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

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SUSCCLRL As you think about your experience, how important is the following in sustaining your commitment to pastoral ministry? Having close relationships with your congregation's members.   1) Great importance   2) Somewhat important   3) Somewhat unimportant   4) Of little importance

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Great importance	52	30.2%	30.2%	-1.21
Somewhat important	91	52.9%	83.1%	.14
Somewhat unimportant	24	14%	97.1%	1.49
Of little importance	5	2.9%	100%	2.84

Variable Comparisons

Gender Education Marital status Household income Political party

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Great importance	34.6% 45	17.1% 7	30.4% 52
Somewhat important	52.3% 68	53.7% 22	52.6% 90
Somewhat unimportant	11.5% 15	22.0% 9	14.0% 24
Of little importance	1.5% 2	7.3% 3	2.9% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 130	100.0% 41	171

Education (I-EDUC)

	Completed high school	Trade certificate	Associate degree	Bachelor's degree from a university or college	Master's, Doctorate, or other graduate degree	TOTAL
Great importance	50.0% 2	0.0% 0	75.0% 3	27.3% 21	29.6% 24	29.8% 50
Somewhat important	25.0% 1	100.0% 2	25.0% 1	50.6% 39	56.8% 46	53.0% 89
Somewhat unimportant	25.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	15.6% 12	13.6% 11	14.3% 24
Of little importance	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	6.5% 5	0.0% 0	3.0% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 4	100.0% 2	100.0% 4	100.0% 77	100.0% 81	168

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never married	In first marriage	Divorced or separated	Widowed	Remarried after death of spouse	Remarried after divorce	TOTAL
Great importance	20.0% 2	30.5% 32	30.8% 4	0.0% 0	50.0% 2	30.6% 11	30.0% 51
Somewhat important	40.0% 4	56.2% 59	38.5% 5	50.0% 1	50.0% 2	52.8% 19	52.9% 90
Somewhat unimportant	30.0% 3	12.4% 13	23.1% 3	50.0% 1	0.0% 0	11.1% 4	14.1% 24
Of little importance	10.0% 1	1.0% 1	7.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.6% 2	2.9% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 10	100.0% 105	100.0% 13	100.0% 2	100.0% 4	100.0% 36	170

Household income (I-INCOME)

	None	Less than 25K	25K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K or more	TOTAL
Great importance	50.0% 1	43.9% 18	26.2% 28	16.7% 3	0.0% 0	29.6% 50
Somewhat important	50.0% 1	43.9% 18	53.3% 57	72.2% 13	100.0% 1	53.3% 90
Somewhat unimportant	0.0% 0	9.8% 4	16.8% 18	11.1% 2	0.0% 0	14.2% 24
Of little importance	0.0% 0	2.4% 1	3.7% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.0% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 2	100.0% 41	100.0% 107	100.0% 18	100.0% 1	169

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Very conservative	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	Very liberal	TOTAL
Great importance	60.0% 3	36.4% 16	27.0% 20	22.2% 8	40.0% 4	30.2% 51
Somewhat important	40.0% 2	50.0% 22	56.8% 42	58.3% 21	30.0% 3	53.3% 90
Somewhat unimportant	0.0% 0	13.6% 6	12.2% 9	13.9% 5	30.0% 3	13.6% 23
Of little importance	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.1% 3	5.6% 2	0.0% 0	3.0% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 5	100.0% 44	100.0% 74	100.0% 36	100.0% 10	169