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

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TXINCNTV (Weighted by WGT) How important do you think tax incentives (such as the charitable tax deduction) are to the amount of charitable contributions your organization receives?   1) Very important   2)   3)   4)   5) Not at all important

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Very important	67256	26.6%	26.6%
	61734	24.5%	51.1%
	63405	25.1%	76.2%
	30520	12.1%	88.3%
Not at all important	29470	11.7%	100%
Missing	5262	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Region Number of Members Church location Year founded

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Very important	27.3% 9836	28.0% 20514	26.4% 27197	24.1% 9709	26.6% 67256
	21.7% 7796	20.0% 14676	26.6% 27312	29.7% 11950	24.5% 61734
	21.3% 7657	26.1% 19111	26.3% 27037	23.8% 9600	25.1% 63405
	13.4% 4834	16.4% 12039	8.3% 8582	12.6% 5065	12.1% 30520
Not at all important	16.3% 5857	9.5% 6932	12.4% 12705	9.9% 3976	11.7% 29470
Missing	393	1122	2645	1103	5263
TOTAL	100.0% 35980	100.0% 73272	100.0% 102833	100.0% 40300	252385

Number of Members (I-MEMBERS)

	<100	100-299	300-499	500-999	1K & over	TOTAL
Very important	25.7% 17757	24.9% 22239	26.1% 10126	32.3% 10201	29.3% 6933	26.6% 67256
	18.6% 12816	23.6% 21108	31.2% 12107	20.1% 6354	39.5% 9349	24.5% 61734
	26.9% 18546	27.1% 24234	23.7% 9189	21.0% 6632	20.3% 4803	25.1% 63404
	14.9% 10302	13.6% 12153	7.7% 2987	10.9% 3452	6.9% 1627	12.1% 30521
Not at all important	13.8% 9541	10.8% 9680	11.2% 4334	15.7% 4957	4.0% 957	11.7% 29469
Missing	593	3113	828	229	499	5262
TOTAL	100.0% 68962	100.0% 89414	100.0% 38743	100.0% 31596	100.0% 23669	252384

Church location (I-COMMSIZE)

	Large city	Small city	Town	Suburb	Cntry/farm	Missing	TOTAL
Very important	26.6% 11381	29.3% 16585	23.6% 17488	29.2% 12360	25.7% 9230	212	26.6% 67044
	24.8% 10587	26.2% 14836	26.3% 19447	19.8% 8359	23.6% 8505	0	24.5% 61734
	21.0% 8982	25.6% 14471	25.1% 18611	29.0% 12252	23.7% 8521	568	25.0% 62837
	11.7% 5009	13.3% 7539	12.4% 9184	11.6% 4921	10.8% 3868	0	12.1% 30521
Not at all important	15.8% 6760	5.6% 3186	12.6% 9290	10.4% 4391	16.2% 5843	0	11.7% 29470
Missing	1187	1632	776	1668	0	0	5263
TOTAL	100.0% 42719	100.0% 56617	100.0% 74020	100.0% 42283	100.0% 35967	780	251606

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1689-1865	1866-1914	1915-1945	1946-1970	1971-1992	Missing	TOTAL
Very important	31.3% 11649	28.9% 18194	22.8% 7291	28.8% 18487	21.2% 10922	713	26.8% 66543
	22.6% 8412	28.6% 18013	18.0% 5755	26.2% 16823	22.9% 11774	957	24.5% 60777
	22.2% 8253	18.5% 11676	29.4% 9395	26.7% 17117	30.1% 15464	1500	25.0% 61905
	10.8% 4030	10.4% 6548	17.4% 5565	12.4% 7968	11.6% 5950	459	12.1% 30061
Not at all important	13.2% 4910	13.7% 8628	12.5% 3989	5.8% 3729	14.2% 7313	900	11.5% 28569
Missing	393	1143	1425	1861	440	0	5262
TOTAL	100.0% 37254	100.0% 63059	100.0% 31995	100.0% 64124	100.0% 51423	4529	247855