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

Data Archive > U.S. Surveys > Religious Groups > Congregations/Other Organizations > Others > Analysis


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

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 (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