American Congregational Giving Study, Congregational Profiles, 1993

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CSORG1 (Weighted by WEIGHT) What organized groups did your congregation sponsor last year? -- Children Sunday school or religious education   1) Regular   2) Infrequent   3) Did not sponsor

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Regular	609	97.3%	97.3%
Infrequent	5	.8%	98.1%
Did not sponsor	12	1.9%	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
Regular	97.6% 122	99.2% 124	99.2% 124	93.7% 118	96.8% 121	97.3% 609
Infrequent	1.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.4% 3	0.8% 5
Did not sponsor	0.8% 1	0.8% 1	0.8% 1	6.3% 8	0.8% 1	1.9% 12
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
Regular	92.3% 96	97.9% 185	98.8% 245	97.6% 82	2	97.3% 608
Infrequent	1.9% 2	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	2.4% 2	0	0.8% 5
Did not sponsor	5.8% 6	1.6% 3	1.2% 3	0.0% 0	0	1.9% 12
TOTAL	100.0% 104	100.0% 189	100.0% 248	100.0% 84	2	625

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1770-1865	1866-1918	1919-1945	1946-1965	1966 & later	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	97.3% 107	97.0% 160	96.7% 87	98.5% 133	96.7% 118	3	97.3% 605
Infrequent	1.8% 2	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	1.5% 2	0.0% 0	0	0.8% 5
Did not sponsor	0.9% 1	2.4% 4	3.3% 3	0.0% 0	3.3% 4	0	1.9% 12
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
Regular	88.0% 103	100.0% 153	98.3% 170	100.0% 70	100.0% 105	7	97.2% 601
Infrequent	2.6% 3	0.0% 0	1.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.8% 5
Did not sponsor	9.4% 11	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	1.9% 12
TOTAL	100.0% 117	100.0% 153	100.0% 173	100.0% 70	100.0% 105	7	618

(I-#ATTEND)

	100 & less	101-200	201-350	Over 350	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	93.8% 242	100.0% 145	100.0% 73	99.3% 135	14	97.2% 595
Infrequent	1.9% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.8% 5
Did not sponsor	4.3% 11	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	0	2.0% 12
TOTAL	100.0% 258	100.0% 145	100.0% 73	100.0% 136	14	612

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	LgCty/Sub	MdCty/Sub	Small city	Town	Rural	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	96.7% 176	97.8% 88	100.0% 101	95.7% 154	98.9% 89	1	97.4% 608
Infrequent	1.1% 2	2.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.8% 5
Did not sponsor	2.2% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.7% 6	1.1% 1	0	1.8% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 182	100.0% 90	100.0% 101	100.0% 161	100.0% 90	1	624