Rural Ministry Project, Clergy, 1990

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IMPCE How important is it for a pastor to take advantage of continuing education opportunities? Circle one of the numbers below that best represents how important you feel it is.   1) Not important   3)   4)   5)   6)   7) Very important

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Not important	2	.9%	.9%	-4.49
	3	1.4%	2.3%	-2.75
	18	8.2%	10.5%	-1.88
	28	12.7%	23.2%	-1.01
	51	23.2%	46.4%	-.14
Very important	118	53.6%	100%	.73

Variable Comparisons

Place of residence Church membership Population size Evangelical/pentecostal? Denomination

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	The open country	A town	TOTAL
Not important	0.0% 0	1.2% 2	0.9% 2
	0.0% 0	1.7% 3	1.4% 3
	10.6% 5	7.5% 13	8.2% 18
	14.9% 7	12.1% 21	12.7% 28
	19.1% 9	24.3% 42	23.2% 51
Very important	55.3% 26	53.2% 92	53.6% 118
TOTAL	100.0% 47	100.0% 173	220

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	99 & less	100-199	200-299	300 & up	TOTAL
Not important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.6% 1	1.1% 1	0.9% 2
	0.0% 0	3.5% 2	2.6% 1	0.0% 0	1.4% 3
	16.7% 5	10.5% 6	5.3% 2	5.3% 5	8.2% 18
	10.0% 3	8.8% 5	15.8% 6	14.7% 14	12.7% 28
	23.3% 7	19.3% 11	23.7% 9	25.3% 24	23.2% 51
Very important	50.0% 15	57.9% 33	50.0% 19	53.7% 51	53.6% 118
TOTAL	100.0% 30	100.0% 57	100.0% 38	100.0% 95	220

Population size (I-POPULATN)

	Open country	Small village	Small town	Town	City	TOTAL
Not important	0.0% 0	3.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.1% 2
	0.0% 0	3.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.9% 1	1.7% 3
	15.4% 2	7.1% 4	10.9% 5	4.2% 1	2.9% 1	7.5% 13
	0.0% 0	16.1% 9	6.5% 3	16.7% 4	17.1% 6	12.6% 22
	7.7% 1	19.6% 11	26.1% 12	29.2% 7	28.6% 10	23.6% 41
Very important	76.9% 10	50.0% 28	56.5% 26	50.0% 12	48.6% 17	53.4% 93
TOTAL	100.0% 13	100.0% 56	100.0% 46	100.0% 24	100.0% 35	174

Evangelical/pentecostal? (I-EVAN/PEN)

	Not in an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	In an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	TOTAL
Not important	1.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.9% 2
	1.0% 2	3.7% 1	1.4% 3
	6.7% 13	18.5% 5	8.2% 18
	12.4% 24	14.8% 4	12.7% 28
	23.8% 46	18.5% 5	23.2% 51
Very important	54.9% 106	44.4% 12	53.6% 118
TOTAL	100.0% 193	100.0% 27	220

Denomination (I-MAINLINE)

	Not in a mainline denomination	In a mainline denomination	TOTAL
Not important	0.6% 1	1.9% 1	0.9% 2
	1.2% 2	1.9% 1	1.4% 3
	7.8% 13	9.4% 5	8.2% 18
	13.2% 22	11.3% 6	12.7% 28
	22.2% 37	26.4% 14	23.2% 51
Very important	55.1% 92	49.1% 26	53.6% 118
TOTAL	100.0% 167	100.0% 53	220