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Rural Ministry Project, Clergy, 1990

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Below are several elements of your community and congregation/parish. Assign a 1 to the following aspects of your community and church if you consider them a weak point in attracting or keeping ministers. Assign a 2 to the following aspects of your community and church if you consider them neither a strong or weak point in attracting or keeping ministers. Assign a 3 to the following aspects of your community and church if you consider them a strong point in attracting or keeping ministers. -- Salary and benefits

	1) Weak point
	2) Neither strong or weak point
	3) Strong point

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Weak point	63	28.9%	28.9%	-1.41
Neither strong or weak point	43	19.7%	48.6%	-.26
Strong point	112	51.4%	100%	.89

Variable Comparisons

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	The open country	A town	TOTAL
Weak point	40.4% 19	25.7% 44	28.9% 63
Neither strong or weak point	19.1% 9	19.9% 34	19.7% 43
Strong point	40.4% 19	54.4% 93	51.4% 112
TOTAL	100.0% 47	100.0% 171	218

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	99 & less	100-199	200-299	300 & up	TOTAL
Weak point	53.6% 15	33.3% 19	34.2% 13	16.8% 16	28.9% 63
Neither strong or weak point	7.1% 2	22.8% 13	18.4% 7	22.1% 21	19.7% 43
Strong point	39.3% 11	43.9% 25	47.4% 18	61.1% 58	51.4% 112
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 57	100.0% 38	100.0% 95	218

Population size (I-POPULATN)

	Open country	Small village	Small town	Town	City	TOTAL
Weak point	38.5% 5	35.7% 20	15.2% 7	33.3% 8	15.2% 5	26.2% 45
Neither strong or weak point	0.0% 0	19.6% 11	30.4% 14	12.5% 3	18.2% 6	19.8% 34
Strong point	61.5% 8	44.6% 25	54.3% 25	54.2% 13	66.7% 22	54.1% 93
TOTAL	100.0% 13	100.0% 56	100.0% 46	100.0% 24	100.0% 33	172

Evangelical/pentecostal? (I-EVAN/PEN)

	Not in an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	In an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	TOTAL
Weak point	28.6% 55	30.8% 8	28.9% 63
Neither strong or weak point	20.3% 39	15.4% 4	19.7% 43
Strong point	51.0% 98	53.8% 14	51.4% 112
TOTAL	100.0% 192	100.0% 26	218

Denomination (I-MAINLINE)

	Not in a mainline denomination	In a mainline denomination	TOTAL
Weak point	27.7% 46	32.7% 17	28.9% 63
Neither strong or weak point	20.5% 34	17.3% 9	19.7% 43
Strong point	51.8% 86	50.0% 26	51.4% 112
TOTAL	100.0% 166	100.0% 52	218