American Congregational Giving Study, Congregational Profiles, 1993

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MTGAGE1 (Weighted by WEIGHT) Last year did your congregation have a mortgage debt?   1) No   2) Yes; annual payment:

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
No	374	59.9%	59.9%
Yes; annual payment:	250	40.1%	100%
Missing	1	%	%

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
No	37.9% 47	53.6% 67	68.0% 85	63.2% 79	76.8% 96	59.9% 374
Yes; annual payment:	62.1% 77	46.4% 58	32.0% 40	36.8% 46	23.2% 29	40.1% 250
Missing	0	0	0	1	0	1
TOTAL	100.0% 124	100.0% 125	100.0% 125	100.0% 125	100.0% 125	624

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	Missing	TOTAL
No	76.0% 79	62.2% 117	54.2% 135	52.4% 43	0	60.0% 374
Yes; annual payment:	24.0% 25	37.8% 71	45.8% 114	47.6% 39	2	40.0% 249
Missing	0	0	0	1	0	1
TOTAL	100.0% 104	100.0% 188	100.0% 249	100.0% 82	2	623

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1770-1865	1866-1918	1919-1945	1946-1965	1966 & later	Missing	TOTAL
No	78.2% 86	75.3% 125	53.9% 48	48.9% 65	38.0% 46	3	59.8% 370
Yes; annual payment:	21.8% 24	24.7% 41	46.1% 41	51.1% 68	62.0% 75	0	40.2% 249
Missing	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 166	100.0% 89	100.0% 133	100.0% 121	3	619

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	100 & less	101-200	201-500	501-1000	Over 1000	Missing	TOTAL
No	73.5% 86	64.9% 100	51.5% 88	55.7% 39	54.7% 58	4	60.0% 371
Yes; annual payment:	26.5% 31	35.1% 54	48.5% 83	44.3% 31	45.3% 48	3	40.0% 247
Missing	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
TOTAL	100.0% 117	100.0% 154	100.0% 171	100.0% 70	100.0% 106	7	618

(I-#ATTEND)

	100 & less	101-200	201-350	Over 350	Missing	TOTAL
No	72.4% 186	50.7% 74	50.0% 36	52.9% 72	6	60.2% 368
Yes; annual payment:	27.6% 71	49.3% 72	50.0% 36	47.1% 64	8	39.8% 243
Missing	0	0	1	0	0	1
TOTAL	100.0% 257	100.0% 146	100.0% 72	100.0% 136	14	611

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	LgCty/Sub	MdCty/Sub	Small city	Town	Rural	Missing	TOTAL
No	51.9% 95	48.3% 43	56.0% 56	67.9% 110	76.7% 69	1	59.8% 373
Yes; annual payment:	48.1% 88	51.7% 46	44.0% 44	32.1% 52	23.3% 21	0	40.2% 251
Missing	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
TOTAL	100.0% 183	100.0% 89	100.0% 100	100.0% 162	100.0% 90	1	624