Table 4.
PRAISE! Participants' Church and Pastor Characteristics (N = 883)
| Characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Church | ||
| Study group allocation | ||
| Control (delayed intervention) | 484 | 54.8 |
| Intervention | 399 | 45.2 |
| Number of members | ||
| <200 | 355 | 40.2 |
| 200–399 | 320 | 36.2 |
| 400+ | 208 | 23.6 |
| Health activities in past 2 y | ||
| Yes | 511 | 57.9 |
| No | 372 | 42.1 |
| Pastor | ||
| Education | ||
| <College graduate | 155 | 17.7 |
| Bachelor's | 227 | 26.0 |
| Master's | 350 | 40.1 |
| Earned/honorary doctorate | 142 | 16.3 |
| Trying to make changes in dietary habits | ||
| No | 263 | 29.8 |
| Yes | 620 | 70.2 |
| Trying to lose weight | ||
| No | 444 | 50.3 |
| Yes | 439 | 49.7 |
Numbers may not sum to 883 because of missing values.