American Congregational Giving Study, Congregational Profiles, 1993

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CSORG3 (Weighted by WEIGHT) What organized groups did your congregation sponsor last year? -- Adult Sunday school or religious education   1) Regular   2) Infrequent   3) Did not sponsor

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Regular	519	83.3%	83.3%
Infrequent	63	10.1%	93.4%
Did not sponsor	41	6.6%	100%
Missing	2	%	%

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	100.0% 125	52.4% 65	79.2% 99	86.4% 108	83.2% 519
Infrequent	0.8% 1	0.0% 0	31.5% 39	12.0% 15	7.2% 9	10.3% 64
Did not sponsor	1.6% 2	0.0% 0	16.1% 20	8.8% 11	6.4% 8	6.6% 41
Missing	0	0	2	0	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 125	100.0% 125	100.0% 124	100.0% 125	100.0% 125	624

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	74.8% 77	71.0% 132	95.6% 238	85.5% 71	2	83.4% 518
Infrequent	15.5% 16	17.7% 33	2.0% 5	9.6% 8	0	10.0% 62
Did not sponsor	9.7% 10	11.3% 21	2.4% 6	4.8% 4	0	6.6% 41
Missing	0	2	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 103	100.0% 186	100.0% 249	100.0% 83	2	621

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1770-1865	1866-1918	1919-1945	1946-1965	1966 & later	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	76.4% 84	73.1% 122	89.9% 80	90.2% 120	91.7% 111	2	83.4% 517
Infrequent	11.8% 13	16.8% 28	4.5% 4	8.3% 11	5.8% 7	1	10.2% 63
Did not sponsor	11.8% 13	10.2% 17	5.6% 5	1.5% 2	2.5% 3	0	6.5% 40
Missing	0	0	1	1	0	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 167	100.0% 89	100.0% 133	100.0% 121	3	620

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	100 & less	101-200	201-500	501-1000	Over 1000	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	84.6% 99	85.7% 132	90.6% 155	80.0% 56	70.5% 74	4	83.6% 516
Infrequent	8.5% 10	6.5% 10	6.4% 11	12.9% 9	21.9% 23	1	10.2% 63
Did not sponsor	6.8% 8	7.8% 12	2.9% 5	7.1% 5	7.6% 8	2	6.2% 38
Missing	0	0	1	0	1	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 117	100.0% 154	100.0% 171	100.0% 70	100.0% 105	7	617

(I-#ATTEND)

	100 & less	101-200	201-350	Over 350	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	84.0% 216	90.4% 132	89.0% 65	70.1% 94	13	83.1% 507
Infrequent	8.2% 21	6.8% 10	4.1% 3	22.4% 30	0	10.5% 64
Did not sponsor	7.8% 20	2.7% 4	6.8% 5	7.5% 10	1	6.4% 39
Missing	0	0	0	2	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 257	100.0% 146	100.0% 73	100.0% 134	14	610

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	LgCty/Sub	MdCty/Sub	Small city	Town	Rural	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	88.5% 161	91.0% 81	86.1% 87	73.9% 119	79.8% 71	1	83.4% 519
Infrequent	6.0% 11	2.2% 2	11.9% 12	18.0% 29	10.1% 9	0	10.1% 63
Did not sponsor	5.5% 10	6.7% 6	2.0% 2	8.1% 13	10.1% 9	0	6.4% 40
Missing	0	1	0	1	0	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 182	100.0% 89	100.0% 101	100.0% 161	100.0% 89	1	622