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

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MNGEFFCN (Weighted by WGT) During the past three years, has your organization made any of the following management changes? -- Started new management programs to increase efficiency   1) Yes   2) No

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Yes	54832	21.7%	21.7%
No	197557	78.3%	100%
Missing	5258	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Region Number of Members Church location Year founded

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Yes	19.7% 6950	24.5% 17990	18.9% 19533	25.6% 10358	21.7% 54831
No	80.3% 28365	75.5% 55364	81.1% 83702	74.4% 30126	78.3% 197557
Missing	1058	1040	2243	917	5258
TOTAL	100.0% 35315	100.0% 73354	100.0% 103235	100.0% 40484	252388

Number of Members (I-MEMBERS)

	<100	100-299	300-499	500-999	1K & over	TOTAL
Yes	19.4% 13421	17.4% 15634	25.4% 9833	22.6% 7037	37.6% 8907	21.7% 54832
No	80.6% 55661	82.6% 74110	74.6% 28857	77.4% 24164	62.4% 14764	78.3% 197556
Missing	472	2783	882	625	497	5259
TOTAL	100.0% 69082	100.0% 89744	100.0% 38690	100.0% 31201	100.0% 23671	252388

Church location (I-COMMSIZE)

	Large city	Small city	Town	Suburb	Cntry/farm	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	24.9% 10638	23.1% 13301	21.8% 16008	26.0% 10947	10.4% 3725	212	21.7% 54619
No	75.1% 32143	76.9% 44200	78.2% 57424	74.0% 31164	89.6% 32058	568	78.3% 196989
Missing	1124	748	1364	1839	183	0	5258
TOTAL	100.0% 42781	100.0% 57501	100.0% 73432	100.0% 42111	100.0% 35783	780	251608

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1689-1865	1866-1914	1915-1945	1946-1970	1971-1992	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	22.9% 8606	21.3% 13248	19.3% 6270	19.7% 12593	24.3% 12541	1575	21.5% 53258
No	77.1% 29042	78.7% 49037	80.7% 26268	80.3% 51224	75.7% 39033	2955	78.5% 194604
Missing	0	1917	882	2169	290	0	5258
TOTAL	100.0% 37648	100.0% 62285	100.0% 32538	100.0% 63817	100.0% 51574	4530	247862