Did anyone besides the leader raise their hands in praise during the service? (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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Raising Hands? (National Congregations Study 2006-2007)     [Results weighted by W1]

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Raising Hands? (Demographic Patterns)

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Raising Hands? by Year Founded

	Before 1900	1900-1950	1951-1999	2000 or Later	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	35.9% 129	60.4% 235	61.1% 349	90.5% 86	52	56.5% 799
No	64.1% 230	39.6% 154	38.9% 222	9.5% 9	36	43.5% 615
MISSING	0	0	1	4	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 359	100.0% 389	100.0% 571	100.0% 95	88	1414

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Raising Hands? by Adult Members

	25 or Less	26-50	51-100	101-200	More than 200	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	55.7% 112	66.0% 245	56.3% 211	46.9% 136	55.2% 143	5	56.6% 847
No	44.3% 89	34.0% 126	43.7% 164	53.1% 154	44.8% 116	0	43.4% 649
MISSING	0	4	0	0	2	0	6
TOTAL	100.0% 201	100.0% 371	100.0% 375	100.0% 290	100.0% 259	5	1496

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Raising Hands? by Political Ideology

	More on the conservative side	Right in the middle	More on the liberal side	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	56.5% 463	62.2% 305	31.8% 34	49	56.6% 802
No	43.5% 357	37.8% 185	68.2% 73	36	43.4% 615
MISSING	2	0	4	0	6
TOTAL	100.0% 820	100.0% 490	100.0% 107	85	1417

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Raising Hands? 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
Yes	40.1% 79	54.1% 209	64.1% 458	51.5% 104	56.7% 850
No	59.9% 118	45.9% 177	35.9% 257	48.5% 98	43.3% 650
MISSING	0	0	2	4	6
TOTAL	100.0% 197	100.0% 386	100.0% 715	100.0% 202	1500

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Raising Hands? by Religious Tradition

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Yes	40.5% 32	57.2% 421	87.9% 311	29.2% 83	8.5% 4	56.7% 851
No	59.5% 47	42.8% 315	12.1% 43	70.8% 201	91.5% 43	43.3% 649
MISSING	0	1	0	1	4	6
TOTAL	100.0% 79	100.0% 736	100.0% 354	100.0% 284	100.0% 47	1500

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Raising Hands? by Theology

	More on the conservative side	Right in the middle	More on the liberal side	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	55.7% 508	64.7% 275	31.6% 37	30	56.4% 820
No	44.3% 404	35.3% 150	68.4% 80	16	43.6% 634
MISSING	2	0	4	0	6
TOTAL	100.0% 912	100.0% 425	100.0% 117	46	1454

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Raising Hands? by Year

	1998	2006	TOTAL
Yes	45.2% 554	56.7% 850	51.5% 1404
No	54.8% 671	43.3% 650	48.5% 1321
MISSING	9	5	14
TOTAL	100.0% 1225	100.0% 1500	2725

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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.