American Congregational Giving Study, Congregational Profiles, 1993

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CSORG4 (Weighted by WEIGHT) What organized groups did your congregation sponsor last year? -- Prayer or study groups at church   1) Regular   2) Infrequent   3) Did not sponsor

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Regular	491	78.9%	78.9%
Infrequent	84	13.5%	92.4%
Did not sponsor	47	7.6%	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	94.4% 118	94.4% 119	64.5% 80	65.6% 82	74.2% 92	78.7% 491
Infrequent	4.0% 5	2.4% 3	21.0% 26	22.4% 28	17.7% 22	13.5% 84
Did not sponsor	1.6% 2	3.2% 4	14.5% 18	12.0% 15	8.1% 10	7.9% 49
Missing	0	0	1	0	2	3
TOTAL	100.0% 125	100.0% 126	100.0% 124	100.0% 125	100.0% 124	624

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	57.7% 60	76.9% 143	85.1% 211	91.6% 76	2	78.9% 490
Infrequent	32.7% 34	12.4% 23	9.3% 23	4.8% 4	0	13.5% 84
Did not sponsor	9.6% 10	10.8% 20	5.6% 14	3.6% 3	0	7.6% 47
Missing	0	2	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 104	100.0% 186	100.0% 248	100.0% 83	2	621

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1770-1865	1866-1918	1919-1945	1946-1965	1966 & later	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	72.7% 80	62.8% 103	91.0% 81	86.7% 117	88.4% 107	3	78.8% 488
Infrequent	17.3% 19	20.7% 34	7.9% 7	9.6% 13	9.1% 11	0	13.6% 84
Did not sponsor	10.0% 11	16.5% 27	1.1% 1	3.7% 5	2.5% 3	0	7.6% 47
Missing	0	2	1	0	0	0	3
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 164	100.0% 89	100.0% 135	100.0% 121	3	619

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	100 & less	101-200	201-500	501-1000	Over 1000	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	76.1% 89	75.5% 114	80.8% 139	80.0% 56	82.1% 87	7	78.7% 485
Infrequent	12.8% 15	16.6% 25	12.2% 21	10.0% 7	15.1% 16	0	13.6% 84
Did not sponsor	11.1% 13	7.9% 12	7.0% 12	10.0% 7	2.8% 3	0	7.6% 47
Missing	0	2	1	0	0	0	3
TOTAL	100.0% 117	100.0% 151	100.0% 172	100.0% 70	100.0% 106	7	616

(I-#ATTEND)

	100 & less	101-200	201-350	Over 350	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	75.3% 192	81.4% 118	82.2% 60	80.0% 108	12	78.6% 478
Infrequent	14.9% 38	13.1% 19	8.2% 6	14.1% 19	2	13.5% 82
Did not sponsor	9.8% 25	5.5% 8	9.6% 7	5.9% 8	0	7.9% 48
Missing	2	0	0	1	0	3
TOTAL	100.0% 255	100.0% 145	100.0% 73	100.0% 135	14	608

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	LgCty/Sub	MdCty/Sub	Small city	Town	Rural	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	83.3% 150	91.1% 82	74.0% 74	71.9% 115	77.5% 69	1	79.2% 490
Infrequent	11.1% 20	8.9% 8	17.0% 17	16.9% 27	12.4% 11	0	13.4% 83
Did not sponsor	5.6% 10	0.0% 0	9.0% 9	11.3% 18	10.1% 9	0	7.4% 46
Missing	2	0	0	1	0	0	3
TOTAL	100.0% 180	100.0% 90	100.0% 100	100.0% 160	100.0% 89	1	619