Faith Communities Today (FACT) 2000, Presbyterian Congregations

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FINAN95 How would you describe your congregation's financial health currently and 5 years ago (1995)? - 5 years ago   1) Excellent   2) Good   3) Tight, but we manage   4) In some difficulty   5) In serious difficulty

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Excellent	77	14.8%	14.8%	-1.52
Good	179	34.4%	49.2%	-.55
Tight, but we manage	183	35.2%	84.4%	.42
In some difficulty	54	10.4%	94.8%	1.39
In serious difficulty	27	5.2%	100%	2.36

Variable Comparisons

Size of place Political ideology Total attendance

Size of place (I-SIZPLACE)

	Rural or open country	Town or village of less than 10,000	In or around a city of: 10,000-49,999	In or around a city of: 50,000-249,999	In or around a city of: 250,000+	TOTAL
Excellent	13.5% 10	14.1% 23	13.6% 14	20.6% 13	15.2% 16	15.0% 76
Good	35.1% 26	36.2% 59	37.9% 39	28.6% 18	29.5% 31	34.1% 173
Tight, but we manage	39.2% 29	38.0% 62	35.9% 37	27.0% 17	35.2% 37	35.8% 182
In some difficulty	10.8% 8	8.0% 13	6.8% 7	20.6% 13	9.5% 10	10.0% 51
In serious difficulty	1.4% 1	3.7% 6	5.8% 6	3.2% 2	10.5% 11	5.1% 26
TOTAL	100.0% 74	100.0% 163	100.0% 103	100.0% 63	100.0% 105	508

Political ideology (I-LIBCONS)

	Very conservative	Somewhat conservative	Moderate	Somewhat progressive or liberal	Very progressive or liberal	TOTAL
Excellent	25.0% 12	14.1% 29	15.1% 28	9.2% 6	16.7% 2	14.9% 77
Good	37.5% 18	34.5% 71	32.4% 60	36.9% 24	41.7% 5	34.5% 178
Tight, but we manage	27.1% 13	36.9% 76	36.8% 68	32.3% 21	16.7% 2	34.9% 180
In some difficulty	8.3% 4	9.7% 20	9.7% 18	16.9% 11	8.3% 1	10.5% 54
In serious difficulty	2.1% 1	4.9% 10	5.9% 11	4.6% 3	16.7% 2	5.2% 27
TOTAL	100.0% 48	100.0% 206	100.0% 185	100.0% 65	100.0% 12	516

Total attendance (I-SUNATAM)

	0-50	51-100	101-250	251-500	501+	TOTAL
Excellent	10.6% 14	8.9% 13	17.4% 27	23.4% 11	36.4% 8	14.5% 73
Good	28.8% 38	30.8% 45	35.5% 55	55.3% 26	45.5% 10	34.7% 174
Tight, but we manage	45.5% 60	37.0% 54	34.8% 54	14.9% 7	9.1% 2	35.3% 177
In some difficulty	10.6% 14	14.4% 21	8.4% 13	2.1% 1	9.1% 2	10.2% 51
In serious difficulty	4.5% 6	8.9% 13	3.9% 6	4.3% 2	0.0% 0	5.4% 27
TOTAL	100.0% 132	100.0% 146	100.0% 155	100.0% 47	100.0% 22	502