American Congregational Giving Study, Congregational Profiles, 1993

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CSORG9 (Weighted by WEIGHT) What organized groups did your congregation sponsor last year? -- Senior adults' group   1) Regular   2) Infrequent   3) Did not sponsor

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Regular	252	40.6%	40.6%
Infrequent	78	12.6%	53.2%
Did not sponsor	290	46.8%	100%
Missing	5	%	%

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	31.2% 39	46.4% 58	45.1% 55	32.3% 40	48.0% 59	40.5% 251
Infrequent	19.2% 24	15.2% 19	8.2% 10	10.5% 13	9.8% 12	12.6% 78
Did not sponsor	49.6% 62	38.4% 48	46.7% 57	57.3% 71	42.3% 52	46.8% 290
Missing	0	0	3	0	2	5
TOTAL	100.0% 125	100.0% 125	100.0% 122	100.0% 124	100.0% 123	619

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	31.7% 33	31.4% 58	46.2% 114	54.2% 45	0	40.4% 250
Infrequent	15.4% 16	13.5% 25	13.8% 34	4.8% 4	0	12.8% 79
Did not sponsor	52.9% 55	55.1% 102	40.1% 99	41.0% 34	2	46.8% 290
Missing	0	3	2	0	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 104	100.0% 185	100.0% 247	100.0% 83	2	619

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1770-1865	1866-1918	1919-1945	1946-1965	1966 & later	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	43.6% 48	39.4% 63	45.6% 41	51.1% 69	25.4% 31	0	40.8% 252
Infrequent	15.5% 17	7.5% 12	16.7% 15	11.9% 16	14.8% 18	0	12.6% 78
Did not sponsor	40.9% 45	53.1% 85	37.8% 34	37.0% 50	59.8% 73	3	46.5% 287
Missing	0	5	0	0	0	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 160	100.0% 90	100.0% 135	100.0% 122	3	617

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	100 & less	101-200	201-500	501-1000	Over 1000	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	16.2% 19	28.9% 44	45.0% 76	65.7% 46	61.9% 65	2	40.8% 250
Infrequent	12.8% 15	15.1% 23	14.2% 24	12.9% 9	5.7% 6	1	12.6% 77
Did not sponsor	70.9% 83	55.9% 85	40.8% 69	21.4% 15	32.4% 34	4	46.7% 286
Missing	0	2	3	0	1	0	6
TOTAL	100.0% 117	100.0% 152	100.0% 169	100.0% 70	100.0% 105	7	613

(I-#ATTEND)

	100 & less	101-200	201-350	Over 350	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	23.9% 61	40.8% 58	53.4% 39	61.9% 83	10	39.9% 241
Infrequent	14.1% 36	14.8% 21	13.7% 10	7.5% 10	1	12.7% 77
Did not sponsor	62.0% 158	44.4% 63	32.9% 24	30.6% 41	3	47.4% 286
Missing	2	3	0	1	0	6
TOTAL	100.0% 255	100.0% 142	100.0% 73	100.0% 134	14	604

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	LgCty/Sub	MdCty/Sub	Small city	Town	Rural	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	56.7% 102	47.2% 42	45.0% 45	26.9% 43	21.3% 19	0	40.6% 251
Infrequent	8.9% 16	10.1% 9	17.0% 17	8.8% 14	24.7% 22	0	12.6% 78
Did not sponsor	34.4% 62	42.7% 38	38.0% 38	64.4% 103	53.9% 48	1	46.8% 289
Missing	2	0	1	1	1	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 180	100.0% 89	100.0% 100	100.0% 160	100.0% 89	1	618