American Congregational Giving Study, Congregational Profiles, 1993

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ABST2 (Weighted by WEIGHT) Does your congregation teach that Christian life should be safeguarded through abstinence from: -- Alcohol and/or tobacco?   0) Not checked (no)   1) Checked (yes)

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Not checked (no)	386	61.8%	61.8%
Checked (yes)	239	38.2%	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)	6.4% 8	15.2% 19	96.0% 120	96.0% 121	95.2% 119	61.8% 387
Checked (yes)	93.6% 117	84.8% 106	4.0% 5	4.0% 5	4.8% 6	38.2% 239
TOTAL	100.0% 125	100.0% 125	100.0% 125	100.0% 126	100.0% 125	626

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	Missing	TOTAL
Not checked (no)	84.6% 88	74.5% 140	43.0% 107	61.4% 51	0	61.9% 386
Checked (yes)	15.4% 16	25.5% 48	57.0% 142	38.6% 32	2	38.1% 238
TOTAL	100.0% 104	100.0% 188	100.0% 249	100.0% 83	2	624

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1770-1865	1866-1918	1919-1945	1946-1965	1966 & later	Missing	TOTAL
Not checked (no)	75.5% 83	83.1% 138	36.7% 33	60.0% 81	40.2% 49	3	61.6% 384
Checked (yes)	24.5% 27	16.9% 28	63.3% 57	40.0% 54	59.8% 73	0	38.4% 239
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 166	100.0% 90	100.0% 135	100.0% 122	3	623

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	100 & less	101-200	201-500	501-1000	Over 1000	Missing	TOTAL
Not checked (no)	44.1% 52	56.5% 87	64.0% 110	61.4% 43	89.5% 94	1	62.4% 386
Checked (yes)	55.9% 66	43.5% 67	36.0% 62	38.6% 27	10.5% 11	6	37.6% 233
TOTAL	100.0% 118	100.0% 154	100.0% 172	100.0% 70	100.0% 105	7	619

(I-#ATTEND)

	100 & less	101-200	201-350	Over 350	Missing	TOTAL
Not checked (no)	52.1% 134	56.8% 83	65.8% 48	80.9% 110	12	61.3% 375
Checked (yes)	47.9% 123	43.2% 63	34.2% 25	19.1% 26	2	38.7% 237
TOTAL	100.0% 257	100.0% 146	100.0% 73	100.0% 136	14	612

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	LgCty/Sub	MdCty/Sub	Small city	Town	Rural	Missing	TOTAL
Not checked (no)	62.6% 114	65.6% 59	58.4% 59	67.9% 110	48.3% 43	1	61.7% 385
Checked (yes)	37.4% 68	34.4% 31	41.6% 42	32.1% 52	51.7% 46	0	38.3% 239
TOTAL	100.0% 182	100.0% 90	100.0% 101	100.0% 162	100.0% 89	1	624