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

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RLIEFOTH (Weighted by WGT) We are interested in learning about your congregation's activities and programs. For international/foreign in the U.S. and abroad, please indicate whether your congregation participates in or is affiliated in such a program with other organizations in your community, or denomination, such as: a consortium to build housing for low-income persons, a hospital or nursing home. -- Relief abroad   1) Yes   2) No

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Yes	121016	58.2%	58.2%
No	86809	41.8%	100%
Missing	49822	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Region Number of Members Church location Year founded

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Yes	61.6% 18353	64.0% 41475	50.4% 40604	62.8% 20584	58.2% 121016
No	38.4% 11431	36.0% 23283	49.6% 39924	37.2% 12171	41.8% 86809
Missing	6589	9636	24950	8646	49821
TOTAL	100.0% 29784	100.0% 64758	100.0% 80528	100.0% 32755	207825

Number of Members (I-MEMBERS)

	<100	100-299	300-499	500-999	1K & over	TOTAL
Yes	48.9% 27878	58.6% 43553	60.1% 18724	63.6% 17568	74.8% 13293	58.2% 121016
No	51.1% 29083	41.4% 30739	39.9% 12442	36.4% 10058	25.2% 4487	41.8% 86809
Missing	12594	18234	8406	4200	6388	49822
TOTAL	100.0% 56961	100.0% 74292	100.0% 31166	100.0% 27626	100.0% 17780	207825

Church location (I-COMMSIZE)

	Large city	Small city	Town	Suburb	Cntry/farm	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	62.4% 20852	56.7% 26379	54.6% 34348	67.2% 24011	53.2% 15427	0	58.3% 121017
No	37.6% 12587	43.3% 20153	45.4% 28537	32.8% 11740	46.8% 13580	212	41.7% 86597
Missing	10467	11717	11912	8198	6959	0	49253
TOTAL	100.0% 33439	100.0% 46532	100.0% 62885	100.0% 35751	100.0% 29007	212	207614

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1689-1865	1866-1914	1915-1945	1946-1970	1971-1992	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	68.8% 23176	58.4% 30839	67.8% 18137	53.2% 27949	49.6% 19225	1690	58.4% 119326
No	31.2% 10513	41.6% 21927	32.2% 8621	46.8% 24551	50.4% 19510	1687	41.6% 85122
Missing	3959	11435	6662	13486	13127	0	48669
TOTAL	100.0% 33689	100.0% 52766	100.0% 26758	100.0% 52500	100.0% 38735	3377	204448