# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1992_S87
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CONVENTION SURVEYS

Delegate Survey

. Please indicate your gender:

1. Male (1074—94.71%)
2. Female (60—5.29%)

. How did you become Lutheran?

1. Reared Lutheran (940—82.60%)

2. Through a Lutheran school (16—1.41%)
3. Through marriage (58—5.10%)

4. Converted as an adult (124—10.90%)

. Is anyone in your immediate family (parent, spouse,

child, sibling) a member of another Lutheran Church
body?

1. Yes (364—32.10%)

2. No (770—67.90%)

. Please indicate your age:

1. Under 30 (30—2.62%)
2. 30—49 (547—47.77%)
3. 50—64 (408—35.63%) '
4. 65+ (160—13.97%)

. What is your race?

1. American Indian, Aleut, or Eskimo (12—1.05%)
2. Asian, Pacific Islander (3—0.26%)

3. Black (21—1.83%)

4. White (1073—93.63%)

5. Other (37—3.23%)

. Are you of Hispanic origin?

1. Yes (19—1.66%)

2. No (1125—98.34%) |
. How many confirmed members does your congrega-
_ tion have?

1. Less than 200 (336—29.32%)
2. 200—499 (509—44.42%)

3. 500—999 (200—17.45%)

4. 1000 + (101—8.81%)

. My congregation is located in a:

1. Urban community (302—26.28%)
2. Suburban community (389—33.86%)

- 3. Rural community (458—39.86%)
. How did you arrive in Pittsburgh?

. By plane (597—51.87%)
. By train (10—0.87%)

. By auto (318—27.63%)
. By bus/van (25—2.17%)
. By luck (201—17.46%)

My hotel room was:

1. Fit for royalty (108—9.44%)

2. Fit for near-royalty (496—43.36%)
3. Fit for a commoner (402—35.14%)
4. Not fit for habitation (30—2.62%)
5. What hotel room? (108—9.44%)

Are you currently employed outside the home?

1. Yes, full-time (over 35 hrs/wk, or 45 weeks/yr)
(871—76.07%)

2. Yes, part-time (65—5.68%)

3. No, not employed but able to work (17—1.48%) |

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_ 4. No, unable to work (4—0.35%)
' 5. No, retired (166—14.50%)
6. No, going to school (5—0.44%)
7. No, full-time homemaker (17—1.48%)

12. Which of the following best describes your current

occupation:

. Managerial (108—9.81%)

. Professional (632—57.40%)

Technical (44—4.00%).

Sales (48—4.36%)

Administrative Support (45—4.09%)

Service (97—8.81%)

. Farming, Forestry, Fishing (89—8.08%)

. Craft and Repair (25—2.27%)

. Operators, Fabricators, Laborers (13—1.18%)
18. Has your congregation ever received a Church Exten-

sion Fund loan?-
1. Yes (714—62.09%)

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“2. No (297—25.83%)

3. Not Sure (139—12.09%)

Board for Parish Services Survey

Approximately what percent of your congregation’s va-
cation Bible school enrollment is unchurched?
1. Less than 25% (455~49.84%)
| 2. 25-50% (293-32.09%)
3. Over 50% (99-10.84%)

ot it Not sure (66—7.23%)

a} Approximately what percent of your congregation’s con-
| firmed membership is enrolled in adult Bible study?
| 1. Less than 10% (298-32.04%)
| 2. 10-19% (386—-41.51%)
| 3. 20% or more (233-25.05%)
; 4. Not sure (13-1.40%)

3! Are major decisions in your congregation guided by a
’ long-range plan?
., 1. Yes (374-41.05%)

| 2. No (486~-53.35%)

! 3. Not sure (51-5.60%)

4: Does your congregation provide position descriptions
| for congregation officers and board/committee chair-
| persons?

‘1. Yes (782-82.40%)
' 2. No (138-14.54%)
: 3. Not sure (29-3.06%)

5. Does your congregation provide position descriptions
* for pastor and full-time staff?

1. Yes (674-70.06%)
12. No (245-25.47%)
' 3. Not sure (43-4.47%)
6, Please rate how well your congregation is doing in adult
' Bible studies?
“1. Very well, always effective or adequate (114-
11.59%)