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

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SICKIN (Weighted by WGT) We are interested in learning about your congregation's activities and programs. For health or hospital, please indicate whether such a program is run directly by the congregation, i.e. religious education or family counseling. -- Programs of visitation or support for sick and shut-ins (in hospitals, outpatient care, hospices, clinics, nursing homes, or residences)   1) Yes   2) No

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Yes	216979	88.1%	88.1%
No	29326	11.9%	100%
Missing	11342	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Region Number of Members Church location Year founded

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Yes	87.0% 29993	91.0% 65704	86.8% 87074	86.9% 34208	88.1% 216979
No	13.0% 4475	9.0% 6523	13.2% 13185	13.1% 5144	11.9% 29327
Missing	1905	2167	5220	2051	11343
TOTAL	100.0% 34468	100.0% 72227	100.0% 100259	100.0% 39352	246306

Number of Members (I-MEMBERS)

	<100	100-299	300-499	500-999	1K & over	TOTAL
Yes	81.7% 53425	87.7% 76706	89.0% 34455	95.3% 30123	96.1% 22270	88.1% 216979
No	18.3% 11956	12.3% 10756	11.0% 4240	4.7% 1474	3.9% 899	11.9% 29325
Missing	4174	5064	877	229	998	11342
TOTAL	100.0% 65381	100.0% 87462	100.0% 38695	100.0% 31597	100.0% 23169	246304

Church location (I-COMMSIZE)

	Large city	Small city	Town	Suburb	Cntry/farm	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	83.8% 34825	86.2% 46823	89.0% 64959	90.4% 38024	91.9% 31779	568	88.1% 216410
No	16.2% 6729	13.8% 7493	11.0% 8033	9.6% 4046	8.1% 2813	212	11.9% 29114
Missing	2352	3932	1804	1880	1374	0	11342
TOTAL	100.0% 41554	100.0% 54316	100.0% 72992	100.0% 42070	100.0% 34592	780	245524

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1689-1865	1866-1914	1915-1945	1946-1970	1971-1992	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	93.8% 34924	89.2% 56139	85.0% 25320	86.4% 55878	85.1% 40189	4529	87.9% 212450
No	6.2% 2301	10.8% 6768	15.0% 4463	13.6% 8762	14.9% 7032	0	12.1% 29326
Missing	423	1295	3637	1345	4641	0	11341
TOTAL	100.0% 37225	100.0% 62907	100.0% 29783	100.0% 64640	100.0% 47221	4529	241776