American Congregational Giving Study, Congregational Profiles, 1993

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GIVMETH1 (Weighted by WEIGHT) Did your congregation use any of the following? -- Pledge cards or commitment cards   0) Not checked (no)   1) Checked (yes)

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Not checked (no)	307	49.1%	49.1%
Checked (yes)	318	50.9%	100%

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
Not checked (no)	57.6% 72	82.4% 103	54.4% 68	40.8% 51	10.5% 13	49.2% 307
Checked (yes)	42.4% 53	17.6% 22	45.6% 57	59.2% 74	89.5% 111	50.8% 317
TOTAL	100.0% 125	100.0% 125	100.0% 125	100.0% 125	100.0% 124	624

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	Missing	TOTAL
Not checked (no)	47.1% 49	47.3% 89	56.0% 139	36.1% 30	0	49.3% 307
Checked (yes)	52.9% 55	52.7% 99	44.0% 109	63.9% 53	2	50.7% 316
TOTAL	100.0% 104	100.0% 188	100.0% 248	100.0% 83	2	623

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1770-1865	1866-1918	1919-1945	1946-1965	1966 & later	Missing	TOTAL
Not checked (no)	54.5% 60	51.8% 86	59.6% 53	31.9% 43	51.6% 63	2	49.0% 305
Checked (yes)	45.5% 50	48.2% 80	40.4% 36	68.1% 92	48.4% 59	1	51.0% 317
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 166	100.0% 89	100.0% 135	100.0% 122	3	622

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	100 & less	101-200	201-500	501-1000	Over 1000	Missing	TOTAL
Not checked (no)	56.4% 66	58.2% 89	42.4% 73	40.8% 29	42.5% 45	6	48.8% 302
Checked (yes)	43.6% 51	41.8% 64	57.6% 99	59.2% 42	57.5% 61	1	51.2% 317
TOTAL	100.0% 117	100.0% 153	100.0% 172	100.0% 71	100.0% 106	7	619

(I-#ATTEND)

	100 & less	101-200	201-350	Over 350	Missing	TOTAL
Not checked (no)	57.2% 147	48.3% 70	37.0% 27	45.9% 62	1	50.2% 306
Checked (yes)	42.8% 110	51.7% 75	63.0% 46	54.1% 73	13	49.8% 304
TOTAL	100.0% 257	100.0% 145	100.0% 73	100.0% 135	14	610

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	LgCty/Sub	MdCty/Sub	Small city	Town	Rural	Missing	TOTAL
Not checked (no)	35.5% 65	30.0% 27	47.0% 47	61.7% 100	76.7% 69	0	49.3% 308
Checked (yes)	64.5% 118	70.0% 63	53.0% 53	38.3% 62	23.3% 21	1	50.7% 317
TOTAL	100.0% 183	100.0% 90	100.0% 100	100.0% 162	100.0% 90	1	625