American Congregational Giving Study, Congregational Profiles, 1993

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MAILCONT (Weighted by WEIGHT) What procedures were used concerning mailing in contributions? (Check one.)   1) Postal envelopes were provided to encourage contributions by mail.   2) Contributions by mail were accepted, but postal envelopes were not provided.   3) Mailing in contributions was discouraged.

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Postal envelopes were provided to encourage contributions by mail.	46	7.4%	7.4%
Contributions by mail were accepted, but postal envelopes were not provided.	533	85.8%	93.2%
Mailing in contributions was discouraged.	42	6.8%	100%
Missing	4	%	%

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
Postal envelopes were provided to encourage contributions by mail.	0.8% 1	1.6% 2	8.1% 10	9.8% 12	16.7% 21	7.4% 46
Contributions by mail were accepted, but postal envelopes were not provided.	85.6% 107	90.4% 113	80.6% 100	89.4% 110	82.5% 104	85.7% 534
Mailing in contributions was discouraged.	13.6% 17	8.0% 10	11.3% 14	0.8% 1	0.8% 1	6.9% 43
Missing	0	1	1	3	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 125	100.0% 125	100.0% 124	100.0% 123	100.0% 126	623

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	Missing	TOTAL
Postal envelopes were provided to encourage contributions by mail.	8.0% 8	8.5% 16	4.5% 11	14.5% 12	0	7.6% 47
Contributions by mail were accepted, but postal envelopes were not provided.	89.0% 89	86.2% 163	89.5% 221	71.1% 59	0	85.9% 532
Mailing in contributions was discouraged.	3.0% 3	5.3% 10	6.1% 15	14.5% 12	2	6.5% 40
Missing	4	0	1	0	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 100	100.0% 189	100.0% 247	100.0% 83	2	619

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1770-1865	1866-1918	1919-1945	1946-1965	1966 & later	Missing	TOTAL
Postal envelopes were provided to encourage contributions by mail.	8.2% 9	6.2% 10	2.2% 2	11.9% 16	7.4% 9	0	7.4% 46
Contributions by mail were accepted, but postal envelopes were not provided.	89.1% 98	88.9% 144	87.6% 78	80.7% 109	82.8% 101	3	85.8% 530
Mailing in contributions was discouraged.	2.7% 3	4.9% 8	10.1% 9	7.4% 10	9.8% 12	0	6.8% 42
Missing	0	4	0	1	0	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 162	100.0% 89	100.0% 135	100.0% 122	3	618

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	100 & less	101-200	201-500	501-1000	Over 1000	Missing	TOTAL
Postal envelopes were provided to encourage contributions by mail.	1.7% 2	7.2% 11	7.6% 13	5.7% 4	15.2% 16	0	7.5% 46
Contributions by mail were accepted, but postal envelopes were not provided.	86.1% 99	87.6% 134	89.0% 153	87.1% 61	78.1% 82	4	86.0% 529
Mailing in contributions was discouraged.	12.2% 14	5.2% 8	3.5% 6	7.1% 5	6.7% 7	3	6.5% 40
Missing	3	0	1	0	1	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 115	100.0% 153	100.0% 172	100.0% 70	100.0% 105	7	615

(I-#ATTEND)

	100 & less	101-200	201-350	Over 350	Missing	TOTAL
Postal envelopes were provided to encourage contributions by mail.	4.3% 11	8.3% 12	8.2% 6	10.4% 14	3	7.1% 43
Contributions by mail were accepted, but postal envelopes were not provided.	87.8% 224	86.9% 126	90.4% 66	80.7% 109	9	86.3% 525
Mailing in contributions was discouraged.	7.8% 20	4.8% 7	1.4% 1	8.9% 12	2	6.6% 40
Missing	3	1	0	1	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 255	100.0% 145	100.0% 73	100.0% 135	14	608

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	LgCty/Sub	MdCty/Sub	Small city	Town	Rural	Missing	TOTAL
Postal envelopes were provided to encourage contributions by mail.	11.7% 21	13.3% 12	4.0% 4	4.3% 7	2.2% 2	0	7.4% 46
Contributions by mail were accepted, but postal envelopes were not provided.	81.1% 146	82.2% 74	91.9% 91	88.2% 142	87.8% 79	1	85.8% 532
Mailing in contributions was discouraged.	7.2% 13	4.4% 4	4.0% 4	7.5% 12	10.0% 9	0	6.8% 42
Missing	3	0	2	0	0	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 180	100.0% 90	100.0% 99	100.0% 161	100.0% 90	1	620