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

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MEMBR3YR (Weighted by WGT) Compared with three years ago, would you say the number of members in your congregation (from MEMBERS) has   1) Increased   2) Stayed the same   3) Decreased   4) Cannot say/do not know

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Increased	149930	58.6%	58.6%
Stayed the same	58817	23%	81.6%
Decreased	46607	18.2%	99.8%
Cannot say/do not know	661	.3%	100.1%
Missing	1631	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Region Number of Members Church location Year founded

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Increased	54.5% 19590	52.1% 38617	65.2% 68618	56.7% 23104	58.6% 149929
Stayed the same	23.1% 8306	25.0% 18516	19.6% 20668	27.8% 11327	23.0% 58817
Decreased	22.4% 8053	22.5% 16681	15.2% 15944	14.6% 5929	18.2% 46607
Cannot say/do not know	0.0% 0	0.4% 290	0.0% 0	0.9% 371	0.3% 661
Missing	423	290	248	670	1631
TOTAL	100.0% 35949	100.0% 74104	100.0% 105230	100.0% 40731	256014

Number of Members (I-MEMBERS)

	<100	100-299	300-499	500-999	1K & over	TOTAL
Increased	51.0% 35246	58.0% 53689	63.7% 24935	63.0% 19777	68.1% 16284	58.6% 149931
Stayed the same	27.1% 18708	24.5% 22642	17.1% 6697	17.3% 5427	22.3% 5344	23.0% 58818
Decreased	21.3% 14728	17.2% 15907	19.2% 7517	19.7% 6164	9.6% 2291	18.2% 46607
Cannot say/do not know	0.5% 371	0.3% 290	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 661
Missing	501	0	423	459	248	1631
TOTAL	100.0% 69053	100.0% 92528	100.0% 39149	100.0% 31368	100.0% 23919	256017

Church location (I-COMMSIZE)

	Large city	Small city	Town	Suburb	Cntry/farm	Missing	TOTAL
Increased	52.7% 23131	58.1% 33818	59.6% 44152	67.6% 29220	53.3% 19185	424	58.5% 149506
Stayed the same	23.5% 10303	21.4% 12438	23.5% 17380	18.7% 8089	29.1% 10462	145	23.0% 58672
Decreased	23.9% 10472	20.6% 11993	16.0% 11890	13.7% 5934	17.6% 6318	0	18.2% 46607
Cannot say/do not know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.9% 661	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 661
Missing	0	0	713	707	0	0	1420
TOTAL	100.0% 43906	100.0% 58249	100.0% 74083	100.0% 43243	100.0% 35965	569	255446

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1689-1865	1866-1914	1915-1945	1946-1970	1971-1992	Missing	TOTAL
Increased	56.6% 21299	49.1% 31293	55.3% 18484	61.7% 40422	71.8% 36722	1711	58.9% 148220
Stayed the same	23.0% 8669	29.2% 18643	17.8% 5948	24.1% 15806	17.0% 8713	1038	23.0% 57779
Decreased	20.4% 7680	21.7% 13806	26.9% 8988	13.2% 8673	11.1% 5678	1781	17.8% 44825
Cannot say/do not know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 661	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 661
Missing	0	459	0	423	750	0	1632
TOTAL	100.0% 37648	100.0% 63742	100.0% 33420	100.0% 65562	100.0% 51113	4530	251485