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OLS Regression Estimates of Factors Affecting Ministerial Organization Participation in Issue 1
Variable
Coeff (S.E.)
Internal Barriers: Diversity, Desire, Resources
Diversity of interests within ministerial
organization
-.020 (.187)
Limited enthusiasm of ministerial organization
members to be publicly active on issues
-.456 (.181) **
Political resources of the ministerial organization
.048 (.065)
Average meeting attendance
.041 (.021) *
Community Barriers
Community opposition to a public airing of views
from the faith community
.259 (.159)
.111
Partisan match between clergy and congregation
.066 (.378)
Belief isolation of the congregation
-.281 (.189)
.144
Activity isolation of the congregation
.339 (.173) *
Personal Engagement
Personal interest in Issue 1
-.195 (.151)
Frequency with which clergy addressed Issue 1
.421 (.134) ***
Mainline Protestant
-.023 (.387)
Evangelical Protestant
.173 (.388)
Constant
.220 (1.127)
Number of cases
55
Adjusted R²
.448
S.E.E.
.885
F test
4.997
***
Source: 2004 Columbus Clergy Issue 1 Study. *** p<0.01, ** p<0.05, * p<0.10.