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

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OTHERI (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 Other has   1) Increased   2) Decreased   3) No Change

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Increased	2696	3.6%	3.6%
Decreased	1454	2%	5.6%
No Change	70300	94.4%	100%
Missing	183196	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Region Number of Members Church location Year founded

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Increased	3.4% 423	2.7% 666	3.5% 995	6.4% 611	3.6% 2695
Decreased	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.5% 995	4.8% 459	2.0% 1454
No Change	96.6% 12045	97.3% 23764	92.9% 26056	88.7% 8435	94.4% 70300
Missing	23905	49963	77432	31897	183197
TOTAL	100.0% 12468	100.0% 24430	100.0% 28046	100.0% 9505	74449

Number of Members (I-MEMBERS)

	<100	100-299	300-499	500-999	1K & over	TOTAL
Increased	2.6% 461	0.0% 0	9.7% 1073	4.4% 459	14.0% 704	3.6% 2697
Decreased	8.2% 1454	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.0% 1454
No Change	89.2% 15800	100.0% 30182	90.3% 10014	95.6% 9986	86.0% 4319	94.4% 70301
Missing	51840	62345	28485	21381	19144	183195
TOTAL	100.0% 17715	100.0% 30182	100.0% 11087	100.0% 10445	100.0% 5023	74452

Church location (I-COMMSIZE)

	Large city	Small city	Town	Suburb	Cntry/farm	TOTAL
Increased	11.2% 1383	1.4% 205	2.5% 611	4.2% 497	0.0% 0	3.6% 2696
Decreased	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.9% 459	8.4% 995	0.0% 0	2.0% 1454
No Change	88.8% 11000	98.6% 13958	95.6% 23264	87.4% 10382	100.0% 11697	94.4% 70301
Missing	31523	44085	50462	32076	24269	182415
TOTAL	100.0% 12383	100.0% 14163	100.0% 24334	100.0% 11874	100.0% 11697	74451

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1689-1865	1866-1914	1915-1945	1946-1970	1971-1992	Missing	TOTAL
Increased	0.0% 0	2.1% 423	0.0% 0	8.7% 1812	3.6% 461	0	3.7% 2696
Decreased	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.6% 459	2.4% 497	3.9% 499	0	2.0% 1455
No Change	100.0% 10183	97.9% 19405	95.4% 9424	88.9% 18415	92.4% 11721	1152	94.3% 69148
Missing	27464	44374	23538	45262	39182	0	179820
TOTAL	100.0% 10183	100.0% 19828	100.0% 9883	100.0% 20724	100.0% 12681	1152	73299