American Congregational Giving Study, Congregational Profiles, 1993

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CSORG7 (Weighted by WEIGHT) What organized groups did your congregation sponsor last year? -- Men's group   1) Regular   2) Infrequent   3) Did not sponsor

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Regular	284	45.7%	45.7%
Infrequent	105	16.9%	62.6%
Did not sponsor	232	37.4%	100%
Missing	4	%	%

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	58.4% 73	54.4% 68	56.9% 70	23.4% 29	36.3% 45	45.9% 285
Infrequent	24.8% 31	19.2% 24	9.8% 12	13.7% 17	16.1% 20	16.7% 104
Did not sponsor	16.8% 21	26.4% 33	33.3% 41	62.9% 78	47.6% 59	37.4% 232
Missing	0	0	2	1	2	5
TOTAL	100.0% 125	100.0% 125	100.0% 123	100.0% 124	100.0% 124	621

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	35.0% 36	36.2% 67	49.6% 123	68.7% 57	2	45.7% 283
Infrequent	17.5% 18	18.9% 35	17.3% 43	9.6% 8	0	16.8% 104
Did not sponsor	47.6% 49	44.9% 83	33.1% 82	21.7% 18	0	37.5% 232
Missing	0	3	0	1	0	4
TOTAL	100.0% 103	100.0% 185	100.0% 248	100.0% 83	2	619

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1770-1865	1866-1918	1919-1945	1946-1965	1966 & later	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	31.8% 35	43.9% 72	49.4% 44	48.5% 65	54.9% 67	1	45.7% 283
Infrequent	20.9% 23	7.9% 13	23.6% 21	20.1% 27	17.2% 21	0	17.0% 105
Did not sponsor	47.3% 52	48.2% 79	27.0% 24	31.3% 42	27.9% 34	2	37.3% 231
Missing	1	2	1	1	0	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 164	100.0% 89	100.0% 134	100.0% 122	3	619

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	100 & less	101-200	201-500	501-1000	Over 1000	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	28.2% 33	38.2% 58	47.4% 81	56.5% 39	65.4% 68	5	45.5% 279
Infrequent	17.1% 20	17.1% 26	19.3% 33	18.8% 13	9.6% 10	1	16.6% 102
Did not sponsor	54.7% 64	44.7% 68	33.3% 57	24.6% 17	25.0% 26	2	37.8% 232
Missing	0	2	1	1	1	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 117	100.0% 152	100.0% 171	100.0% 69	100.0% 104	8	613

(I-#ATTEND)

	100 & less	101-200	201-350	Over 350	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	31.9% 81	46.6% 68	54.8% 40	63.4% 85	10	45.1% 274
Infrequent	16.1% 41	17.8% 26	28.8% 21	11.2% 15	1	17.0% 103
Did not sponsor	52.0% 132	35.6% 52	16.4% 12	25.4% 34	2	37.9% 230
Missing	2	0	1	1	0	4
TOTAL	100.0% 254	100.0% 146	100.0% 73	100.0% 134	13	607

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	LgCty/Sub	MdCty/Sub	Small city	Town	Rural	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	55.6% 100	51.7% 46	50.0% 50	34.8% 56	34.4% 31	1	45.6% 283
Infrequent	16.1% 29	15.7% 14	19.0% 19	17.4% 28	15.6% 14	0	16.8% 104
Did not sponsor	28.3% 51	32.6% 29	31.0% 31	47.8% 77	50.0% 45	0	37.6% 233
Missing	2	0	1	1	0	0	4
TOTAL	100.0% 180	100.0% 89	100.0% 100	100.0% 161	100.0% 90	1	620