Rural Ministry Project, Clergy, 1990

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INTENT Upon completing your theological preparation for ministry, was it your intention to engage in ministry in rural areas?   0) Not applicable   1) Yes   2) No   3) Uncertain   4) Don't know

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Not applicable	4	1.9%	1.9%	-2.17
Yes	78	36.3%	38.1%	-1.06
No	57	26.5%	64.7%	.04
Uncertain	74	34.4%	99.1%	1.14
Don't know	2	.9%	100%	2.25

Variable Comparisons

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

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	The open country	A town	TOTAL
Not applicable	0.0% 0	2.4% 4	1.9% 4
Yes	46.7% 21	33.5% 57	36.3% 78
No	17.8% 8	28.8% 49	26.5% 57
Uncertain	35.6% 16	34.1% 58	34.4% 74
Don't know	0.0% 0	1.2% 2	0.9% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 45	100.0% 170	215

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	99 & less	100-199	200-299	300 & up	TOTAL
Not applicable	3.6% 1	0.0% 0	2.7% 1	2.1% 2	1.9% 4
Yes	21.4% 6	30.4% 17	45.9% 17	40.4% 38	36.3% 78
No	28.6% 8	25.0% 14	21.6% 8	28.7% 27	26.5% 57
Uncertain	42.9% 12	44.6% 25	27.0% 10	28.7% 27	34.4% 74
Don't know	3.6% 1	0.0% 0	2.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.9% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 56	100.0% 37	100.0% 94	215

Population size (I-POPULATN)

	Open country	Small village	Small town	Town	City	TOTAL
Not applicable	0.0% 0	1.8% 1	4.3% 2	4.3% 1	0.0% 0	2.3% 4
Yes	46.2% 6	33.9% 19	37.0% 17	21.7% 5	36.4% 12	34.5% 59
No	30.8% 4	25.0% 14	28.3% 13	34.8% 8	30.3% 10	28.7% 49
Uncertain	15.4% 2	39.3% 22	30.4% 14	34.8% 8	33.3% 11	33.3% 57
Don't know	7.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.3% 1	0.0% 0	1.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 13	100.0% 56	100.0% 46	100.0% 23	100.0% 33	171

Evangelical/pentecostal? (I-EVAN/PEN)

	Not in an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	In an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	TOTAL
Not applicable	2.1% 4	0.0% 0	1.9% 4
Yes	37.9% 72	24.0% 6	36.3% 78
No	27.4% 52	20.0% 5	26.5% 57
Uncertain	31.6% 60	56.0% 14	34.4% 74
Don't know	1.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.9% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 190	100.0% 25	215

Denomination (I-MAINLINE)

	Not in a mainline denomination	In a mainline denomination	TOTAL
Not applicable	2.4% 4	0.0% 0	1.9% 4
Yes	37.8% 62	31.4% 16	36.3% 78
No	23.8% 39	35.3% 18	26.5% 57
Uncertain	35.4% 58	31.4% 16	34.4% 74
Don't know	0.6% 1	2.0% 1	0.9% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 164	100.0% 51	215