ACC Covid-19 Reopening Survey

Phil Chang Annie FengArthur Hsu Bill Kwan

Brian TwichellShuguang Wu

July 30, 2020

Survey Period: June 21-July 8

Survey period

• The survey was taken during a period when new Covid-19 hospital admissions were rising rapidly in Austin.

• 72% of the English survey responses, and 79% of the Chinese survey responses, were received by June 28.

Survey Responses vs. Average 2019 Attendance

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Survey Responses Avg 2019 Attendance Response Rate

Survey Responses by Congregation

48%

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Question 18: "Which service did you regularly attend prior to shelter in place?"

Demographics: Age

Question 16: "What is your age?"

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Number of Responses in Age RangeMandarin English Cantonese Congregation Not Provided

Demographics: In a High-Risk Group?

Question 17: "Are you in a high risk group for COVID-19? (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-at-higher-risk.html)"

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61%

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Yes

No

I don't know

Demographics: In a High-Risk Group?

Question 17: "Are you in a high risk group for COVID-19? (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-at-higher-risk.html)"

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Attitude Towards Returning to Worship

Question 1: "As church leaders consider clearance for church meetings, which best describes your attitude toward returning to a worship service at church?"

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Return at firstopportunity

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Minimum Conditions that Need to be Satisfied

Question 3: "What are the minimum conditions that need to be satisfied before you would return to participate in on-campus ministries? Select all that apply"

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Youth Ministry Would returnregardless

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Comfort Level Regarding Sanctuary Capacity Utilization

Question 2: "Which of the following describes the attendance level at which you would be comfortable attending a worship service? I would be comfortable attending if the sanctuary is…"

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Filled to capacity

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Comfort Level Regarding Sanctuary Capacity Utilization (By Congregation)

Question 2: "Which of the following describes the attendance level at which you would be comfortable attending a worship service? I would be comfortable attending if the sanctuary is…"

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Willing to attend a worship service at a different time?

Question 5: "Would you be willing to attend a worship service at a different time (if available) than you typically attend to allow people to be more spread out in the sanctuary?"

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How do you feel about attending worship on a rotating basis?

Question 6: "If multiple services are not available, on a scale from 1-5, how do you feel about assigning church members into separate groups that would attend worship service on a rotating basis (likely once a month or every few weeks)? (1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree)"

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What precautions do you expect our church to take for worship gatherings?

Question 11: "What precautions, if any, do you expect our church to take for worship gatherings? Select all that apply"

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What precautions do you expect our church to take for worship gatherings?

Question 11: "What precautions, if any, do you expect our church to take for worship gatherings? Select all that apply"

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What precautions do you plan to take?

Question 8: "What precautions, if any, do you plan to take when you return to a worship service? Select all that apply"

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Support for wearing masks

Question 9: "Would you support a church policy that requires all church attendees to wear a protective face mask?"

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Support for checking people's temperature

Question 10: "Would you be okay if we had to check every person’s temperature as they entered the building?"

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yes and require it yes but ok either way no but ok either way no and don't require it undecided

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Continue to provide live-stream option after reopening?

Question 4: "Should the church continue to make livestream worship available after in-person services resume?

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I'm ok either way

Willing to attend small group/fellowship group?

Question 7: "Would you be willing to attend your small group/fellowship group where it typically meets?"

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Yes

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I don't have a small group

Offer Sunday children and Youth ministry?

Question 13: "Do you expect the church to offer Sunday children and youth ministry?"

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Yes, as soon as we return No, they join adult service Maybe, if social distance is kept I don't know

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Precautions for Children and Youth gatherings

Question 14: "What precautions, if any, do you expect the church to take in children and youth gatherings when they resume? Select all that apply"

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Precautions for Children and Youth gatherings

Question 14: "What precautions, if any, do you expect the church to take in children and youth gatherings when they resume? Select all that apply"

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Participation of younger children in Promiseland

Question 15: "For families with younger children, when would you be comfortable having your children involved knowing that children will not social distance in a room?"

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As early as possible Wait until situation is controlled Only after a vaccine is available NA

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