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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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BLACKI (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 Blacks has

	1) Increased
	2) Decreased
	3) No Change

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Increased	46202	25.2%	25.2%
Decreased	7977	4.3%	29.5%
No Change	129273	70.5%	100%
Missing	74194	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Increased	28.4% 7870	15.5% 8176	27.9% 19955	32.4% 10201	25.2% 46202
Decreased	0.0% 0	6.7% 3516	4.2% 2975	4.7% 1485	4.3% 7976
No Change	71.6% 19883	77.8% 40993	67.9% 48576	62.9% 19822	70.5% 129274
Missing	8619	21709	33972	9894	74194
TOTAL	100.0% 27753	100.0% 52685	100.0% 71506	100.0% 31508	183452

Number of Members (I-MEMBERS)

	<100	100-299	300-499	500-999	1K & over	TOTAL
Increased	30.9% 13383	23.2% 15597	24.5% 7200	23.9% 6270	21.9% 3752	25.2% 46202
Decreased	11.8% 5129	1.4% 950	2.5% 738	3.3% 869	1.7% 290	4.3% 7976
No Change	57.3% 24839	75.4% 50766	73.0% 21485	72.8% 19127	76.4% 13056	70.5% 129273
Missing	26203	25213	10150	5559	7069	74194
TOTAL	100.0% 43351	100.0% 67313	100.0% 29423	100.0% 26266	100.0% 17098	183451

Church location (I-COMMSIZE)

	Large city	Small city	Town	Suburb	Cntry/farm	Missing	TOTAL
Increased	41.9% 15009	27.0% 10946	18.9% 9819	25.4% 7822	10.9% 2606	0	25.2% 46202
Decreased	6.3% 2271	4.6% 1868	2.2% 1170	4.4% 1350	5.5% 1317	0	4.4% 7976
No Change	51.8% 18575	68.3% 27672	78.9% 41013	70.3% 21670	83.5% 19920	424	70.4% 128850
Missing	8050	17764	22794	13107	12123	0	73838
TOTAL	100.0% 35855	100.0% 40486	100.0% 52002	100.0% 30842	100.0% 23843	424	183028

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1689-1865	1866-1914	1915-1945	1946-1970	1971-1992	Missing	TOTAL
Increased	8.8% 2418	19.7% 8576	36.7% 8997	29.0% 13647	32.0% 11816	748	25.3% 45454
Decreased	3.2% 892	1.9% 838	4.4% 1071	4.8% 2265	7.9% 2911	0	4.4% 7977
No Change	88.0% 24288	78.4% 34161	59.0% 14479	66.2% 31186	60.1% 22166	2993	70.3% 126280
Missing	10050	20626	8873	18888	14970	0	73407
TOTAL	100.0% 27598	100.0% 43575	100.0% 24547	100.0% 47098	100.0% 36893	3741	179711