Faith Communities Today (FACT) 2000, Presbyterian Congregations

Data Archive > U.S. Surveys > Religious Groups > Members or Leaders > Presbyterian > Analysis


REGION

Region
  1) Northeast
  2) Midwest
  3) South
  4) West

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
Northeast 103 19% 19% -1.54
Midwest 158 29.2% 48.2% -.48
South 209 38.6% 86.9% .57
West 71 13.1% 100% 1.63

Variable Comparisons


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
Northeast 13.9%
11
21.2%
36
25.5%
27
12.3%
8
17.6%
19
19.1%
101
Midwest 26.6%
21
36.5%
62
23.6%
25
33.8%
22
22.2%
24
29.2%
154
South 54.4%
43
31.8%
54
37.7%
40
38.5%
25
38.9%
42
38.6%
204
West 5.1%
4
10.6%
18
13.2%
14
15.4%
10
21.3%
23
13.1%
69
TOTAL 100.0%
79
100.0%
170
100.0%
106
100.0%
65
100.0%
108

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Political ideology (I-LIBCONS)

Very conservative Somewhat conservative Moderate Somewhat progressive or liberal Very progressive or liberal TOTAL
Northeast 19.2%
10
18.8%
40
19.3%
37
22.4%
15
8.3%
1
19.2%
103
Midwest 28.8%
15
29.1%
62
29.2%
56
31.3%
21
16.7%
2
29.1%
156
South 42.3%
22
39.9%
85
39.1%
75
28.4%
19
41.7%
5
38.4%
206
West 9.6%
5
12.2%
26
12.5%
24
17.9%
12
33.3%
4
13.2%
71
TOTAL 100.0%
52
100.0%
213
100.0%
192
100.0%
67
100.0%
12

536


Total attendance (I-SUNATAM)

0-50 51-100 101-250 251-500 501+ TOTAL
Northeast 15.8%
22
19.5%
29
25.2%
41
10.6%
5
8.7%
2
19.0%
99
Midwest 33.1%
46
31.5%
47
25.2%
41
25.5%
12
30.4%
7
29.4%
153
South 45.3%
63
33.6%
50
39.9%
65
38.3%
18
26.1%
6
38.8%
202
West 5.8%
8
15.4%
23
9.8%
16
25.5%
12
34.8%
8
12.9%
67
TOTAL 100.0%
139
100.0%
149
100.0%
163
100.0%
47
100.0%
23

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