American Congregational Giving Study, Congregational Profiles, 1993

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I-YEAREST (Weighted by WEIGHT) When was the congregation founded (year)? (recoded for on-line analysis)   0) 1770-1865   1) 1866-1918   2) 1919-1945   3) 1946-1965   4) 1966 & later

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
1770-1865	110	17.7%	17.7%
1866-1918	166	26.6%	44.3%
1919-1945	90	14.4%	58.7%
1946-1965	135	21.7%	80.4%
1966 & later	122	19.6%	100%
Missing	3	%	%

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
1770-1865	1.6% 2	24.0% 30	9.7% 12	24.2% 30	29.0% 36	17.7% 110
1866-1918	0.0% 0	18.4% 23	45.2% 56	30.6% 38	39.5% 49	26.7% 166
1919-1945	35.2% 44	12.0% 15	10.5% 13	5.6% 7	8.9% 11	14.5% 90
1946-1965	21.6% 27	22.4% 28	21.0% 26	27.4% 34	16.1% 20	21.7% 135
1966 & later	41.6% 52	23.2% 29	13.7% 17	12.1% 15	6.5% 8	19.5% 121
Missing	0	0	3	0	0	3
TOTAL	100.0% 125	100.0% 125	100.0% 124	100.0% 124	100.0% 124	622

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	Missing	TOTAL
1770-1865	25.2% 26	22.2% 41	17.3% 43	0.0% 0	0	17.7% 110
1866-1918	31.1% 32	30.3% 56	24.9% 62	18.1% 15	0	26.6% 165
1919-1945	12.6% 13	11.4% 21	16.9% 42	16.9% 14	0	14.5% 90
1946-1965	16.5% 17	20.5% 38	17.7% 44	43.4% 36	0	21.8% 135
1966 & later	14.6% 15	15.7% 29	23.3% 58	21.7% 18	2	19.4% 120
Missing	0	3	0	0	0	3
TOTAL	100.0% 103	100.0% 185	100.0% 249	100.0% 83	2	620

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1770-1865	1866-1918	1919-1945	1946-1965	1966 & later	TOTAL
1770-1865	100.0% 110	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	17.7% 110
1866-1918	0.0% 0	100.0% 166	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	26.6% 166
1919-1945	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 90	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	14.4% 90
1946-1965	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 135	0.0% 0	21.7% 135
1966 & later	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 122	19.6% 122
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 166	100.0% 90	100.0% 135	100.0% 122	623

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	100 & less	101-200	201-500	501-1000	Over 1000	Missing	TOTAL
1770-1865	12.8% 15	24.2% 37	19.8% 34	17.1% 12	11.7% 12	0	17.9% 110
1866-1918	24.8% 29	23.5% 36	26.7% 46	27.1% 19	35.0% 36	0	27.0% 166
1919-1945	13.7% 16	15.0% 23	15.1% 26	15.7% 11	10.7% 11	3	14.1% 87
1946-1965	17.1% 20	19.6% 30	20.9% 36	24.3% 17	30.1% 31	1	21.8% 134
1966 & later	31.6% 37	17.6% 27	17.4% 30	15.7% 11	12.6% 13	4	19.2% 118
Missing	0	0	1	0	2	0	3
TOTAL	100.0% 117	100.0% 153	100.0% 172	100.0% 70	100.0% 103	8	615

(I-#ATTEND)

	100 & less	101-200	201-350	Over 350	Missing	TOTAL
1770-1865	20.2% 52	20.1% 29	17.8% 13	11.1% 15	1	17.9% 109
1866-1918	24.9% 64	25.7% 37	21.9% 16	33.3% 45	4	26.6% 162
1919-1945	13.6% 35	18.1% 26	16.4% 12	12.6% 17	0	14.8% 90
1946-1965	17.1% 44	20.1% 29	26.0% 19	26.7% 36	7	21.0% 128
1966 & later	24.1% 62	16.0% 23	17.8% 13	16.3% 22	1	19.7% 120
Missing	0	1	0	1	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 257	100.0% 144	100.0% 73	100.0% 135	13	609

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	LgCty/Sub	MdCty/Sub	Small city	Town	Rural	Missing	TOTAL
1770-1865	8.2% 15	4.5% 4	16.0% 16	26.5% 43	37.1% 33	0	17.8% 111
1866-1918	19.1% 35	18.2% 16	30.0% 30	35.8% 58	29.2% 26	1	26.5% 165
1919-1945	16.9% 31	14.8% 13	14.0% 14	14.8% 24	7.9% 7	0	14.3% 89
1946-1965	32.2% 59	34.1% 30	18.0% 18	11.1% 18	12.4% 11	0	21.9% 136
1966 & later	23.5% 43	28.4% 25	22.0% 22	11.7% 19	13.5% 12	0	19.5% 121
Missing	0	1	1	1	0	0	3
TOTAL	100.0% 183	100.0% 88	100.0% 100	100.0% 162	100.0% 89	1	622