Rural Ministry Project, Clergy, 1990

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GROWMEM In your opinion in the last 5 years, has your congregation/parish Sunday morning worship attendance   1) Decreased   2) Stayed about the same   3) Increased   4) Don't know

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Decreased	58	26.4%	26.4%	-1.35
Stayed about the same	85	38.6%	65%	-.14
Increased	71	32.3%	97.3%	1.07
Don't know	6	2.7%	100%	2.28

Variable Comparisons

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

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	The open country	A town	TOTAL
Decreased	34.0% 16	24.3% 42	26.4% 58
Stayed about the same	42.6% 20	37.6% 65	38.6% 85
Increased	23.4% 11	34.7% 60	32.3% 71
Don't know	0.0% 0	3.5% 6	2.7% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 47	100.0% 173	220

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	99 & less	100-199	200-299	300 & up	TOTAL
Decreased	36.7% 11	22.8% 13	28.9% 11	24.2% 23	26.4% 58
Stayed about the same	26.7% 8	36.8% 21	36.8% 14	44.2% 42	38.6% 85
Increased	33.3% 10	35.1% 20	28.9% 11	31.6% 30	32.3% 71
Don't know	3.3% 1	5.3% 3	5.3% 2	0.0% 0	2.7% 6
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
Decreased	61.5% 8	28.6% 16	19.6% 9	20.8% 5	11.4% 4	24.1% 42
Stayed about the same	23.1% 3	37.5% 21	41.3% 19	33.3% 8	37.1% 13	36.8% 64
Increased	15.4% 2	30.4% 17	32.6% 15	41.7% 10	51.4% 18	35.6% 62
Don't know	0.0% 0	3.6% 2	6.5% 3	4.2% 1	0.0% 0	3.4% 6
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
Decreased	26.4% 51	25.9% 7	26.4% 58
Stayed about the same	42.5% 82	11.1% 3	38.6% 85
Increased	28.0% 54	63.0% 17	32.3% 71
Don't know	3.1% 6	0.0% 0	2.7% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 193	100.0% 27	220

Denomination (I-MAINLINE)

	Not in a mainline denomination	In a mainline denomination	TOTAL
Decreased	27.5% 46	22.6% 12	26.4% 58
Stayed about the same	37.1% 62	43.4% 23	38.6% 85
Increased	33.5% 56	28.3% 15	32.3% 71
Don't know	1.8% 3	5.7% 3	2.7% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 167	100.0% 53	220