Oklahoma Christian University & Memorial Church of Christ Think Tank Marital / Church Growth Survey Question Title * 1. What is your gender? Female Male Question Title * 2. What is your age? 20-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 46-50 51-55 56-60 61-65 66-70 71-75 76-80 Question Title * 3. Racial or Ethnic Origin American Indian or Alaskan Native African American (not of Hispanic origin) Asian or Pacific Islander Hispanic White (Not of Hispanic origin) Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. Church Affiliation Church of Christ (Mainline - Capella) Church of Christ (instrumental & acapella) Church of Christ (instrumental only) Methodist Baptist Presbyterian Catholic Pentecostal Other (Specify) Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. You are currently: Cohabitating Married Separated Divorced Remarried Widowed Question Title * 6. You met your partner / spouse: At church On a christian university campus On a public university campus At a Christian event In the neighborhood Online (through a dating site, e.g. e-harmony) On Facebook or a related social media site Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. Highest Level of Education: Some grade school Completed grade school Some high school Completed high school Some college Completed college Some graduate work Completed graduate work Question Title * 8. Length of Marriage 0-4 years 5-10 years 11-15 years 16-20 years 21-25 years 26-30 years 31-35 years 36-40 years 41-45 years 46-50 years 51-55 years 56-60 years Question Title * 9. How long a member of your current church? 0-4 years 5-10 years 11-15 years 16-20 years 21-25 years 26-30 years 31-35 years 36-40 years 41-45 years 46-50 years 51-55 years 56-60 years Question Title * 10. Have you ever changed Churches? Yes No Question Title * 11. Reasons for changing churches (from one group to another of a different kind)? Moral issues (involving yourself or others) Doctrinal issues (you disagree with certain beliefs) Marital reasons (you divorced and it was not allowed) Change of worship styles From a large to a smaller church From a small to a larger church Question Title * 12. Have you ever considered giving up "your faith" at any time? yes no Question Title * 13. Has your marriage helped you "keep your faith?" Yes No Question Title * 14. Has your marriage helped to "undermine your faith?" Yes Sometimes No Question Title * 15. Has your marriage interfered with your devotion and worship to God? Yes Sometimes Most times No Question Title * 16. Have you considered leaving Church completely because of your Marriage? Yes Sometimes Most times No Question Title * 17. Has church, worship and the support of members helped your Marriage? Yes Sometimes Most times Not at all Question Title * 18. How many times per week do you attend Church? Once Twice Three or more times Question Title * 19. How involved are you in the ministries of your church? Very involved Some involvement No involvement other than worship service Question Title * 20. Have you fallen away from Church at any point during your marital years? Yes No Question Title * 21. If you answered yes to #20, which of the following contributed to falling away? A conflictual marriage separation during our marriage Problems with children The following group of questions will pertain to your marriage specifically Marital Satisfaction: Rate the following on a scale of 1 (low) to 5 (high) Question Title * 22. Your daily personal involvement with each other 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 23. Your affectionate, romantic interaction 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 24. Your sexual relationship 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 25. Your trust in your spouse 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 26. The depth of your communication together 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 27. How well do you divide household chores & responsibilities 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 28. The way decisions are made between you 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 29. How well you manage conflict 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 30. How well you manage reconciliation (making up) 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 31. How well you adjust to one another's differences 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 32. Quality of time spent together 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 33. Your interactions with Church friends as a couple 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 34. Your couple spirituality - e.g. praying and reading the word together 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 35. Being involved with church together as a couple 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 36. The level of your financial security 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 37. How well you manage your money 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 38. How your spouse gets along with your family (in-laws) 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 39. How well your spouse encourages you 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 40. How your spouse criticizes you 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 41. How willing your spouse is to forgive you 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 42. How well you feel your spouse understands you 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 43. How open your spouse is to discussing problem issues with you 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 44. How satisfied are you with the way the Church is focusing on marriages? 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 45. How satisfied are you with how the church's educational programs cater for healthy marriages? 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 46. How satisfied are you with how the pulpit is emphasizing the importance of marriage? 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 47. How concerned are you with the level of separation and or divorce taking place in your Church? 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 48. How satisfied are you with the level of separations and/or divorce taking place in your church? 1 2 3 4 5 The following section will evaluate your couple spiritual beliefs and practices (1= very low and 5=very high) Question Title * 49. I believe that our marriage must include active involvement in a church. 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 50. My spouse/partner believes that our marriage includes active involvement in a church. 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 51. My partner and I disagree about our spiritual beliefs. 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 52. My partner and I are very close because of our spiritual beliefs and practices. 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 53. Prayer is an important part of our daily lives. 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 54. My partner's actions are consistent with his/her spiritual beliefs. 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 55. Our marriage is strong because we share the same Christian values. 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 56. Having attended a Christian university truly helped our marriage. 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 57. Having attended a Christian university truly helped us remain true to our faith. 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 58. Being committed to our Church is a direct result of having attended a Christian university. 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 59. My partner and I cannot see our marriage surviving without a commitment to Church and Church involvement. 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 60. Our marriage is stronger now than in the beginning (years 0 -7). 1 2 3 4 5 Done