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

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CRNVALN3 (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 -- Make greater use of special events like carnivals, dinners, etc.?   1) Yes   2) No

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Yes	29070	13.4%	13.4%
No	188636	86.6%	100%
Missing	39941	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Region Number of Members Church location Year founded

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Yes	17.6% 5304	13.4% 8643	11.3% 10091	14.7% 5031	13.4% 29069
No	82.4% 24825	86.6% 55764	88.7% 78965	85.3% 29082	86.6% 188636
Missing	6243	9987	16422	7289	39941
TOTAL	100.0% 30129	100.0% 64407	100.0% 89056	100.0% 34113	217705

Number of Members (I-MEMBERS)

	<100	100-299	300-499	500-999	1K & over	TOTAL
Yes	14.6% 8759	14.4% 11335	14.0% 4521	5.2% 1427	15.6% 3029	13.4% 29071
No	85.4% 51181	85.6% 67621	86.0% 27664	94.8% 25792	84.4% 16378	86.6% 188636
Missing	9615	13571	7387	4607	4761	39941
TOTAL	100.0% 59940	100.0% 78956	100.0% 32185	100.0% 27219	100.0% 19407	217707

Church location (I-COMMSIZE)

	Large city	Small city	Town	Suburb	Cntry/farm	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	14.0% 5134	13.1% 6561	14.5% 9044	14.4% 5147	9.9% 3184	0	13.4% 29070
No	86.0% 31653	86.9% 43470	85.5% 53523	85.6% 30670	90.1% 29108	212	86.6% 188424
Missing	7119	8218	12229	8133	3674	0	39373
TOTAL	100.0% 36787	100.0% 50031	100.0% 62567	100.0% 35817	100.0% 32292	212	217494

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1689-1865	1866-1914	1915-1945	1946-1970	1971-1992	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	10.4% 3445	16.4% 9044	11.5% 2838	9.4% 5447	18.9% 8143	153	13.5% 28917
No	89.6% 29619	83.6% 46089	88.5% 21775	90.6% 52575	81.1% 34951	3628	86.5% 185009
Missing	4584	9069	8807	7964	8769	0	39193
TOTAL	100.0% 33064	100.0% 55133	100.0% 24613	100.0% 58022	100.0% 43094	3781	213926