American Congregational Giving Study, Congregational Profiles, 1993

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LAYGIV4 (Weighted by WEIGHT) What strategies were used to encourage lay giving to support the congregation's operating budget last year? For each of the following (a - g) check only one answer. -- Canvassed very member by phone   2) Laypersons alone   3) Pastor and laypersons   4) Did not canvass every member in person

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Laypersons alone	21	3.4%	3.4%
Pastor and laypersons	13	2.1%	5.5%
Did not canvass every member in person	584	94.5%	100%
Missing	7	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Religious preference Region Year founded Church membership Place of residence

Religious preference (I-DENOM)

	Assemblies of God	Southern Baptist	Catholic	ELCA	Presbyterian (U.S.A.)	TOTAL
Laypersons alone	1.6% 2	1.6% 2	3.2% 4	4.1% 5	8.1% 10	3.7% 23
Pastor and laypersons	6.5% 8	1.6% 2	0.0% 0	1.6% 2	0.8% 1	2.1% 13
Did not canvass every member in person	91.9% 113	96.8% 121	96.8% 121	94.3% 115	91.1% 113	94.2% 583
Missing	2	0	0	4	2	8
TOTAL	100.0% 123	100.0% 125	100.0% 125	100.0% 122	100.0% 124	619

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	Missing	TOTAL
Laypersons alone	4.0% 4	3.7% 7	2.4% 6	3.7% 3	2	3.2% 20
Pastor and laypersons	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	2.8% 7	6.1% 5	0	2.1% 13
Did not canvass every member in person	96.0% 96	95.7% 180	94.7% 234	90.2% 74	0	94.7% 584
Missing	4	0	2	1	0	7
TOTAL	100.0% 100	100.0% 188	100.0% 247	100.0% 82	2	617

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1770-1865	1866-1918	1919-1945	1946-1965	1966 & later	Missing	TOTAL
Laypersons alone	5.5% 6	2.5% 4	2.3% 2	3.7% 5	3.3% 4	0	3.4% 21
Pastor and laypersons	1.8% 2	0.6% 1	4.5% 4	0.7% 1	5.0% 6	0	2.3% 14
Did not canvass every member in person	92.7% 102	96.9% 158	93.2% 82	95.5% 128	91.7% 111	3	94.3% 581
Missing	1	3	3	1	0	0	8
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 163	100.0% 88	100.0% 134	100.0% 121	3	616

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	100 & less	101-200	201-500	501-1000	Over 1000	Missing	TOTAL
Laypersons alone	2.6% 3	1.3% 2	5.3% 9	4.3% 3	3.8% 4	0	3.4% 21
Pastor and laypersons	3.5% 4	1.3% 2	1.2% 2	1.4% 1	1.0% 1	3	1.6% 10
Did not canvass every member in person	93.9% 107	97.4% 149	93.5% 159	94.2% 65	95.2% 99	4	94.9% 579
Missing	3	2	1	1	1	0	8
TOTAL	100.0% 114	100.0% 153	100.0% 170	100.0% 69	100.0% 104	7	610

(I-#ATTEND)

	100 & less	101-200	201-350	Over 350	Missing	TOTAL
Laypersons alone	2.0% 5	4.1% 6	5.6% 4	4.4% 6	0	3.5% 21
Pastor and laypersons	3.2% 8	0.7% 1	4.2% 3	0.7% 1	0	2.2% 13
Did not canvass every member in person	94.8% 238	95.2% 139	90.3% 65	94.8% 128	14	94.4% 570
Missing	5	0	1	1	0	7
TOTAL	100.0% 251	100.0% 146	100.0% 72	100.0% 135	14	604

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	LgCty/Sub	MdCty/Sub	Small city	Town	Rural	Missing	TOTAL
Laypersons alone	4.5% 8	6.8% 6	4.0% 4	1.3% 2	1.1% 1	0	3.4% 21
Pastor and laypersons	3.9% 7	3.4% 3	0.0% 0	1.9% 3	0.0% 0	0	2.1% 13
Did not canvass every member in person	91.6% 164	89.8% 79	96.0% 97	96.9% 155	98.9% 89	1	94.5% 584
Missing	4	2	0	2	0	0	8
TOTAL	100.0% 179	100.0% 88	100.0% 101	100.0% 160	100.0% 90	1	618