
4		 0.5%
1		 0.7%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
6
Strongly agree 48.9%
509		 63.4%
118		 58.0%
80		 50.0%
31		 75.0%
6		 41.7%
20		 51.6%
764
Somewhat agree 34.1%
355		 26.3%
49		 28.3%
39		 30.6%
19		 12.5%
1		 31.3%
15		 32.3%
478
Neither agree nor disagree 7.5%
78		 4.8%
9		 5.8%
8		 11.3%
7		 0.0%
0		 20.8%
10		 7.6%
112
Somewhat disagree 6.2%
64		 2.2%
4		 5.1%
7		 8.1%
5		 12.5%
1		 2.1%
1		 5.5%
82
Strongly disagree 2.9%
30		 2.7%
5		 2.2%
3		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 4.2%
2		 2.7%
40
Missing 771 92 183 47 1 35 1129
TOTAL 100.0%
1040		 100.0%
186		 100.0%
138		 100.0%
62		 100.0%
8		 100.0%
48
1482


Religion

Black Protestant Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant Catholic Unaffiliated Other TOTAL
Don't know 0.9%
1		 0.2%
1		 1.2%
3		 0.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
6
Strongly agree 63.0%
68		 61.0%
292		 49.2%
125		 46.9%
195		 20.8%
15		 44.2%
68		 51.4%
763
Somewhat agree 28.7%
31		 30.9%
148		 34.3%
87		 34.9%
145		 25.0%
18		 32.5%
50		 32.3%
479
Neither agree nor disagree 5.6%
6		 4.2%
20		 6.7%
17		 10.1%
42		 16.7%
12		 9.7%
15		 7.6%
112
Somewhat disagree 0.9%
1		 2.5%
12		 7.1%
18		 6.0%
25		 15.3%
11		 9.1%
14		 5.5%
81
Strongly disagree 0.9%
1		 1.3%
6		 1.6%
4		 1.9%
8		 22.2%
16		 4.5%
7		 2.8%
42
Missing 39 215 109 277 338 150 1128
TOTAL 100.0%
108		 100.0%
479		 100.0%
254		 100.0%
416		 100.0%
72		 100.0%
154
1483


Region

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Don't know 0.4%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.6%
3		 0.3%
1		 0.3%
5
Strongly agree 45.7%
128		 49.9%
180		 57.5%
310		 48.2%
146		 51.5%
764
Somewhat agree 35.4%
99		 33.0%
119		 29.3%
158		 34.0%
103		 32.3%
479
Neither agree nor disagree 8.2%
23		 10.5%
38		 5.4%
29		 7.6%
23		 7.6%
113
Somewhat disagree 8.2%
23		 4.2%
15		 3.9%
21		 7.3%
22		 5.5%
81
Strongly disagree 2.1%
6		 2.5%
9		 3.3%
18		 2.6%
8		 2.8%
41
Missing 161 260 341 366 1128
TOTAL 100.0%
280		 100.0%
361		 100.0%
539		 100.0%
303
1483


Education

No high school diploma GED or high school diploma Vocational/technical diploma or Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Graduate degree Other Missing TOTAL
Don't know 0.9%
1		 0.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.7%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0
0		 0.3%
4
Strongly agree 64.5%
69		 53.0%
314		 50.9%
148		 47.9%
128		 44.4%
79		 52.6%
20
4		 51.4%
758
Somewhat agree 23.4%
25		 31.9%
189		 33.7%
98		 31.1%
83		 39.9%
71		 31.6%
12
2		 32.4%
478
Neither agree nor disagree 5.6%
6		 7.9%
47		 6.9%
20		 9.0%
24		 6.7%
12		 7.9%
3
0		 7.6%
112
Somewhat disagree 2.8%
3		 4.9%
29		 5.5%
16		 7.1%
19		 7.3%
13		 2.6%
1
0		 5.5%
81
Strongly disagree 2.8%
3		 2.2%
13		 3.1%
9		 4.1%
11		 1.7%
3		 5.3%
2
0		 2.8%
41
Missing 199 462 189 153 89 32 0 1124
TOTAL 100.0%
107		 100.0%
593		 100.0%
291		 100.0%
267		 100.0%
178		 100.0%
38
6
1474
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