American Congregational Giving Study, Congregational Profiles, 1993

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ABST3 (Weighted by WEIGHT) Does your congregation teach that Christian life should be safeguarded through abstinence from: -- Gambling?   0) Not checked (no)   1) Checked (yes)

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Not checked (no)	398	63.7%	63.7%
Checked (yes)	227	36.3%	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)	9.6% 12	19.2% 24	97.6% 122	98.4% 123	93.6% 117	63.7% 398
Checked (yes)	90.4% 113	80.8% 101	2.4% 3	1.6% 2	6.4% 8	36.3% 227
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)	85.6% 89	75.0% 141	46.0% 114	63.9% 53	0	63.7% 397
Checked (yes)	14.4% 15	25.0% 47	54.0% 134	36.1% 30	2	36.3% 226
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)	78.2% 86	84.3% 140	37.8% 34	62.2% 84	43.0% 52	3	63.7% 396
Checked (yes)	21.8% 24	15.7% 26	62.2% 56	37.8% 51	57.0% 69	0	36.3% 226
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)	50.4% 59	59.5% 91	62.2% 107	60.0% 42	91.5% 97	1	64.1% 396
Checked (yes)	49.6% 58	40.5% 62	37.8% 65	40.0% 28	8.5% 9	6	35.9% 222
TOTAL	100.0% 117	100.0% 153	100.0% 172	100.0% 70	100.0% 106	7	618

(I-#ATTEND)

	100 & less	101-200	201-350	Over 350	Missing	TOTAL
Not checked (no)	56.0% 144	55.9% 81	65.8% 48	83.0% 112	12	63.1% 385
Checked (yes)	44.0% 113	44.1% 64	34.2% 25	17.0% 23	2	36.9% 225
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)	65.0% 119	66.7% 60	60.0% 60	68.5% 111	52.8% 47	1	63.6% 397
Checked (yes)	35.0% 64	33.3% 30	40.0% 40	31.5% 51	47.2% 42	0	36.4% 227
TOTAL	100.0% 183	100.0% 90	100.0% 100	100.0% 162	100.0% 89	1	624