Region in which congregation is located (National Congregations Study 2006-2007)

Each question was asked of a key informant from the congregation, such as a minister, priest, rabbi, or other staff person or leader.

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Region of the Country (National Congregations Study 2006-2007)     [Results weighted by W1]

Related Topics • African-American Population • Immigration • Poverty Level • Type of Census Tract • See all Topics Demographic Patterns • Year Founded • Adult Members • Political Ideology • Religious Tradition • Theology • Year

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Region of the Country (Demographic Patterns)

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Region of the Country by Year Founded

	Before 1900	1900-1950	1951-1999	2000 or Later	Missing	TOTAL
New England/Mid-Atl	23.1% 83	12.1% 47	11.0% 63	0.0% 0	5	13.6% 193
E/W North Central	22.2% 80	24.4% 95	29.5% 169	21.4% 21	21	25.7% 365
S.Atl, E/W South Central, or West South Central	43.1% 155	49.6% 193	45.5% 260	61.2% 60	48	47.1% 668
Mountain or Pacific	11.7% 42	13.9% 54	14.0% 80	17.3% 17	14	13.6% 193
TOTAL	100.0% 360	100.0% 389	100.0% 572	100.0% 98	88	1419

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Region of the Country by Adult Members

	25 or Less	26-50	51-100	101-200	More than 200	Missing	TOTAL
New England/Mid-Atl	20.3% 41	10.9% 41	13.1% 49	10.3% 30	14.6% 38	0	13.2% 199
E/W North Central	23.3% 47	26.9% 101	23.5% 88	27.1% 79	26.9% 70	0	25.6% 385
S.Atl, E/W South Central, or West South Central	55.0% 111	50.4% 189	50.5% 189	44.7% 130	36.5% 95	3	47.5% 714
Mountain or Pacific	1.5% 3	11.7% 44	12.8% 48	17.9% 52	21.9% 57	2	13.6% 204
TOTAL	100.0% 202	100.0% 375	100.0% 374	100.0% 291	100.0% 260	5	1502

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Region of the Country by Political Ideology

	More on the conservative side	Right in the middle	More on the liberal side	Missing	TOTAL
New England/Mid-Atl	11.3% 93	14.9% 73	21.8% 24	8	13.4% 190
E/W North Central	27.4% 225	24.5% 120	24.5% 27	13	26.2% 372
S.Atl, E/W South Central, or West South Central	47.3% 388	48.7% 238	34.5% 38	51	46.8% 664
Mountain or Pacific	14.0% 115	11.9% 58	19.1% 21	12	13.7% 194
TOTAL	100.0% 821	100.0% 489	100.0% 110	84	1420

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Region of the Country by Religious Tradition

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
New England/Mid-Atl	35.4% 28	8.3% 61	7.1% 25	23.2% 66	35.3% 18	13.1% 198
E/W North Central	22.8% 18	30.4% 224	17.5% 62	23.2% 66	31.4% 16	25.6% 386
S.Atl, E/W South Central, or West South Central	21.5% 17	46.0% 339	74.3% 263	32.3% 92	9.8% 5	47.5% 716
Mountain or Pacific	20.3% 16	15.3% 113	1.1% 4	21.4% 61	23.5% 12	13.7% 206
TOTAL	100.0% 79	100.0% 737	100.0% 354	100.0% 285	100.0% 51	1506

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Region of the Country by Theology

	More on the conservative side	Right in the middle	More on the liberal side	Missing	TOTAL
New England/Mid-Atl	12.9% 118	13.2% 56	17.4% 21	2	13.4% 195
E/W North Central	26.2% 239	27.8% 118	17.4% 21	9	25.9% 378
S.Atl, E/W South Central, or West South Central	49.3% 450	44.9% 191	36.4% 44	31	46.9% 685
Mountain or Pacific	11.6% 106	14.1% 60	28.9% 35	5	13.8% 201
TOTAL	100.0% 913	100.0% 425	100.0% 121	47	1459

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Region of the Country by Year

	1998	2006	TOTAL
New England/Mid-Atl	12.7% 157	13.1% 198	13.0% 355
E/W North Central	19.2% 237	25.6% 386	22.7% 623
S.Atl, E/W South Central, or West South Central	49.6% 611	47.5% 716	48.4% 1327
Mountain or Pacific	18.5% 228	13.7% 206	15.8% 434
TOTAL	100.0% 1233	100.0% 1506	2739

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Notes

The National Congregations Study (NCS) dataset "fills a void in the sociological study of congregations by providing, for the first time, data that can be used to draw a nationally aggregate picture of congregations" (Chaves et al. 1999, p.460). Thanks to innovations in sampling techniques, the NCS data is the first nationally representative sample of American congregations. In 2006-07, a panel component was added to the NCS. In addition to the new cross-section of congregations generated in conjunction with the 2006 General Social Survey (GSS), a stratified random sample was drawn from congregations who participated in the 1998 NCS. The 2006-07 NCS sample, then, includes a subset of cases that were also interviewed in 1998. A full codebook, prepared by the primary investigator, is available for download here. The codebook contains the original questionnaire, as well as detailed information on survey methodology, weights, coding, and more.