American Congregational Giving Study, Congregational Profiles, 1993

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ABST6 (Weighted by WEIGHT) Does your congregation teach that Christian life should be safeguarded through abstinence from: -- No form of abstinence is stressed   0) Not checked (no)   1) Checked (yes)

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Not checked (no)	346	55.4%	55.4%
Checked (yes)	279	44.6%	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)	96.0% 119	91.2% 114	55.2% 69	13.6% 17	20.8% 26	55.3% 345
Checked (yes)	4.0% 5	8.8% 11	44.8% 56	86.4% 108	79.2% 99	44.7% 279
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)	40.4% 42	41.5% 78	68.5% 170	65.1% 54	2	55.2% 344
Checked (yes)	59.6% 62	58.5% 110	31.5% 78	34.9% 29	0	44.8% 279
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)	37.3% 41	41.6% 69	70.8% 63	61.9% 83	72.1% 88	1	55.4% 344
Checked (yes)	62.7% 69	58.4% 97	29.2% 26	38.1% 51	27.9% 34	2	44.6% 277
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 166	100.0% 89	100.0% 134	100.0% 122	3	621

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	100 & less	101-200	201-500	501-1000	Over 1000	Missing	TOTAL
Not checked (no)	64.1% 75	52.3% 80	50.0% 86	60.0% 42	53.3% 56	7	54.9% 339
Checked (yes)	35.9% 42	47.7% 73	50.0% 86	40.0% 28	46.7% 49	0	45.1% 278
TOTAL	100.0% 117	100.0% 153	100.0% 172	100.0% 70	100.0% 105	7	617

(I-#ATTEND)

	100 & less	101-200	201-350	Over 350	Missing	TOTAL
Not checked (no)	56.0% 144	55.9% 81	53.4% 39	57.4% 78	4	56.0% 342
Checked (yes)	44.0% 113	44.1% 64	46.6% 34	42.6% 58	10	44.0% 269
TOTAL	100.0% 257	100.0% 145	100.0% 73	100.0% 136	14	611

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	LgCty/Sub	MdCty/Sub	Small city	Town	Rural	Missing	TOTAL
Not checked (no)	55.7% 102	53.3% 48	65.0% 65	47.2% 76	60.7% 54	0	55.4% 345
Checked (yes)	44.3% 81	46.7% 42	35.0% 35	52.8% 85	39.3% 35	1	44.6% 278
TOTAL	100.0% 183	100.0% 90	100.0% 100	100.0% 161	100.0% 89	1	623