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

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RLIGIN (Weighted by WGT) We are interested in learning about your congregation's activities and programs. For religious ministry/education/spiritual emphasis, please indicate whether such a program is run directly by the congregation, i.e. religious education or family counseling. -- Religious services, marriages, funerals, and special ministries (to members and also to migrants, refugees, immigrants, or others in the community)   1) Yes   2) No

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Yes	251326	98.5%	98.5%
No	3829	1.5%	100%
Missing	2492	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Region Number of Members Church location Year founded

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Yes	100.0% 35949	98.0% 72905	97.9% 101663	99.5% 40808	98.5% 251325
No	0.0% 0	2.0% 1488	2.1% 2128	0.5% 212	1.5% 3828
Missing	423	0	1687	382	2492
TOTAL	100.0% 35949	100.0% 74393	100.0% 103791	100.0% 41020	255153

Number of Members (I-MEMBERS)

	<100	100-299	300-499	500-999	1K & over	TOTAL
Yes	97.9% 67258	98.7% 90670	98.1% 38398	100.0% 31329	97.9% 23671	98.5% 251326
No	2.1% 1426	1.3% 1156	1.9% 750	0.0% 0	2.1% 497	1.5% 3829
Missing	871	701	423	497	0	2492
TOTAL	100.0% 68684	100.0% 91826	100.0% 39148	100.0% 31329	100.0% 24168	255155

Church location (I-COMMSIZE)

	Large city	Small city	Town	Suburb	Cntry/farm	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	100.0% 43409	98.9% 56800	99.2% 73258	98.9% 43453	94.6% 33837	568	98.6% 250757
No	0.0% 0	1.1% 608	0.8% 567	1.1% 497	5.4% 1946	212	1.4% 3618
Missing	497	841	972	0	183	0	2493
TOTAL	100.0% 43409	100.0% 57408	100.0% 73825	100.0% 43950	100.0% 35783	780	254375

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1689-1865	1866-1914	1915-1945	1946-1970	1971-1992	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	98.8% 37187	97.8% 62606	100.0% 33420	97.3% 63093	99.6% 50644	4376	98.5% 246950
No	1.2% 461	2.2% 1413	0.0% 0	2.7% 1743	0.4% 212	0	1.5% 3829
Missing	0	183	0	1149	1007	0	2339
TOTAL	100.0% 37648	100.0% 64019	100.0% 33420	100.0% 64836	100.0% 50856	4376	250779