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

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I-YEAREST (Weighted by WGT) In what year was this congregation established? (recoded for use with on-line analysis)   0) 1689-1865   1) 1866-1914   2) 1915-1945   3) 1946-1970   4) 1971-1992

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
1689-1865	37647	14.9%	14.9%
1866-1914	64201	25.4%	40.3%
1915-1945	33420	13.2%	53.5%
1946-1970	65985	26.1%	79.6%
1971-1992	51863	20.5%	100.1%
Missing	4529	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Region Number of Members Church location Year founded

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
1689-1865	23.0% 8277	16.1% 11757	15.7% 16369	3.1% 1245	14.9% 37648
1866-1914	24.3% 8748	31.1% 22719	24.2% 25168	18.9% 7566	25.4% 64201
1915-1945	19.8% 7105	12.0% 8756	11.2% 11676	14.7% 5884	13.2% 33421
1946-1970	17.3% 6211	23.6% 17212	27.5% 28613	34.9% 13949	26.1% 65985
1971-1992	15.6% 5608	17.3% 12620	21.4% 22274	28.4% 11361	20.5% 51863
Missing	423	1330	1379	1398	4530
TOTAL	100.0% 35949	100.0% 73064	100.0% 104100	100.0% 40005	253118

Number of Members (I-MEMBERS)

	<100	100-299	300-499	500-999	1K & over	TOTAL
1689-1865	6.1% 4080	14.0% 12627	26.2% 10350	21.6% 6874	15.4% 3717	14.9% 37648
1866-1914	17.2% 11539	33.5% 30317	20.8% 8248	29.2% 9298	19.9% 4800	25.4% 64202
1915-1945	14.3% 9588	10.6% 9598	13.1% 5199	14.8% 4717	17.9% 4318	13.2% 33420
1946-1970	17.4% 11687	27.0% 24450	32.8% 12978	25.6% 8159	36.0% 8711	26.1% 65985
1971-1992	45.0% 30142	14.9% 13524	7.1% 2797	8.7% 2778	10.8% 2621	20.5% 51862
Missing	2518	2011	0	0	0	4529
TOTAL	100.0% 67036	100.0% 90516	100.0% 39572	100.0% 31826	100.0% 24167	253117

Church location (I-COMMSIZE)

	Large city	Small city	Town	Suburb	Cntry/farm	Missing	TOTAL
1689-1865	8.9% 3809	10.4% 5928	19.6% 14491	9.2% 4064	27.3% 9356	0	14.9% 37648
1866-1914	17.6% 7572	22.6% 12898	35.1% 25976	12.8% 5623	35.0% 11987	145	25.4% 64056
1915-1945	23.4% 10060	10.7% 6098	13.7% 10111	12.3% 5396	5.1% 1756	0	13.2% 33421
1946-1970	30.8% 13243	29.1% 16633	18.1% 13418	39.1% 17194	14.8% 5074	424	26.0% 65562
1971-1992	19.3% 8303	27.3% 15582	13.6% 10033	26.6% 11672	17.7% 6061	212	20.5% 51651
Missing	919	1110	768	0	1732	0	4529
TOTAL	100.0% 42987	100.0% 57139	100.0% 74029	100.0% 43949	100.0% 34234	781	252338

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1689-1865	1866-1914	1915-1945	1946-1970	1971-1992	TOTAL
1689-1865	100.0% 37647	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	14.9% 37647
1866-1914	0.0% 0	100.0% 64201	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	25.4% 64201
1915-1945	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 33420	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	13.2% 33420
1946-1970	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 65985	0.0% 0	26.1% 65985
1971-1992	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 51863	20.5% 51863
TOTAL	100.0% 37647	100.0% 64201	100.0% 33420	100.0% 65985	100.0% 51863	253116