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

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RLIGOTHR (Weighted by WGT) We are interested in learning about your congregation's activities and programs. For religious ministry/education/spiritual emphasis, please indicate whether your congregation participates in or is affiliated in such a program with other organizations in your community, or denomination, such as: a consortium to build housing for low-income persons, a hospital or nursing home. -- 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	70427	35.4%	35.4%
No	128282	64.6%	100%
Missing	58938	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Region Number of Members Church location Year founded

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Yes	34.3% 9117	35.7% 23241	36.3% 27438	33.8% 10631	35.4% 70427
No	65.7% 17465	64.3% 41843	63.7% 48115	66.2% 20858	64.6% 128281
Missing	9790	9310	29926	9912	58938
TOTAL	100.0% 26582	100.0% 65084	100.0% 75553	100.0% 31489	198708

Number of Members (I-MEMBERS)

	<100	100-299	300-499	500-999	1K & over	TOTAL
Yes	30.9% 17425	39.3% 27082	36.9% 11436	30.2% 7559	39.8% 6925	35.4% 70427
No	69.1% 39009	60.7% 41810	63.1% 19526	69.8% 17480	60.2% 10457	64.6% 128282
Missing	13121	23634	8610	6787	6786	58938
TOTAL	100.0% 56434	100.0% 68892	100.0% 30962	100.0% 25039	100.0% 17382	198709

Church location (I-COMMSIZE)

	Large city	Small city	Town	Suburb	Cntry/farm	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	36.8% 12487	35.3% 15947	37.1% 21920	30.5% 10413	36.8% 9515	145	35.4% 70282
No	63.2% 21456	64.7% 29262	62.9% 37220	69.5% 23771	63.2% 16361	212	64.6% 128070
Missing	9963	13040	15657	9765	10089	0	58514
TOTAL	100.0% 33943	100.0% 45209	100.0% 59140	100.0% 34184	100.0% 25876	357	198352

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1689-1865	1866-1914	1915-1945	1946-1970	1971-1992	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	44.1% 13453	39.4% 20127	32.5% 7824	33.1% 16784	24.7% 9782	2457	34.7% 67970
No	55.9% 17031	60.6% 30960	67.5% 16220	66.9% 33865	75.3% 29745	461	65.3% 127821
Missing	7163	13115	9377	15336	12336	0	57327
TOTAL	100.0% 30484	100.0% 51087	100.0% 24044	100.0% 50649	100.0% 39527	2918	195791