American Congregational Giving Study, Congregational Profiles, 1993

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CSORG11 (Weighted by WEIGHT) What organized groups did your congregation sponsor last year? -- Children's groups   1) Regular   2) Infrequent   3) Did not sponsor

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Regular	366	59.3%	59.3%
Infrequent	94	15.2%	74.5%
Did not sponsor	157	25.4%	99.9%
Missing	8	%	%

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	90.4% 113	70.2% 87	46.7% 57	39.0% 48	49.2% 61	59.2% 366
Infrequent	6.4% 8	14.5% 18	10.7% 13	24.4% 30	20.2% 25	15.2% 94
Did not sponsor	3.2% 4	15.3% 19	42.6% 52	36.6% 45	30.6% 38	25.6% 158
Missing	0	2	3	2	2	9
TOTAL	100.0% 125	100.0% 124	100.0% 122	100.0% 123	100.0% 124	618

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	53.3% 56	46.4% 85	68.4% 169	67.9% 55	2	59.3% 365
Infrequent	16.2% 17	17.5% 32	13.0% 32	14.8% 12	0	15.1% 93
Did not sponsor	30.5% 32	36.1% 66	18.6% 46	17.3% 14	0	25.6% 158
Missing	0	5	1	3	0	9
TOTAL	100.0% 105	100.0% 183	100.0% 247	100.0% 81	2	616

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1770-1865	1866-1918	1919-1945	1946-1965	1966 & later	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	51.4% 56	42.1% 69	76.4% 68	62.1% 82	72.7% 88	3	59.0% 363
Infrequent	18.3% 20	20.1% 33	6.7% 6	17.4% 23	9.9% 12	0	15.3% 94
Did not sponsor	30.3% 33	37.8% 62	16.9% 15	20.5% 27	17.4% 21	0	25.7% 158
Missing	2	3	1	2	1	0	9
TOTAL	100.0% 109	100.0% 164	100.0% 89	100.0% 132	100.0% 121	3	615

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	100 & less	101-200	201-500	501-1000	Over 1000	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	44.4% 52	51.3% 77	70.8% 121	66.7% 46	62.5% 65	6	59.1% 361
Infrequent	18.8% 22	18.0% 27	16.4% 28	11.6% 8	7.7% 8	1	15.2% 93
Did not sponsor	36.8% 43	30.7% 46	12.9% 22	21.7% 15	29.8% 31	0	25.7% 157
Missing	1	3	2	1	2	0	9
TOTAL	100.0% 117	100.0% 150	100.0% 171	100.0% 69	100.0% 104	7	611

(I-#ATTEND)

	100 & less	101-200	201-350	Over 350	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	47.0% 119	71.0% 103	76.7% 56	60.6% 80	8	59.4% 358
Infrequent	20.2% 51	14.5% 21	11.0% 8	9.1% 12	2	15.3% 92
Did not sponsor	32.8% 83	14.5% 21	12.3% 9	30.3% 40	4	25.4% 153
Missing	4	1	0	3	0	8
TOTAL	100.0% 253	100.0% 145	100.0% 73	100.0% 132	14	603

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	LgCty/Sub	MdCty/Sub	Small city	Town	Rural	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	67.0% 120	62.9% 56	71.3% 72	50.0% 80	43.2% 38	1	59.3% 366
Infrequent	12.8% 23	13.5% 12	8.9% 9	17.5% 28	25.0% 22	0	15.2% 94
Did not sponsor	20.1% 36	23.6% 21	19.8% 20	32.5% 52	31.8% 28	0	25.4% 157
Missing	3	0	1	2	3	0	9
TOTAL	100.0% 179	100.0% 89	100.0% 101	100.0% 160	100.0% 88	1	617