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

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HAVEDEN Is your congregation formally affiliated with a denomination, convention, or some similar kind of association?   1) Yes   2) No

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	2396	87.4%	87.4%	-.38
No	344	12.6%	100%	2.64

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	TOTAL
Yes	89.0% 1098	86.2% 1298	87.4% 2396
No	11.0% 136	13.8% 208	12.6% 344
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
Yes	93.6% 423	87.0% 591	85.5% 937	86.7% 445	87.4% 2396
No	6.4% 29	13.0% 88	14.5% 159	13.3% 68	12.6% 344
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
Yes	84.4% 1246	91.7% 843	90.7% 245	87.6% 2334
No	15.6% 230	8.3% 76	9.3% 25	12.4% 331
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
Yes	84.0% 1169	91.8% 905	91.1% 195	87.6% 2269
No	16.0% 222	8.2% 81	8.9% 19	12.4% 322
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
Yes	100.0% 663	75.3% 768	81.8% 269	99.4% 626	71.4% 70	87.4% 2396
No	0.0% 0	24.7% 252	18.2% 60	0.6% 4	28.6% 28	12.6% 344
TOTAL	100.0% 663	100.0% 1020	100.0% 329	100.0% 630	100.0% 98	2740