| Variable
* |
Members |
| Median age |
55
years |
| Female |
60 percent |
| Currently married |
76 percent |
| Percent
ever divorced (of those ever-married) |
19 percent |
| Average household
size |
2.5 persons |
| Living
alone |
15 percent |
| Political preference |
| |
Democrat
Independent
Republican
Other
Total |
25 percent
17 percent
55 percent
3 percent
100 percent |
| Formal
education |
| |
High
school or less
Some college
College graduate
Graduate degree
Total |
14
percent
23 percent
40 percent
22 percent
100 percent |
| Annual family
income |
| |
<$30,000
$30,000-$59,999
$60,000-$99,999
$100,000+
Total |
17
percent
31 percent
27 percent
25 percent
100 percent |
| Theological
orientation |
| |
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Total |
38
percent
47 percent
15 percent
100 percent |
| Consider themselves
"born-again" |
30
percent |
| Grew
up in the Presbyterian church |
42
percent |
| Attend church
"weekly" or "almost weekly" |
63
percent |
| Pray
"daily" or "almost daily" |
61
percent |
| Read the Bible
"daily" or "almost daily" |
16
percent |
| Believe
in: |
| |
life
after death
heaven
hell |
86
percent
78 percent
51 percent |
| Believe that: |
| |
Jesus will
return one day
All great religions are equally true
Only followers of Jesus are saved |
68
percent
35 percent
46 percent |
| Views
of the Bible: |
| |
Entirely
without error
No error in spiritual matters
Errors in both spiritual and secular matters
Total |
27
percent
48 percent
25 percent
100 percent |
| Views on ordaining
sexually-active homosexual persons to the ministry: |
| |
Should permit
Should not permit
No opinion
Total |
25
percent
67 percent
8 percent
100 percent |
| Views
on social issues: |
| |
Favor capital punishment for murder
Favor affirmative action for blacks
Think welfare reform will be beneficial to their communities
Believe global warming is one of most serious environmental
problems
Favor a worldwide nuclear test ban |
63 percent
10 percent
56 percent
32 percent
84 percent
|
