Does your congregation have religious education classes for adults of any age that meet at least weekly? (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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Demographic Patterns
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Adult Religious Education? (Demographic Patterns)
Adult Religious Education? by Year Founded
| Before 1900 | 1900-1950 | 1951-1999 | 2000 or Later | Missing | TOTAL | |
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| Yes | 69.4% 249 | 81.5% 317 | 77.9% 444 | 94.9% 93 | 67 | 77.9% 1103 |
| No | 30.6% 110 | 18.5% 72 | 22.1% 126 | 5.1% 5 | 21 | 22.1% 313 |
| MISSING | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 359 | 100.0% 389 | 100.0% 570 | 100.0% 98 | 88 | 1416 |
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Adult Religious Education? by Adult Members
| 25 or Less | 26-50 | 51-100 | 101-200 | More than 200 | Missing | TOTAL | |
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| Yes | 32.7% 65 | 77.6% 291 | 84.8% 317 | 89.0% 258 | 89.6% 233 | 5 | 77.7% 1164 |
| No | 67.3% 134 | 22.4% 84 | 15.2% 57 | 11.0% 32 | 10.4% 27 | 0 | 22.3% 334 |
| MISSING | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 199 | 100.0% 375 | 100.0% 374 | 100.0% 290 | 100.0% 260 | 5 | 1498 |
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Adult Religious Education? by Political Ideology
| More on the conservative side | Right in the middle | More on the liberal side | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 81.6% 671 | 72.8% 356 | 68.2% 75 | 69 | 77.6% 1102 |
| No | 18.4% 151 | 27.2% 133 | 31.8% 35 | 16 | 22.4% 319 |
| MISSING | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 822 | 100.0% 489 | 100.0% 110 | 85 | 1421 |
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Adult Religious Education? 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 | |
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| Yes | 61.2% 120 | 75.6% 292 | 82.1% 589 | 82.5% 170 | 77.8% 1171 |
| No | 38.8% 76 | 24.4% 94 | 17.9% 128 | 17.5% 36 | 22.2% 334 |
| MISSING | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 196 | 100.0% 386 | 100.0% 717 | 100.0% 206 | 1505 |
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Adult Religious Education? by Religious Tradition
| Roman Catholic | White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist | Black Protestant | White liberal or moderate | Non-Christian | TOTAL | |
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| Yes | 58.8% 47 | 82.5% 608 | 74.9% 265 | 80.9% 229 | 41.2% 21 | 77.7% 1170 |
| No | 41.3% 33 | 17.5% 129 | 25.1% 89 | 19.1% 54 | 58.8% 30 | 22.3% 335 |
| MISSING | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 80 | 100.0% 737 | 100.0% 354 | 100.0% 283 | 100.0% 51 | 1505 |
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Adult Religious Education? by Theology
| More on the conservative side | Right in the middle | More on the liberal side | Missing | TOTAL | |
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| Yes | 78.3% 716 | 79.8% 339 | 65.5% 78 | 37 | 77.7% 1133 |
| No | 21.7% 198 | 20.2% 86 | 34.5% 41 | 10 | 22.3% 325 |
| MISSING | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 914 | 100.0% 425 | 100.0% 119 | 47 | 1458 |
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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.
