U.S. Congregational Life Survey, 2001, United Methodist Profile

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ROLE What is the role of the person who completed the majority of this form?   1) Minister, pastor, or priest   2) Administrator or other paid congregational staff member   3) Clerk, treasurer, or other lay leader   4) Other (please specify)

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Minister, pastor, or priest	126	71.6%	71.6%	-.58
Administrator or other paid congregational staff member	16	9.1%	80.7%	.54
Clerk, treasurer, or other lay leader	27	15.3%	96%	1.66
Other (please specify)	7	4%	100%	2.78

Variable Comparisons

Theology Political ideology Church attendance

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	More on the conservative side	Right in the middle	More on the liberal side	TOTAL
Minister, pastor, or priest	71.1% 64	69.4% 50	84.6% 11	71.4% 125
Administrator or other paid congregational staff member	8.9% 8	9.7% 7	7.7% 1	9.1% 16
Clerk, treasurer, or other lay leader	17.8% 16	15.3% 11	0.0% 0	15.4% 27
Other (please specify)	2.2% 2	5.6% 4	7.7% 1	4.0% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 90	100.0% 72	100.0% 13	175

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More on the conservative side	Right in the middle	More on the liberal side	TOTAL
Minister, pastor, or priest	71.9% 64	70.1% 54	77.8% 7	71.4% 125
Administrator or other paid congregational staff member	9.0% 8	9.1% 7	11.1% 1	9.1% 16
Clerk, treasurer, or other lay leader	16.9% 15	15.6% 12	0.0% 0	15.4% 27
Other (please specify)	2.2% 2	5.2% 4	11.1% 1	4.0% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 89	100.0% 77	100.0% 9	175

Church attendance (I-ATTEND01)

	<99	100-499	500-999	1000+	TOTAL
Minister, pastor, or priest	71.7% 71	75.4% 52	75.0% 3	0.0% 0	72.8% 126
Administrator or other paid congregational staff member	5.1% 5	11.6% 8	0.0% 0	100.0% 1	8.1% 14
Clerk, treasurer, or other lay leader	20.2% 20	7.2% 5	25.0% 1	0.0% 0	15.0% 26
Other (please specify)	3.0% 3	5.8% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.0% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 99	100.0% 69	100.0% 4	100.0% 1	173