Rural Ministry Project, Clergy, 1990

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RURALMIN When do you think it is more likely for a pastor to be in rural ministry?   1) For a first call or appointment   2) No time is more likely   3) After a first call or appointment   4) Don't know

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
For a first call or appointment	117	53.7%	53.7%	-.78
No time is more likely	59	27.1%	80.7%	.28
After a first call or appointment	25	11.5%	92.2%	1.34
Don't know	17	7.8%	100%	2.39

Variable Comparisons

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

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	The open country	A town	TOTAL
For a first call or appointment	63.8% 30	50.9% 87	53.7% 117
No time is more likely	23.4% 11	28.1% 48	27.1% 59
After a first call or appointment	6.4% 3	12.9% 22	11.5% 25
Don't know	6.4% 3	8.2% 14	7.8% 17
TOTAL	100.0% 47	100.0% 171	218

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	99 & less	100-199	200-299	300 & up	TOTAL
For a first call or appointment	48.3% 14	56.1% 32	60.5% 23	51.1% 48	53.7% 117
No time is more likely	44.8% 13	26.3% 15	23.7% 9	23.4% 22	27.1% 59
After a first call or appointment	3.4% 1	10.5% 6	7.9% 3	16.0% 15	11.5% 25
Don't know	3.4% 1	7.0% 4	7.9% 3	9.6% 9	7.8% 17
TOTAL	100.0% 29	100.0% 57	100.0% 38	100.0% 94	218

Population size (I-POPULATN)

	Open country	Small village	Small town	Town	City	TOTAL
For a first call or appointment	46.2% 6	53.6% 30	47.7% 21	66.7% 16	45.7% 16	51.7% 89
No time is more likely	30.8% 4	28.6% 16	29.5% 13	25.0% 6	28.6% 10	28.5% 49
After a first call or appointment	15.4% 2	12.5% 7	15.9% 7	0.0% 0	11.4% 4	11.6% 20
Don't know	7.7% 1	5.4% 3	6.8% 3	8.3% 2	14.3% 5	8.1% 14
TOTAL	100.0% 13	100.0% 56	100.0% 44	100.0% 24	100.0% 35	172

Evangelical/pentecostal? (I-EVAN/PEN)

	Not in an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	In an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	TOTAL
For a first call or appointment	53.6% 103	53.8% 14	53.7% 117
No time is more likely	25.5% 49	38.5% 10	27.1% 59
After a first call or appointment	12.0% 23	7.7% 2	11.5% 25
Don't know	8.9% 17	0.0% 0	7.8% 17
TOTAL	100.0% 192	100.0% 26	218

Denomination (I-MAINLINE)

	Not in a mainline denomination	In a mainline denomination	TOTAL
For a first call or appointment	52.7% 87	56.6% 30	53.7% 117
No time is more likely	27.3% 45	26.4% 14	27.1% 59
After a first call or appointment	13.3% 22	5.7% 3	11.5% 25
Don't know	6.7% 11	11.3% 6	7.8% 17
TOTAL	100.0% 165	100.0% 53	218