National Congregations Study, Cumulative Dataset (1998 and 2006-2007)

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TRAD3 Religious tradition (collapsed)   1) Roman Catholic   2) White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist   3) Black Protestant   4) White liberal or moderate   6) Non-Christian

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Roman Catholic	663	24.2%	24.2%	-1.16
White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	1020	37.2%	61.4%	-.38
Black Protestant	329	12%	73.4%	.41
White liberal or moderate	630	23%	96.4%	1.19
Non-Christian	98	3.6%	100%	2.76

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	TOTAL
Roman Catholic	24.1% 298	24.2% 365	24.2% 663
White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	35.4% 437	38.7% 583	37.2% 1020
Black Protestant	11.7% 144	12.3% 185	12.0% 329
White liberal or moderate	25.0% 309	21.3% 321	23.0% 630
Non-Christian	3.7% 46	3.5% 52	3.6% 98
TOTAL	100.0% 1234	100.0% 1506	2740

Region (I-REGION)

	New England or Mid-Atlantic	East North Central or West North Central	South Atlantic, East South Central, or West South Central	Mountain or Pacific	TOTAL
Roman Catholic	45.6% 206	24.3% 165	13.3% 146	28.5% 146	24.2% 663
White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	14.2% 64	37.3% 253	45.6% 500	39.6% 203	37.2% 1020
Black Protestant	10.2% 46	7.1% 48	19.4% 213	4.3% 22	12.0% 329
White liberal or moderate	22.6% 102	28.3% 192	20.1% 220	22.6% 116	23.0% 630
Non-Christian	7.5% 34	3.1% 21	1.6% 17	5.1% 26	3.6% 98
TOTAL	100.0% 452	100.0% 679	100.0% 1096	100.0% 513	2740

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	More on the conservative side	Right in the middle	More on the liberal side	TOTAL
Roman Catholic	17.8% 262	35.1% 323	17.8% 48	23.8% 633
White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	56.0% 826	15.9% 146	8.9% 24	37.4% 996
Black Protestant	10.4% 153	14.1% 130	14.1% 38	12.0% 321
White liberal or moderate	14.4% 213	30.9% 284	46.3% 125	23.3% 622
Non-Christian	1.5% 22	3.9% 36	13.0% 35	3.5% 93
TOTAL	100.0% 1476	100.0% 919	100.0% 270	2665

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More on the conservative side	Right in the middle	More on the liberal side	TOTAL
Roman Catholic	18.6% 259	32.7% 322	17.8% 38	23.9% 619
White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	54.7% 761	18.6% 183	8.4% 18	37.1% 962
Black Protestant	7.3% 102	16.7% 165	20.6% 44	12.0% 311
White liberal or moderate	17.9% 249	28.3% 279	38.3% 82	23.5% 610
Non-Christian	1.4% 20	3.8% 37	15.0% 32	3.4% 89
TOTAL	100.0% 1391	100.0% 986	100.0% 214	2591

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Roman Catholic	100.0% 663	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	24.2% 663
White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	0.0% 0	100.0% 1020	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	37.2% 1020
Black Protestant	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 329	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	12.0% 329
White liberal or moderate	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 630	0.0% 0	23.0% 630
Non-Christian	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 98	3.6% 98
TOTAL	100.0% 663	100.0% 1020	100.0% 329	100.0% 630	100.0% 98	2740