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

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INCRSFN3 (Weighted by WGT)

Concerning the following fund-raising strategies, if a strategy is not in place in your organization, please indicate whether or not you contemplate introducing it within the next three years. Has your organization tried to -- Introduce new fees or user charges?

	1) Yes
	2) No

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Yes	14102	6.3%	6.3%
No	209940	93.7%	100%
Missing	33604	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Yes	13.3% 4065	4.7% 3073	5.1% 4772	6.4% 2192	6.3% 14102
No	86.7% 26580	95.3% 61843	94.9% 89271	93.6% 32246	93.7% 209940
Missing	5728	9477	11436	6963	33604
TOTAL	100.0% 30645	100.0% 64916	100.0% 94043	100.0% 34438	224042

Number of Members (I-MEMBERS)

	<100	100-299	300-499	500-999	1K & over	TOTAL
Yes	5.1% 3201	6.2% 5093	11.1% 3672	3.0% 834	6.8% 1303	6.3% 14103
No	94.9% 59532	93.8% 76620	88.9% 29321	97.0% 26695	93.2% 17773	93.7% 209941
Missing	6822	10814	6580	4297	5092	33605
TOTAL	100.0% 62733	100.0% 81713	100.0% 32993	100.0% 27529	100.0% 19076	224044

Church location (I-COMMSIZE)

	Large city	Small city	Town	Suburb	Cntry/farm	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	7.2% 2601	8.7% 4490	5.9% 3961	7.7% 2774	0.8% 277	0	6.3% 14103
No	92.8% 33534	91.3% 47352	94.1% 63300	92.3% 33186	99.2% 32358	212	93.7% 209730
Missing	7771	6408	7536	7990	3331	0	33036
TOTAL	100.0% 36135	100.0% 51842	100.0% 67261	100.0% 35960	100.0% 32635	212	223833

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1689-1865	1866-1914	1915-1945	1946-1970	1971-1992	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	7.6% 2602	8.3% 4583	5.4% 1513	3.6% 2059	6.5% 2904	440	6.2% 13661
No	92.4% 31415	91.7% 50373	94.6% 26541	96.4% 55437	93.5% 42085	4089	93.8% 205851
Missing	3631	9245	5366	8489	6873	0	33604
TOTAL	100.0% 34017	100.0% 54956	100.0% 28054	100.0% 57496	100.0% 44989	4529	219512