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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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ASIANI (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 Asians has

	1) Increased
	2) Decreased
	3) No Change

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Increased	31944	20.6%	20.6%
Decreased	2393	1.5%	22.1%
No Change	120378	77.8%	99.9%
Missing	102932	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Increased	23.4% 5548	17.4% 8293	17.0% 9491	31.2% 8612	20.6% 31944
Decreased	3.2% 769	0.7% 327	0.7% 415	3.2% 882	1.5% 2393
No Change	73.4% 17419	81.9% 38950	82.2% 45858	65.7% 18151	77.8% 120378
Missing	12637	26824	49715	13756	102932
TOTAL	100.0% 23736	100.0% 47570	100.0% 55764	100.0% 27645	154715

Number of Members (I-MEMBERS)

	<100	100-299	300-499	500-999	1K & over	TOTAL
Increased	13.4% 4187	17.7% 10048	15.0% 3859	26.8% 6405	44.2% 7445	20.6% 31944
Decreased	0.3% 97	3.7% 2131	0.6% 166	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.5% 2394
No Change	86.3% 27013	78.6% 44738	84.4% 21716	73.2% 17508	55.8% 9402	77.8% 120377
Missing	38258	35610	13832	7912	7320	102932
TOTAL	100.0% 31297	100.0% 56917	100.0% 25741	100.0% 23913	100.0% 16847	154715

Church location (I-COMMSIZE)

	Large city	Small city	Town	Suburb	Cntry/farm	Missing	TOTAL
Increased	29.5% 7808	23.5% 7604	13.7% 6248	30.2% 8408	8.6% 1876	0	20.7% 31944
Decreased	4.9% 1305	0.8% 249	0.2% 97	2.7% 742	0.0% 0	0	1.6% 2393
No Change	65.6% 17349	75.7% 24492	86.1% 39376	67.1% 18681	91.4% 20056	424	77.7% 119954
Missing	17443	25904	29076	16119	14033	0	102575
TOTAL	100.0% 26462	100.0% 32345	100.0% 45721	100.0% 27831	100.0% 21932	424	154291

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1689-1865	1866-1914	1915-1945	1946-1970	1971-1992	Missing	TOTAL
Increased	10.7% 2268	18.4% 7194	27.1% 6043	22.4% 9255	21.1% 5787	1398	20.2% 30547
Decreased	1.6% 346	0.0% 0	2.1% 459	1.6% 654	3.4% 935	0	1.6% 2394
No Change	87.6% 18551	81.6% 31972	70.8% 15760	76.0% 31342	75.5% 20661	2092	78.2% 118286
Missing	16483	25035	11158	24734	24481	0	101891
TOTAL	100.0% 21165	100.0% 39166	100.0% 22262	100.0% 41251	100.0% 27383	3490	151227