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

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VLNHR3UP (Weighted by WGT) Do you plan to increase the use of volunteers in the next three years? (please circle the best response)   1) We plan to increase the use of volunteer time substantially (10 percent or more)   2) We plan to increase the use of volunteer time slightly (less than 10 percent)   3) We plan no change in the use of volunteer time   4) We plan to decrease volunteer time slightly (less than 10 percent)

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
We plan to increase the use of volunteer time substantially (10 percent or more)	103101	40.4%	40.4%
We plan to increase the use of volunteer time slightly (less than 10 percent)	105226	41.3%	81.7%
We plan no change in the use of volunteer time	45551	17.9%	99.6%
We plan to decrease volunteer time slightly (less than 10 percent)	1112	.4%	100%
Missing	2657	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Region Number of Members Church location Year founded

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
We plan to increase the use of volunteer time substantially (10 percent or more)	37.7% 13645	42.8% 31844	39.6% 41427	40.6% 16185	40.4% 103101
We plan to increase the use of volunteer time slightly (less than 10 percent)	33.9% 12265	43.1% 32073	41.5% 43350	44.0% 17538	41.3% 105226
We plan no change in the use of volunteer time	27.8% 10078	13.5% 10016	18.5% 19306	15.4% 6151	17.9% 45551
We plan to decrease volunteer time slightly (less than 10 percent)	0.6% 212	0.6% 461	0.4% 440	0.0% 0	0.4% 1113
Missing	173	0	956	1528	2657
TOTAL	100.0% 36200	100.0% 74394	100.0% 104523	100.0% 39874	254991

Number of Members (I-MEMBERS)

	<100	100-299	300-499	500-999	1K & over	TOTAL
We plan to increase the use of volunteer time substantially (10 percent or more)	42.3% 29345	39.2% 35727	37.6% 14680	42.0% 13255	42.6% 10094	40.4% 103101
We plan to increase the use of volunteer time slightly (less than 10 percent)	36.8% 25550	39.2% 35765	46.3% 18082	48.0% 15181	44.9% 10647	41.3% 105225
We plan no change in the use of volunteer time	20.9% 14507	21.1% 19253	16.2% 6313	8.6% 2721	11.6% 2756	17.9% 45550
We plan to decrease volunteer time slightly (less than 10 percent)	0.0% 0	0.5% 461	0.0% 0	1.4% 440	0.9% 212	0.4% 1113
Missing	153	1320	497	229	459	2658
TOTAL	100.0% 69402	100.0% 91206	100.0% 39075	100.0% 31597	100.0% 23709	254989

Church location (I-COMMSIZE)

	Large city	Small city	Town	Suburb	Cntry/farm	Missing	TOTAL
We plan to increase the use of volunteer time substantially (10 percent or more)	50.8% 21970	35.0% 20082	37.8% 28207	49.9% 21702	31.4% 11140	0	40.6% 103101
We plan to increase the use of volunteer time slightly (less than 10 percent)	36.7% 15855	45.8% 26270	43.3% 32308	30.4% 13234	47.9% 16990	568	41.2% 104657
We plan no change in the use of volunteer time	12.5% 5392	19.3% 11055	18.9% 14109	18.1% 7882	19.5% 6900	212	17.8% 45338
We plan to decrease volunteer time slightly (less than 10 percent)	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.5% 672	1.2% 440	0	0.4% 1112
Missing	688	841	173	459	497	0	2658
TOTAL	100.0% 43217	100.0% 57407	100.0% 74624	100.0% 43490	100.0% 35470	780	254208

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1689-1865	1866-1914	1915-1945	1946-1970	1971-1992	Missing	TOTAL
We plan to increase the use of volunteer time substantially (10 percent or more)	33.3% 12389	35.4% 22505	38.1% 12336	38.3% 25089	54.7% 28364	2419	40.2% 100683
We plan to increase the use of volunteer time slightly (less than 10 percent)	50.7% 18820	44.6% 28382	42.7% 13806	42.8% 28037	27.1% 14070	2111	41.2% 103115
We plan no change in the use of volunteer time	16.0% 5942	19.3% 12243	17.8% 5747	18.9% 12401	17.8% 9218	0	18.2% 45551
We plan to decrease volunteer time slightly (less than 10 percent)	0.0% 0	0.7% 440	1.4% 461	0.0% 0	0.4% 212	0	0.4% 1113
Missing	497	631	1070	459	0	0	2657
TOTAL	100.0% 37151	100.0% 63570	100.0% 32350	100.0% 65527	100.0% 51864	4530	250462