American Congregational Giving Study, Congregational Profiles, 1993

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LAYGIV5 (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 every member in person   1) Pastor alone   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
Pastor alone	5	.8%	.8%
Laypersons alone	38	6.1%	6.9%
Pastor and laypersons	24	3.9%	10.8%
Did not canvass every member in person	553	89.2%	100%
Missing	5	%	%

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
Pastor alone	4.0% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 5
Laypersons alone	0.0% 0	2.4% 3	0.0% 0	10.7% 13	17.6% 22	6.1% 38
Pastor and laypersons	7.3% 9	1.6% 2	1.6% 2	6.6% 8	2.4% 3	3.9% 24
Did not canvass every member in person	88.7% 110	96.0% 120	98.4% 123	82.6% 100	80.0% 100	89.2% 553
Missing	2	0	0	4	0	6
TOTAL	100.0% 124	100.0% 125	100.0% 125	100.0% 121	100.0% 125	620

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	Missing	TOTAL
Pastor alone	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 2	3.6% 3	0	0.8% 5
Laypersons alone	1.0% 1	11.2% 21	5.6% 14	2.4% 2	0	6.1% 38
Pastor and laypersons	1.0% 1	2.1% 4	6.4% 16	3.6% 3	0	3.9% 24
Did not canvass every member in person	98.0% 98	86.6% 162	87.1% 217	90.4% 75	2	89.2% 552
Missing	4	0	0	1	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 100	100.0% 187	100.0% 249	100.0% 83	2	619

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1770-1865	1866-1918	1919-1945	1946-1965	1966 & later	Missing	TOTAL
Pastor alone	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.2% 2	0.0% 0	2.5% 3	0	0.8% 5
Laypersons alone	7.3% 8	3.7% 6	3.4% 3	10.4% 14	5.8% 7	0	6.1% 38
Pastor and laypersons	2.7% 3	2.4% 4	3.4% 3	3.0% 4	9.1% 11	0	4.0% 25
Did not canvass every member in person	90.0% 99	93.9% 154	91.0% 81	86.6% 116	82.6% 100	3	89.0% 550
Missing	1	3	1	1	0	0	6
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 164	100.0% 89	100.0% 134	100.0% 121	3	618

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	100 & less	101-200	201-500	501-1000	Over 1000	Missing	TOTAL
Pastor alone	1.7% 2	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3	0.5% 3
Laypersons alone	5.2% 6	7.1% 11	8.8% 15	5.7% 4	1.9% 2	0	6.2% 38
Pastor and laypersons	6.1% 7	5.2% 8	4.1% 7	1.4% 1	1.9% 2	0	4.1% 25
Did not canvass every member in person	87.0% 100	87.7% 135	86.5% 148	92.9% 65	96.2% 101	4	89.3% 549
Missing	3	0	1	1	1	0	6
TOTAL	100.0% 115	100.0% 154	100.0% 171	100.0% 70	100.0% 105	7	615

(I-#ATTEND)

	100 & less	101-200	201-350	Over 350	Missing	TOTAL
Pastor alone	1.2% 3	0.7% 1	1.4% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.8% 5
Laypersons alone	5.5% 14	8.3% 12	11.0% 8	1.5% 2	1	5.9% 36
Pastor and laypersons	6.3% 16	2.1% 3	4.1% 3	1.5% 2	0	4.0% 24
Did not canvass every member in person	87.0% 220	89.0% 129	83.6% 61	97.0% 131	13	89.3% 541
Missing	4	0	1	1	0	6
TOTAL	100.0% 253	100.0% 145	100.0% 73	100.0% 135	14	606

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	LgCty/Sub	MdCty/Sub	Small city	Town	Rural	Missing	TOTAL
Pastor alone	2.2% 4	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.8% 5
Laypersons alone	6.1% 11	13.5% 12	7.9% 8	3.1% 5	2.2% 2	0	6.1% 38
Pastor and laypersons	4.5% 8	3.4% 3	5.0% 5	5.0% 8	0.0% 0	0	3.9% 24
Did not canvass every member in person	87.2% 156	83.1% 74	86.1% 87	91.9% 147	97.8% 88	1	89.2% 552
Missing	4	0	0	2	0	0	6
TOTAL	100.0% 179	100.0% 89	100.0% 101	100.0% 160	100.0% 90	1	619