American Congregational Giving Study, Congregational Profiles, 1993

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LAYGIV7 (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 some members in person   1) Pastor alone   2) Laypersons alone   3) Pastor and laypersons   4) Did not do a partial canvass in person

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Pastor alone	15	2.4%	2.4%
Laypersons alone	53	8.6%	11%
Pastor and laypersons	46	7.5%	18.5%
Did not do a partial canvass in person	503	81.5%	100%
Missing	8	%	%

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	7.3% 9	0.8% 1	4.0% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.4% 15
Laypersons alone	0.8% 1	3.2% 4	3.2% 4	14.9% 18	22.1% 27	8.8% 54
Pastor and laypersons	6.5% 8	7.2% 9	8.7% 11	6.6% 8	7.4% 9	7.3% 45
Did not do a partial canvass in person	85.4% 105	88.8% 111	84.1% 106	78.5% 95	70.5% 86	81.5% 503
Missing	2	0	0	4	3	9
TOTAL	100.0% 123	100.0% 125	100.0% 126	100.0% 121	100.0% 122	617

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	Missing	TOTAL
Pastor alone	3.0% 3	2.7% 5	1.2% 3	4.8% 4	0	2.4% 15
Laypersons alone	10.0% 10	13.3% 25	5.7% 14	6.0% 5	0	8.8% 54
Pastor and laypersons	10.0% 10	6.4% 12	4.9% 12	14.5% 12	0	7.5% 46
Did not do a partial canvass in person	77.0% 77	77.7% 146	88.2% 216	74.7% 62	2	81.3% 501
Missing	4	1	3	1	0	9
TOTAL	100.0% 100	100.0% 188	100.0% 245	100.0% 83	2	616

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1770-1865	1866-1918	1919-1945	1946-1965	1966 & later	Missing	TOTAL
Pastor alone	0.0% 0	1.2% 2	3.4% 3	2.3% 3	6.6% 8	0	2.6% 16
Laypersons alone	13.6% 15	9.8% 16	4.6% 4	9.0% 12	5.0% 6	0	8.6% 53
Pastor and laypersons	6.4% 7	7.3% 12	8.0% 7	7.5% 10	7.4% 9	1	7.3% 45
Did not do a partial canvass in person	80.0% 88	81.7% 134	83.9% 73	81.2% 108	81.0% 98	2	81.5% 501
Missing	1	3	4	2	0	0	10
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 164	100.0% 87	100.0% 133	100.0% 121	3	615

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	100 & less	101-200	201-500	501-1000	Over 1000	Missing	TOTAL
Pastor alone	6.2% 7	1.3% 2	0.6% 1	1.4% 1	2.9% 3	2	2.3% 14
Laypersons alone	7.1% 8	7.2% 11	11.2% 19	11.6% 8	6.7% 7	0	8.7% 53
Pastor and laypersons	5.3% 6	9.8% 15	5.3% 9	4.3% 3	10.5% 11	2	7.2% 44
Did not do a partial canvass in person	81.4% 92	81.7% 125	82.9% 141	82.6% 57	80.0% 84	4	81.8% 499
Missing	4	2	2	1	0	0	9
TOTAL	100.0% 113	100.0% 153	100.0% 170	100.0% 69	100.0% 105	8	610

(I-#ATTEND)

	100 & less	101-200	201-350	Over 350	Missing	TOTAL
Pastor alone	4.0% 10	0.0% 0	1.4% 1	2.9% 4	0	2.5% 15
Laypersons alone	7.2% 18	10.3% 15	15.5% 11	5.9% 8	1	8.6% 52
Pastor and laypersons	8.4% 21	6.2% 9	1.4% 1	9.6% 13	2	7.3% 44
Did not do a partial canvass in person	80.5% 202	83.4% 121	81.7% 58	81.6% 111	11	81.6% 492
Missing	6	0	2	0	0	8
TOTAL	100.0% 251	100.0% 145	100.0% 71	100.0% 136	14	603

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	LgCty/Sub	MdCty/Sub	Small city	Town	Rural	Missing	TOTAL
Pastor alone	4.0% 7	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.5% 4	3.3% 3	1	2.3% 14
Laypersons alone	9.7% 17	16.1% 14	8.0% 8	6.9% 11	3.3% 3	0	8.6% 53
Pastor and laypersons	6.3% 11	11.5% 10	7.0% 7	7.5% 12	4.4% 4	0	7.2% 44
Did not do a partial canvass in person	80.1% 141	72.4% 63	85.0% 85	83.1% 133	88.9% 80	0	81.9% 502
Missing	5	2	0	2	0	0	9
TOTAL	100.0% 176	100.0% 87	100.0% 100	100.0% 160	100.0% 90	1	613