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

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REGION Region in which congregation is located   1) New England or Mid-Atlantic   2) East North Central or West North Central   3) South Atlantic, East South Central, or West South Central   4) Mountain or Pacific

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
New England or Mid-Atlantic	452	16.5%	16.5%	-1.66
East North Central or West North Central	679	24.8%	41.3%	-.63
South Atlantic, East South Central, or West South Central	1096	40%	81.3%	.4
Mountain or Pacific	513	18.7%	100%	1.43

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	TOTAL
New England or Mid-Atlantic	18.5% 228	14.9% 224	16.5% 452
East North Central or West North Central	23.3% 288	26.0% 391	24.8% 679
South Atlantic, East South Central, or West South Central	40.4% 499	39.6% 597	40.0% 1096
Mountain or Pacific	17.7% 219	19.5% 294	18.7% 513
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
New England or Mid-Atlantic	100.0% 452	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	16.5% 452
East North Central or West North Central	0.0% 0	100.0% 679	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	24.8% 679
South Atlantic, East South Central, or West South Central	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 1096	0.0% 0	40.0% 1096
Mountain or Pacific	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 513	18.7% 513
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
New England or Mid-Atlantic	13.9% 205	20.0% 184	18.5% 50	16.5% 439
East North Central or West North Central	25.7% 379	25.4% 233	21.5% 58	25.1% 670
South Atlantic, East South Central, or West South Central	44.4% 655	35.0% 322	31.9% 86	39.9% 1063
Mountain or Pacific	16.1% 237	19.6% 180	28.1% 76	18.5% 493
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
New England or Mid-Atlantic	13.0% 181	19.8% 195	23.4% 50	16.4% 426
East North Central or West North Central	26.8% 373	24.2% 239	21.5% 46	25.4% 658
South Atlantic, East South Central, or West South Central	42.7% 594	36.7% 362	35.0% 75	39.8% 1031
Mountain or Pacific	17.5% 243	19.3% 190	20.1% 43	18.4% 476
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
New England or Mid-Atlantic	31.1% 206	6.3% 64	14.0% 46	16.2% 102	34.7% 34	16.5% 452
East North Central or West North Central	24.9% 165	24.8% 253	14.6% 48	30.5% 192	21.4% 21	24.8% 679
South Atlantic, East South Central, or West South Central	22.0% 146	49.0% 500	64.7% 213	34.9% 220	17.3% 17	40.0% 1096
Mountain or Pacific	22.0% 146	19.9% 203	6.7% 22	18.4% 116	26.5% 26	18.7% 513
TOTAL	100.0% 663	100.0% 1020	100.0% 329	100.0% 630	100.0% 98	2740