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

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TXEXEMPT (Weighted by WGT) Has your tax-exempt status been challenged within the past three years by a government agency?   1) Yes   2) No

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Yes	8604	3.4%	3.4%
No	247503	96.6%	100%
Missing	1539	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Region Number of Members Church location Year founded

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Yes	3.3% 1192	6.0% 4437	1.5% 1546	3.5% 1430	3.4% 8605
No	96.7% 35180	94.0% 69751	98.5% 102828	96.5% 39743	96.6% 247502
Missing	0	205	1105	229	1539
TOTAL	100.0% 36372	100.0% 74188	100.0% 104374	100.0% 41173	256107

Number of Members (I-MEMBERS)

	<100	100-299	300-499	500-999	1K & over	TOTAL
Yes	3.7% 2598	3.1% 2842	5.6% 2171	1.6% 495	2.1% 499	3.4% 8605
No	96.3% 66957	96.9% 89684	94.4% 36463	98.4% 30935	97.9% 23463	96.6% 247502
Missing	0	0	938	396	205	1539
TOTAL	100.0% 69555	100.0% 92526	100.0% 38634	100.0% 31430	100.0% 23962	256107

Church location (I-COMMSIZE)

	Large city	Small city	Town	Suburb	Cntry/farm	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	6.7% 2931	3.7% 2155	1.9% 1403	1.0% 424	4.7% 1691	0	3.4% 8604
No	93.3% 40579	96.3% 55449	98.1% 72894	99.0% 43526	95.3% 34275	780	96.6% 246723
Missing	396	645	499	0	0	0	1540
TOTAL	100.0% 43510	100.0% 57604	100.0% 74297	100.0% 43950	100.0% 35966	780	255327

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1689-1865	1866-1914	1915-1945	1946-1970	1971-1992	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	4.7% 1729	2.9% 1880	5.0% 1669	2.1% 1383	3.2% 1654	290	3.3% 8315
No	95.3% 34980	97.1% 62155	95.0% 31522	97.9% 64396	96.8% 50209	4240	96.7% 243262
Missing	938	166	229	205	0	0	1538
TOTAL	100.0% 36709	100.0% 64035	100.0% 33191	100.0% 65779	100.0% 51863	4530	251577