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

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ORDER What type of order of service or program is used?   1) Written liturgy or Prayer Book   2) Written service outline or bulletin   3) No written outline, but a standard approach is used   4) Very flexible; varies from week to week

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Written liturgy or Prayer Book	4	2.2%	2.2%	-2.63
Written service outline or bulletin	163	91.6%	93.8%	-.17
No written outline, but a standard approach is used	6	3.4%	97.2%	2.3
Very flexible; varies from week to week	5	2.8%	100%	4.76

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
Written liturgy or Prayer Book	2.2% 2	1.4% 1	7.7% 1	2.3% 4
Written service outline or bulletin	92.3% 84	90.4% 66	92.3% 12	91.5% 162
No written outline, but a standard approach is used	4.4% 4	2.7% 2	0.0% 0	3.4% 6
Very flexible; varies from week to week	1.1% 1	5.5% 4	0.0% 0	2.8% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 91	100.0% 73	100.0% 13	177

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More on the conservative side	Right in the middle	More on the liberal side	TOTAL
Written liturgy or Prayer Book	2.2% 2	2.6% 2	0.0% 0	2.3% 4
Written service outline or bulletin	91.1% 82	91.0% 71	100.0% 9	91.5% 162
No written outline, but a standard approach is used	4.4% 4	2.6% 2	0.0% 0	3.4% 6
Very flexible; varies from week to week	2.2% 2	3.8% 3	0.0% 0	2.8% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 90	100.0% 78	100.0% 9	177

Church attendance (I-ATTEND01)

	<99	100-499	500-999	1000+	TOTAL
Written liturgy or Prayer Book	2.0% 2	2.9% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.3% 4
Written service outline or bulletin	89.1% 90	94.2% 65	100.0% 4	100.0% 1	91.4% 160
No written outline, but a standard approach is used	5.9% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.4% 6
Very flexible; varies from week to week	3.0% 3	2.9% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.9% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 101	100.0% 69	100.0% 4	100.0% 1	175