Presbyterian Panel Survey, 1997-1999 - Demographic Information, Clergy

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JOBEMP1 Which category below describes your current paid employment?   1) Pastor in a congregation   2) Non-parish job or ministry   3) Unemployed   4) Retired from active ministry

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Pastor in a congregation	1322	70.1%	70.1%	-.56
Non-parish job or ministry	446	23.7%	93.8%	.84
Unemployed	46	2.4%	96.2%	2.23
Retired from active ministry	71	3.8%	100%	3.63

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Pastor in a congregation	62.7% 237	72.0% 1085	70.1% 1322
Non-parish job or ministry	28.8% 109	22.4% 337	23.7% 446
Unemployed	6.1% 23	1.5% 23	2.4% 46
Retired from active ministry	2.4% 9	4.1% 62	3.8% 71
TOTAL	100.0% 378	100.0% 1507	1885

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Pastor in a congregation	71.5% 1170	61.7% 150	70.3% 1320
Non-parish job or ministry	22.2% 363	32.9% 80	23.6% 443
Unemployed	2.3% 37	3.7% 9	2.4% 46
Retired from active ministry	4.0% 66	1.6% 4	3.7% 70
TOTAL	100.0% 1636	100.0% 243	1879

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Pastor in a congregation	71.2% 262	77.4% 377	66.8% 478	66.1% 205	70.3% 1322
Non-parish job or ministry	23.4% 86	17.2% 84	26.5% 190	26.8% 83	23.6% 443
Unemployed	3.0% 11	1.6% 8	2.4% 17	3.2% 10	2.4% 46
Retired from active ministry	2.4% 9	3.7% 18	4.3% 31	3.9% 12	3.7% 70
TOTAL	100.0% 368	100.0% 487	100.0% 716	100.0% 310	1881

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Pastor in a congregation	64.1% 699	74.8% 237	82.2% 356	81.5% 22	70.4% 1314
Non-parish job or ministry	29.3% 319	18.6% 59	13.4% 58	11.1% 3	23.5% 439
Unemployed	2.8% 30	2.5% 8	1.6% 7	0.0% 0	2.4% 45
Retired from active ministry	3.9% 42	4.1% 13	2.8% 12	7.4% 2	3.7% 69
TOTAL	100.0% 1090	100.0% 317	100.0% 433	100.0% 27	1867

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Pastor in a congregation	63.5% 33	76.7% 528	68.6% 652	55.7% 103	70.2% 1316
Non-parish job or ministry	19.2% 10	16.6% 114	25.9% 246	39.5% 73	23.6% 443
Unemployed	7.7% 4	2.5% 17	2.0% 19	3.2% 6	2.5% 46
Retired from active ministry	9.6% 5	4.2% 29	3.5% 33	1.6% 3	3.7% 70
TOTAL	100.0% 52	100.0% 688	100.0% 950	100.0% 185	1875

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Pastor in a congregation	83.0% 254	75.0% 462	66.3% 521	42.4% 61	70.1% 1298
Non-parish job or ministry	13.7% 42	22.4% 138	28.9% 227	22.9% 33	23.8% 440
Unemployed	3.3% 10	2.4% 15	2.3% 18	1.4% 2	2.4% 45
Retired from active ministry	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	2.5% 20	33.3% 48	3.7% 69
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 616	100.0% 786	100.0% 144	1852

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Other	TOTAL
Pastor in a congregation	70.4% 1260	67.0% 59	70.2% 1319
Non-parish job or ministry	23.4% 419	27.3% 24	23.6% 443
Unemployed	2.4% 43	3.4% 3	2.4% 46
Retired from active ministry	3.8% 68	2.3% 2	3.7% 70
TOTAL	100.0% 1790	100.0% 88	1878