American Congregational Giving Study, Congregational Profiles, 1993

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CSORG12 (Weighted by WEIGHT) What organized groups did your congregation sponsor last year? -- Music program other than chancel (normal) choir   1) Regular   2) Infrequent   3) Did not sponsor

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Regular	293	47.3%	47.3%
Infrequent	130	21%	68.3%
Did not sponsor	197	31.8%	100.1%
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	54.4% 68	58.4% 73	34.1% 42	37.1% 46	51.6% 64	47.2% 293
Infrequent	26.4% 33	20.8% 26	20.3% 25	18.5% 23	18.5% 23	20.9% 130
Did not sponsor	19.2% 24	20.8% 26	45.5% 56	44.4% 55	29.8% 37	31.9% 198
Missing	0	0	3	0	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	31.1% 32	43.5% 81	50.4% 125	65.9% 54	2	47.2% 292
Infrequent	22.3% 23	22.0% 41	23.4% 58	8.5% 7	0	20.8% 129
Did not sponsor	46.6% 48	34.4% 64	26.2% 65	25.6% 21	0	32.0% 198
Missing	1	2	0	1	0	4
TOTAL	100.0% 103	100.0% 186	100.0% 248	100.0% 82	2	619

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1770-1865	1866-1918	1919-1945	1946-1965	1966 & later	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	47.3% 52	35.6% 58	48.9% 43	58.1% 79	50.4% 61	1	47.4% 293
Infrequent	20.0% 22	22.7% 37	21.6% 19	16.2% 22	23.1% 28	1	20.7% 128
Did not sponsor	32.7% 36	41.7% 68	29.5% 26	25.7% 35	26.4% 32	1	31.9% 197
Missing	0	3	1	0	1	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 163	100.0% 88	100.0% 136	100.0% 121	3	618

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	100 & less	101-200	201-500	501-1000	Over 1000	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	21.4% 25	38.2% 58	57.3% 98	72.5% 50	55.2% 58	4	47.1% 289
Infrequent	26.5% 31	23.0% 35	24.0% 41	10.1% 7	14.3% 15	1	21.0% 129
Did not sponsor	52.1% 61	38.8% 59	18.7% 32	17.4% 12	30.5% 32	2	31.9% 196
Missing	0	2	1	1	1	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 117	100.0% 152	100.0% 171	100.0% 69	100.0% 105	7	614

(I-#ATTEND)

	100 & less	101-200	201-350	Over 350	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	30.2% 77	55.2% 80	70.3% 52	59.8% 79	5	47.5% 288
Infrequent	26.3% 67	22.1% 32	16.2% 12	10.6% 14	5	20.6% 125
Did not sponsor	43.5% 111	22.8% 33	13.5% 10	29.5% 39	4	31.8% 193
Missing	2	0	0	3	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 255	100.0% 145	100.0% 74	100.0% 132	14	606

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	LgCty/Sub	MdCty/Sub	Small city	Town	Rural	Missing	TOTAL
Regular	60.2% 109	60.0% 54	46.5% 47	36.7% 58	27.8% 25	0	47.3% 293
Infrequent	15.5% 28	16.7% 15	23.8% 24	26.6% 42	24.4% 22	0	21.1% 131
Did not sponsor	24.3% 44	23.3% 21	29.7% 30	36.7% 58	47.8% 43	1	31.6% 196
Missing	2	0	0	3	0	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 181	100.0% 90	100.0% 101	100.0% 158	100.0% 90	1	620