American Congregational Giving Study, Congregational Profiles, 1993

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ABST1 (Weighted by WEIGHT) Does your congregation teach that Christian life should be safeguarded through abstinence from certain kinds of: -- Food?   0) Not checked (no)   1) Checked (yes)

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Not checked (no)	592	94.9%	94.9%
Checked (yes)	32	5.1%	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)	92.8% 116	94.4% 118	86.4% 108	100.0% 125	100.0% 125	94.7% 592
Checked (yes)	7.2% 9	5.6% 7	13.6% 17	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.3% 33
TOTAL	100.0% 125	100.0% 125	100.0% 125	100.0% 125	100.0% 125	625

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	Missing	TOTAL
Not checked (no)	95.2% 99	96.3% 181	95.2% 236	92.8% 77	0	95.2% 593
Checked (yes)	4.8% 5	3.7% 7	4.8% 12	7.2% 6	2	4.8% 30
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)	97.3% 107	98.2% 163	92.2% 83	91.1% 123	94.2% 114	3	94.9% 590
Checked (yes)	2.7% 3	1.8% 3	7.8% 7	8.9% 12	5.8% 7	0	5.1% 32
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 166	100.0% 90	100.0% 135	100.0% 121	3	622

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	100 & less	101-200	201-500	501-1000	Over 1000	Missing	TOTAL
Not checked (no)	93.2% 109	98.7% 152	97.7% 168	92.9% 65	88.6% 93	5	95.0% 587
Checked (yes)	6.8% 8	1.3% 2	2.3% 4	7.1% 5	11.4% 12	2	5.0% 31
TOTAL	100.0% 117	100.0% 154	100.0% 172	100.0% 70	100.0% 105	7	618

(I-#ATTEND)

	100 & less	101-200	201-350	Over 350	Missing	TOTAL
Not checked (no)	96.1% 247	97.2% 141	94.5% 69	90.4% 122	12	94.9% 579
Checked (yes)	3.9% 10	2.8% 4	5.5% 4	9.6% 13	2	5.1% 31
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)	92.9% 169	95.6% 86	95.0% 96	95.1% 154	96.7% 87	1	94.7% 592
Checked (yes)	7.1% 13	4.4% 4	5.0% 5	4.9% 8	3.3% 3	0	5.3% 33
TOTAL	100.0% 182	100.0% 90	100.0% 101	100.0% 162	100.0% 90	1	625