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

Data Archive > U.S. Surveys > Religious Groups > Congregations/Other Organizations > Others > Analysis


PRINTOTH (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. -- Printing, Publication
  1) Yes
  2) No

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage
Yes 68560 33.6% 33.6%
No 135663 66.4% 100%
Missing 53424 % %

Variable Comparisons

Region (I-REGION)

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Yes 27.7%
7355
31.1%
20176
34.5%
27795
40.9%
13234
33.6%
68560
No 72.3%
19150
68.9%
44677
65.5%
52718
59.1%
19118
66.4%
135663
Missing 9868 9540 24965 9050 53423
TOTAL 100.0%
26505
100.0%
64853
100.0%
80513
100.0%
32352

204223


Number of Members (I-MEMBERS)

<100 100-299 300-499 500-999 1K & over TOTAL
Yes 31.1%
17501
35.3%
25270
28.8%
9258
34.4%
9145
41.6%
7387
33.6%
68561
No 68.9%
38737
64.7%
46245
71.2%
22911
65.6%
17410
58.4%
10361
66.4%
135664
Missing 13317 21012 7403 5271 6420 53423
TOTAL 100.0%
56238
100.0%
71515
100.0%
32169
100.0%
26555
100.0%
17748

204225


Church location (I-COMMSIZE)

Large city Small city Town Suburb Cntry/farm Missing TOTAL
Yes 32.5%
11190
37.1%
17096
32.7%
20217
32.2%
11030
33.2%
9027

0
33.6%
68560
No 67.5%
23273
62.9%
29005
67.3%
41635
67.8%
23258
66.8%
18135

357
66.4%
135306
Missing 9442 12148 12945 9661 8803 0 52999
TOTAL 100.0%
34463
100.0%
46101
100.0%
61852
100.0%
34288
100.0%
27162

357

203866


Year founded (I-YEAREST)

1689-1865 1866-1914 1915-1945 1946-1970 1971-1992 Missing TOTAL
Yes 32.2%
10134
34.6%
18292
41.6%
10535
35.1%
18548
26.5%
10303

748
33.7%
67812
No 67.8%
21364
65.4%
34574
58.4%
14764
64.9%
34233
73.5%
28615

2113
66.3%
133550
Missing 6149 11335 8121 13204 12946 0 51755
TOTAL 100.0%
31498
100.0%
52866
100.0%
25299
100.0%
52781
100.0%
38918

2861

201362