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

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COMMNITY (Weighted by WGT) Which of the following best describes the community in which your congregation is located?   1) Large city   2) Small city   3) Town   4) Suburban area   5) Open country or farm area   6) Cannot say/do not know

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Large city	43906	17.1%	17.1%
Small city	58249	22.7%	39.8%
Town	74796	29.1%	68.9%
Suburban area	43950	17.1%	86%
Open country or farm area	35966	14%	100%
Cannot say/do not know	212	.1%	100.1%
Missing	568	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Region Number of Members Church location Year founded

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Large city	14.5% 5291	14.7% 10917	15.8% 16691	26.9% 11007	17.1% 43906
Small city	15.7% 5697	21.7% 16125	24.5% 25802	25.9% 10625	22.7% 58249
Town	37.1% 13484	32.2% 23891	26.4% 27866	23.3% 9556	29.1% 74797
Suburban area	24.5% 8902	16.4% 12167	16.3% 17196	13.9% 5684	17.1% 43949
Open country or farm area	8.2% 2999	15.0% 11148	17.0% 17924	9.5% 3895	14.0% 35966
Cannot say/do not know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 212	0.1% 212
Missing	0	145	0	424	569
TOTAL	100.0% 36373	100.0% 74248	100.0% 105479	100.0% 40979	257079

Number of Members (I-MEMBERS)

	<100	100-299	300-499	500-999	1K & over	TOTAL
Large city	17.4% 12117	15.3% 14049	11.8% 4657	19.5% 6215	28.4% 6867	17.1% 43905
Small city	21.9% 15198	24.3% 22365	20.1% 7936	18.8% 5985	28.0% 6764	22.7% 58248
Town	30.1% 20927	29.4% 27011	33.2% 13153	31.6% 10064	15.1% 3641	29.1% 74796
Suburban area	14.4% 10038	15.3% 14071	20.0% 7906	15.8% 5039	28.5% 6895	17.1% 43949
Open country or farm area	15.9% 11062	15.7% 14463	15.0% 5919	14.2% 4522	0.0% 0	14.0% 35966
Cannot say/do not know	0.3% 212	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 212
Missing	0	568	0	0	0	568
TOTAL	100.0% 69554	100.0% 91959	100.0% 39571	100.0% 31825	100.0% 24167	257076

Church location (I-COMMSIZE)

	Large city	Small city	Town	Suburb	Cntry/farm	Missing	TOTAL
Large city	100.0% 43906	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	17.1% 43906
Small city	0.0% 0	100.0% 58249	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	22.7% 58249
Town	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 74796	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	29.1% 74796
Suburban area	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 43950	0.0% 0	0	17.1% 43950
Open country or farm area	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 35966	0	14.0% 35966
Cannot say/do not know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	212	0.0% 0
TOTAL	100.0% 43906	100.0% 58249	100.0% 74796	100.0% 43950	100.0% 35966	212	256867

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1689-1865	1866-1914	1915-1945	1946-1970	1971-1992	Missing	TOTAL
Large city	10.1% 3809	11.8% 7572	30.1% 10060	20.2% 13243	16.0% 8303	919	17.0% 42987
Small city	15.7% 5928	20.1% 12898	18.2% 6098	25.4% 16633	30.0% 15582	1110	22.6% 57139
Town	38.5% 14491	40.6% 25976	30.3% 10111	20.5% 13418	19.3% 10033	768	29.3% 74029
Suburban area	10.8% 4064	8.8% 5623	16.1% 5396	26.2% 17194	22.5% 11672	0	17.4% 43949
Open country or farm area	24.9% 9356	18.7% 11987	5.3% 1756	7.7% 5074	11.7% 6061	1732	13.6% 34234
Cannot say/do not know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 212	0	0.1% 212
Missing	0	145	0	424	0	0	569
TOTAL	100.0% 37648	100.0% 64056	100.0% 33421	100.0% 65562	100.0% 51863	4529	252550