At least 5% of people in the congregation's census tract arrived in the United States since 1990. (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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Immigration (National Congregations Study 2006-2007)     [Results weighted by W1]

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

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Immigration (Demographic Patterns)

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Immigration by Year Founded

	Before 1900	1900-1950	1951-1999	2000 or Later	Missing	TOTAL
No	90.5% 325	78.9% 307	81.6% 466	73.5% 72	77	82.6% 1170
Yes	9.5% 34	21.1% 82	18.4% 105	26.5% 26	12	17.4% 247
TOTAL	100.0% 359	100.0% 389	100.0% 571	100.0% 98	89	1417

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Immigration by Adult Members

	25 or Less	26-50	51-100	101-200	More than 200	Missing	TOTAL
No	91.5% 184	86.1% 322	78.6% 294	82.8% 240	77.4% 202	5	82.8% 1242
Yes	8.5% 17	13.9% 52	21.4% 80	17.2% 50	22.6% 59	0	17.2% 258
TOTAL	100.0% 201	100.0% 374	100.0% 374	100.0% 290	100.0% 261	5	1500

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Immigration by Political Ideology

	More on the conservative side	Right in the middle	More on the liberal side	Missing	TOTAL
No	85.9% 705	78.9% 386	75.7% 84	72	82.7% 1175
Yes	14.1% 116	21.1% 103	24.3% 27	12	17.3% 246
TOTAL	100.0% 821	100.0% 489	100.0% 111	84	1421

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Immigration by Region of the Country

	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
No	75.3% 149	90.7% 350	86.6% 620	62.6% 129	82.9% 1248
Yes	24.7% 49	9.3% 36	13.4% 96	37.4% 77	17.1% 258
TOTAL	100.0% 198	100.0% 386	100.0% 716	100.0% 206	1506

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Immigration by Religious Tradition

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
No	68.8% 55	85.6% 631	83.3% 295	82.0% 233	66.0% 33	82.9% 1247
Yes	31.3% 25	14.4% 106	16.7% 59	18.0% 51	34.0% 17	17.1% 258
TOTAL	100.0% 80	100.0% 737	100.0% 354	100.0% 284	100.0% 50	1505

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Immigration by Theology

	More on the conservative side	Right in the middle	More on the liberal side	Missing	TOTAL
No	83.5% 763	83.8% 356	73.3% 88	41	82.7% 1207
Yes	16.5% 151	16.2% 69	26.7% 32	5	17.3% 252
TOTAL	100.0% 914	100.0% 425	100.0% 120	46	1459

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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.