American Congregational Giving Study, Congregational Profiles, 1993

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ABST5 (Weighted by WEIGHT) Does your congregation teach that Christian life should be safeguarded through abstinence from: -- Other?   0) Not checked (no)   1) Checked (yes)

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Not checked (no)	476	76.2%	76.2%
Checked (yes)	149	23.8%	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)	75.0% 93	68.8% 86	63.2% 79	92.0% 115	82.4% 103	76.3% 476
Checked (yes)	25.0% 31	31.2% 39	36.8% 46	8.0% 10	17.6% 22	23.7% 148
TOTAL	100.0% 124	100.0% 125	100.0% 125	100.0% 125	100.0% 125	624

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	Missing	TOTAL
Not checked (no)	76.7% 79	82.4% 155	70.7% 176	77.1% 64	2	76.1% 474
Checked (yes)	23.3% 24	17.6% 33	29.3% 73	22.9% 19	0	23.9% 149
TOTAL	100.0% 103	100.0% 188	100.0% 249	100.0% 83	2	623

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1770-1865	1866-1918	1919-1945	1946-1965	1966 & later	Missing	TOTAL
Not checked (no)	82.7% 91	75.8% 125	74.4% 67	71.9% 97	77.0% 94	2	76.2% 474
Checked (yes)	17.3% 19	24.2% 40	25.6% 23	28.1% 38	23.0% 28	1	23.8% 148
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 165	100.0% 90	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)	79.5% 93	78.4% 120	77.3% 133	70.0% 49	70.8% 75	6	76.1% 470
Checked (yes)	20.5% 24	21.6% 33	22.7% 39	30.0% 21	29.2% 31	1	23.9% 148
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)	80.5% 207	73.1% 106	75.3% 55	68.9% 93	14	75.6% 461
Checked (yes)	19.5% 50	26.9% 39	24.7% 18	31.1% 42	0	24.4% 149
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)	77.6% 142	75.6% 68	69.3% 70	77.8% 126	77.8% 70	1	76.0% 476
Checked (yes)	22.4% 41	24.4% 22	30.7% 31	22.2% 36	22.2% 20	0	24.0% 150
TOTAL	100.0% 183	100.0% 90	100.0% 101	100.0% 162	100.0% 90	1	626