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From Belief To Commitment: the Community Service Activities and Finances of Religious Congregations in the United States, 1992

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WHITEI (Weighted by WGT)

Compared with five years ago, what changes in the composition of your congregation, if any, have occurred among the following population group? -- The proportion of Whites has

	1) Increased
	2) Decreased
	3) No Change

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Increased	49155	20.2%	20.2%
Decreased	24798	10.2%	30.4%
No Change	169412	69.6%	100%
Missing	14282	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Increased	16.8% 5561	19.8% 14248	22.5% 22524	17.8% 6821	20.2% 49154
Decreased	8.5% 2825	6.4% 4588	11.0% 10972	16.8% 6413	10.2% 24798
No Change	74.7% 24708	73.8% 53106	66.5% 66587	65.4% 25010	69.6% 169411
Missing	3278	2452	5395	3157	14282
TOTAL	100.0% 33094	100.0% 71942	100.0% 100083	100.0% 38244	243363

Number of Members (I-MEMBERS)

	<100	100-299	300-499	500-999	1K & over	TOTAL
Increased	22.6% 14063	19.5% 17345	21.9% 8463	20.4% 6505	12.8% 2779	20.2% 49155
Decreased	14.8% 9225	8.2% 7342	7.3% 2816	10.0% 3184	10.3% 2232	10.2% 24799
No Change	62.6% 38904	72.3% 64371	70.8% 27371	69.6% 22137	76.8% 16628	69.6% 169411
Missing	7363	3469	922	0	2528	14282
TOTAL	100.0% 62192	100.0% 89058	100.0% 38650	100.0% 31826	100.0% 21639	243365

Church location (I-COMMSIZE)

	Large city	Small city	Town	Suburb	Cntry/farm	Missing	TOTAL
Increased	22.8% 9259	17.5% 9644	20.8% 14781	21.6% 9106	17.6% 5941	424	20.1% 48731
Decreased	19.5% 7908	10.8% 5976	6.1% 4374	12.0% 5047	4.4% 1493	0	10.2% 24798
No Change	57.7% 23402	71.7% 39629	73.1% 52019	66.4% 27970	77.9% 26248	145	69.7% 169268
Missing	3338	3000	3622	1827	2284	0	14071
TOTAL	100.0% 40569	100.0% 55249	100.0% 71174	100.0% 42123	100.0% 33682	569	242797

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1689-1865	1866-1914	1915-1945	1946-1970	1971-1992	Missing	TOTAL
Increased	10.0% 3661	18.2% 11306	21.6% 6980	23.4% 14642	26.4% 12105	461	20.4% 48694
Decreased	5.6% 2029	6.6% 4121	13.2% 4267	12.2% 7613	11.8% 5411	1357	9.8% 23441
No Change	84.4% 30804	75.1% 46620	65.2% 21030	64.4% 40274	61.7% 28261	2422	69.8% 166989
Missing	1152	2155	1143	3456	6087	0	13993
TOTAL	100.0% 36494	100.0% 62047	100.0% 32277	100.0% 62529	100.0% 45777	4240	239124