American Congregational Giving Study, Congregational Profiles, 1993

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CSORG5 (Weighted by WEIGHT) What organized groups did your congregation sponsor last year? -- Prayer or study groups in homes   1) Regular   2) Infrequent   3) Did not sponsor

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Regular	214	34.6%	34.6%
Infrequent	153	24.8%	59.4%
Did not sponsor	251	40.6%	100%
Missing	6	%	%

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	42.4% 53	22.6% 28	30.1% 37	43.1% 53	35.5% 44	34.7% 215
Infrequent	23.2% 29	34.7% 43	22.8% 28	17.9% 22	25.0% 31	24.7% 153
Did not sponsor	34.4% 43	42.7% 53	47.2% 58	39.0% 48	39.5% 49	40.5% 251
Missing	0	1	2	2	2	7
TOTAL	100.0% 125	100.0% 124	100.0% 123	100.0% 123	100.0% 124	619

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	19.2% 20	41.0% 75	27.7% 69	59.8% 49	2	34.5% 213
Infrequent	26.0% 27	29.5% 54	24.9% 62	13.4% 11	0	24.9% 154
Did not sponsor	54.8% 57	29.5% 54	47.4% 118	26.8% 22	0	40.6% 251
Missing	0	5	0	1	0	6
TOTAL	100.0% 104	100.0% 183	100.0% 249	100.0% 82	2	618

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1770-1865	1866-1918	1919-1945	1946-1965	1966 & later	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	33.3% 36	28.7% 47	37.5% 33	42.1% 56	33.6% 41	1	34.6% 213
Infrequent	20.4% 22	25.6% 42	27.3% 24	18.8% 25	32.0% 39	1	24.7% 152
Did not sponsor	46.3% 50	45.7% 75	35.2% 31	39.1% 52	34.4% 42	1	40.7% 250
Missing	2	2	1	1	1	0	7
TOTAL	100.0% 108	100.0% 164	100.0% 88	100.0% 133	100.0% 122	3	615

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	100 & less	101-200	201-500	501-1000	Over 1000	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	25.6% 30	24.3% 37	38.0% 65	42.0% 29	48.1% 50	4	34.4% 211
Infrequent	23.1% 27	27.6% 42	26.9% 46	26.1% 18	19.2% 20	0	25.0% 153
Did not sponsor	51.3% 60	48.0% 73	35.1% 60	31.9% 22	32.7% 34	3	40.6% 249
Missing	0	2	2	1	2	0	7
TOTAL	100.0% 117	100.0% 152	100.0% 171	100.0% 69	100.0% 104	7	613

(I-#ATTEND)

	100 & less	101-200	201-350	Over 350	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	27.1% 69	31.3% 45	47.9% 35	45.1% 60	5	34.5% 209
Infrequent	25.9% 66	26.4% 38	24.7% 18	21.1% 28	3	24.8% 150
Did not sponsor	47.1% 120	42.4% 61	27.4% 20	33.8% 45	5	40.7% 246
Missing	2	1	1	2	0	6
TOTAL	100.0% 255	100.0% 144	100.0% 73	100.0% 133	13	605

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	LgCty/Sub	MdCty/Sub	Small city	Town	Rural	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	43.0% 77	49.4% 44	28.0% 28	25.6% 41	27.0% 24	0	34.7% 214
Infrequent	25.7% 46	20.2% 18	29.0% 29	25.6% 41	21.3% 19	0	24.8% 153
Did not sponsor	31.3% 56	30.3% 27	43.0% 43	48.8% 78	51.7% 46	1	40.5% 250
Missing	3	1	1	1	1	0	7
TOTAL	100.0% 179	100.0% 89	100.0% 100	100.0% 160	100.0% 89	1	617