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

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GIVNGCNG (Weighted by WGT) Which of the following best describes the change in individual giving through pledges which you expect to see over the current fiscal year?   1) Large increase (5 percent or more)   2) Small increase (less than 5 percent)   3) No change   4) Small decrease (less than 5 percent)   5) Large decrease (5 percent or more)   6) Does not apply

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Large increase (5 percent or more)	49988	20.1%	20.1%
Small increase (less than 5 percent)	91647	36.8%	56.9%
No change	46959	18.9%	75.8%
Small decrease (less than 5 percent)	14394	5.8%	81.6%
Large decrease (5 percent or more)	6218	2.5%	84.1%
Does not apply	39837	16%	100.1%
Missing	8603	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Region Number of Members Church location Year founded

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Large increase (5 percent or more)	20.9% 7263	19.4% 14090	17.6% 17966	26.8% 10670	20.1% 49989
Small increase (less than 5 percent)	35.0% 12164	40.4% 29314	34.6% 35297	37.4% 14872	36.8% 91647
No change	18.0% 6248	17.5% 12721	21.4% 21780	15.6% 6210	18.9% 46959
Small decrease (less than 5 percent)	4.2% 1451	5.1% 3671	7.6% 7727	3.9% 1546	5.8% 14395
Large decrease (5 percent or more)	5.0% 1724	1.1% 778	2.5% 2537	3.0% 1179	2.5% 6218
Does not apply	17.0% 5908	16.5% 11942	16.3% 16668	13.4% 5320	16.0% 39838
Missing	1616	1877	3505	1605	8603
TOTAL	100.0% 34758	100.0% 72516	100.0% 101975	100.0% 39797	249046

Number of Members (I-MEMBERS)

	<100	100-299	300-499	500-999	1K & over	TOTAL
Large increase (5 percent or more)	15.9% 10618	23.6% 21205	20.0% 7668	16.1% 4880	23.7% 5618	20.1% 49989
Small increase (less than 5 percent)	33.7% 22468	33.6% 30243	42.1% 16156	43.5% 13159	40.5% 9620	36.8% 91646
No change	20.5% 13673	17.6% 15831	19.5% 7474	21.6% 6541	14.5% 3441	18.9% 46960
Small decrease (less than 5 percent)	5.6% 3759	6.0% 5352	4.2% 1598	6.7% 2020	7.0% 1666	5.8% 14395
Large decrease (5 percent or more)	2.6% 1727	2.7% 2453	2.6% 991	1.8% 548	2.1% 499	2.5% 6218
Does not apply	21.7% 14508	16.5% 14849	11.6% 4456	10.3% 3118	12.2% 2907	16.0% 39838
Missing	2802	2593	1230	1561	417	8603
TOTAL	100.0% 66753	100.0% 89933	100.0% 38343	100.0% 30266	100.0% 23751	249046

Church location (I-COMMSIZE)

	Large city	Small city	Town	Suburb	Cntry/farm	Missing	TOTAL
Large increase (5 percent or more)	27.1% 11648	20.5% 11534	14.2% 10247	27.2% 11322	14.3% 5026	212	20.0% 49777
Small increase (less than 5 percent)	27.7% 11909	37.8% 21322	45.6% 32944	37.8% 15753	26.5% 9295	424	36.7% 91223
No change	21.0% 9048	15.5% 8714	19.3% 13964	19.5% 8108	19.9% 6981	145	18.9% 46815
Small decrease (less than 5 percent)	10.1% 4341	4.3% 2433	3.4% 2479	4.7% 1976	9.0% 3164	0	5.8% 14393
Large decrease (5 percent or more)	2.7% 1163	6.0% 3353	0.9% 666	0.5% 212	2.4% 825	0	2.5% 6219
Does not apply	11.4% 4903	15.9% 8980	16.5% 11884	10.3% 4304	27.9% 9767	0	16.0% 39838
Missing	894	1912	2613	2275	908	0	8602
TOTAL	100.0% 43012	100.0% 56336	100.0% 72184	100.0% 41675	100.0% 35058	781	248265

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1689-1865	1866-1914	1915-1945	1946-1970	1971-1992	Missing	TOTAL
Large increase (5 percent or more)	18.1% 6674	17.8% 10964	10.4% 3384	22.0% 13912	28.2% 14265	788	20.1% 49199
Small increase (less than 5 percent)	41.7% 15422	40.5% 24948	39.7% 12899	33.6% 21293	30.8% 15610	1475	36.8% 90172
No change	18.3% 6764	16.3% 10038	21.2% 6902	22.9% 14515	14.3% 7223	1518	18.5% 45442
Small decrease (less than 5 percent)	8.3% 3065	7.4% 4586	4.6% 1507	5.6% 3528	3.4% 1710	0	5.9% 14396
Large decrease (5 percent or more)	4.3% 1575	2.8% 1721	3.1% 1011	1.5% 920	1.4% 702	290	2.4% 5929
Does not apply	9.3% 3439	15.2% 9355	20.9% 6800	14.4% 9137	21.9% 11106	0	16.3% 39837
Missing	709	2590	918	2680	1247	0	8144
TOTAL	100.0% 36939	100.0% 61612	100.0% 32503	100.0% 63305	100.0% 50616	4071	244975