Question Summary Profile For Christian Venues Australia 2011 National Church Life Survey Christian camp attendance A representative sample of church attenders from Catholic, Anglican and other Protestant churches who took part in the 2011 National Church Life Survey responded to this question: Have you attended a Christian camp, conference or spiritual retreat in the last 2 years? No, I have never attended a Christian camp, conference or spiritual retreat No, my last Christian camp, conference or spiritual retreat was more than 2 years ago Yes, 2-3 times Yes, 4 times or more "Have you attended a Christian camp, conference or spiritual retreat in the last 2 years?" 39.3% 24.6% 6.4% 13.2% 16.5% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Percentage of respondents Source: 2011 NCLS Attender Sample Survey B (n = 1243)
Age differences Christian Camp Attendance by Age 70+yrs 6.8% 5.3% 1.9% 32.0% 54.1% 50-69yrs 30-49yrs 22.9% 13.8% 11.9% 2.1% 28.8% 33.0% 17.6% 14.2% 6.4% 49.3% 15-29yrs 18.3% 11.4% 13.7% 18.3% 38.4% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Statistical Tests: There is a statistically significant difference between age groups (χ2 = 289.351 a ; df =12, p=.000). a. 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 16.86. Source: 2011 NCLS Attender Sample Survey B (n = 1232) Gender differences Christian Camp Attendance by Gender Male 8% 13% 15% 25% 39% Female 5% 14% 18% 24% 39% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Statistical Tests: There is no statistically significant difference between gender groups (χ2 = 4.844 a ; df =4, p =.304). a. 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 29.23. Source: 2011 NCLS Attender Sample Survey B (n = 1225)
Education differences Christian Camp Attendance by Education Degree Trade cert/diploma/assoc diploma 5% 15% 12% 13% 11% 25% 30% 25% 36% 27% School 5% 19% 13% 12% 52% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Statistical Tests: There is no statistically significant difference between education groups (χ2 = 97.016 a ; df =8, p =.000). a. 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 19.67. Source: 2011 NCLS Attender Sample Survey B (n = 1233) Marital Status Christian Camp Attendance by Marital Status Widowed 6.7% 8.7% 1.9% 24.0% 58.7% Married/defacto Separated/divorced 3.4% 4.8% 1.6% 14.4% 15.1% 16.1% 26.7% 40.5% 40.3% 37.1% Never married 25.2% 14.3% 11.3% 28.6% 20.6% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Statistical Tests: There is a statistically significant difference between marital status groups (χ2 = 164.751 a ; df =12, p =.000). a. 1 cells (5.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 4.03. Source: 2011 NCLS Attender Sample Survey B (n = 1232)
Employment Christian Camp Attendance by Employment Status Retired 7.7% 6.8% 1.8% 27.3% 56.4% Unemployed Home duties 14.7% 15.9% 16.4% 9.2% 13.1% 5.5% 2.0% 25.2% 43.8% 54.2% Employed 8.4% 29.8% 25.8% 15.7% 20.3% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Source: 2011 NCLS Attender Sample Survey B (n = 1214) Ethnicity Christian Camp Attendance by Ethnicity Born in Non-Eng-Spkg Country Born in Other Eng-Spkg Country Born in Australia 19.9% 10.3% 22.1% 8.5% 26.1% 15.9% 12.3% 1.4% 25.3% 13.7% 15.7% 6.4% 39.3% 38.8% 44.2% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Statistical Tests: There is no statistically significant difference between ethnic groups (χ2 = 20.218 a ; df =8, p =.010). a. 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 8.72. Source: 2011 NCLS Attender Sample Survey B (n = 1219)
State Christian Camp Attendance by State Western Australia Victoria Tasmania South Australia Queensland New South Wales/ACT 24.1% 6.0% 19.0% 10.3% 25.6% 15.2% 9.6% 5.9% 22.2% 0.0% 7.4% 19.5% 11.9% 22.0% 7.6% 23.2% 15.7% 10.8% 2.7% 21.5% 14.0% 19.2% 6.9% 40.5% 43.7% 37.0% 33.3% 39.0% 47.6% 38.5% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Statistical Tests: There is a statistically significant difference between groups (χ2 = 67.210 a ; df =20, p =.000). a. 3 cells (10.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 1.74. Source: 2011 NCLS Attender Sample Survey B (n = 1238). Church Attendance Christian Camp Attendance by Church Attendance Weekly or more 33.3% 25.0% 13.6% 19.9% 8.2% More than monthly/less than weekly 15.0% 8.7% 1.6% 28.3% 46.5% Less than monthly 9.4% 4.7% 1.6% 21.9% 62.5% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Statistical Tests: There is a statistically significant difference between church attendance groups (χ2 = 43.244 a ; df =8, p =0.000). a. 1 cells (6.7%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 4.45. Source: 2011 NCLS Attender Sample Survey B (n = 1007)
Devotional Practice Christian Camp Attendance by Frequency of Devotional Practice Everyday/most days 34.2% 25.8% 13.4% 19.0% 7.7% Once a week/a few times a week Occasionally 27.8% 21.1% 17.0% 25.6% 8.5% 28.8% 11.8% 7.5% 3.3% 48.6% Hardly ever/never 18.0% 7.5% 1.5% 1.5% 71.4% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Statistical Tests: There is a statistically significant difference between groups (χ2 = 124.091 a ; df =12, p =.000). a. 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 8.61. Source: 2011 NCLS Attender Sample Survey B (n = 1221) Importance of God Christian Camp Attendance by Importance of God Most important Almost most important Fairly important 29.9% 21.7% 15.1% 24.2% 9.1% 40.9% 32.6% 13.1% 9.2% 4.2% 20.1% 6.7% 2.7% 0.7% 69.8% Not at all 9.7% 9.7% 3.2% 0.0% 77.4% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Statistical Tests: There is a statistically significant difference between groups (χ2 = 159.924 a ; df =12, p =.000). a. 2 cells (10.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 2.00. Source: 2011 NCLS Attender Sample Survey B (n = 1212).
Has a leadership or ministry role Leadership or ministry role Christian Camp Attendance by Leadership/Ministry Role Status Yes 11% 15% 18% 29% 28% No 4% 12% 9% 22% 53% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Statistical Tests: There is a statistically significant difference between groups (χ2 = 173.996 a ; df =4, p =.000). a. 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 34.7. Source: 2011 NCLS Attender Sample Survey B (n = 1130). Denomination Type Christian Camp Attendance by Denomination Other Protestant 5.8% 15.9% 33.7% 19.2% 25.5% Pentecostal Mainstream Protestant 5.4% 3.4% 17.4% 19.5% 14.4% 11.1% 6.6% 37.7% 30.2% 54.4% Catholic 9.0% 6.3% 3.1% 23.5% 58.0% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% See notes overleaf.
NB 1: Other Protestant may include respondents from any of the following denominations: Baptist, Churches of Christ, Adventist, Brethren, CMA, Congregational, Grace Communion, Nazarene, Salvation Army, Vineyard and other independent churches. NB 2: Pentecostal may include respondents from any of the following denominations: C3 Churches, Apostolic, Australian Christian Churches (AOG), CRC Churches, Christian Life Churches, Four Square Gospel, Christian Outreach Centres, Bethesda, International Pentecostal Holiness Church, and other Pentecostal groups. NB 3: Mainstream Protestant may include respondents from any of the following denominations: Anglican, Uniting, Lutheran, Presbyterian. Statistical Tests: There is a statistically significant difference between denomination groups (χ2 = 405.627 a ; df = 12, p =.000). a. 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 9.58. Source: 2011 NCLS Attender Sample Survey B (n = 1244). This NCLS Question Summary Profile has been commissioned by Christian Venues Australia Public release of these results is at the discretion of Christian Venues Australia. About the Sample: The 2011 National Church Life Survey (2011 NCLS) is a survey of Australian church attenders conducted across more than 3100 local churches in 23 Christian denominations. The question in this Profile was distributed to a random representative sample of these church attenders. The data has been weighted to adjust for variations in participation levels across denominations. Options for further research: If further analysis and reports are desired, then the following options are available: a) Researchers: It is possible to approach NCLS researchers and commission them to conduct further analysis. Alternatively, a research licence can be applied for by the commissioning body so that data can be made available to other researchers. b) Research Licence: A licence will be granted by the NCLS Research Board of Governors upon receipt and approval of a research project proposal from the commissioning body. The commissioned dataset would not be released to any external researchers without the written permission of the commissioning body or representative. c) Fees: There will be no further charge to the commissioning body for access to the items in the relevant 2011 NCLS survey dataset. Fees for researcher time would depend on the arrangements with NCLS researchers or external researchers. Powell, R., (2011) [computer file], 2011 NCLS Attender Sample Survey B, NCLS Research, Sydney. Powell, R., Sterland, S., Pepper, M., Hancock, N., (2012), NCLS Question Summary Profile: 2011 NCLS QB53, NCLS Research, Sydney. Question Code: QB53