Within the past twelve months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? A class to train new religious education teachers? (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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Teacher Education Classes? (Demographic Patterns)
Teacher Education Classes? by Year Founded
| Before 1900 | 1900-1950 | 1951-1999 | 2000 or Later | Missing | TOTAL | |
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| Yes | 37.6% 135 | 39.8% 154 | 43.4% 248 | 31.6% 30 | 13 | 40.2% 567 |
| No | 62.4% 224 | 60.2% 233 | 56.6% 323 | 68.4% 65 | 75 | 59.8% 845 |
| MISSING | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 359 | 100.0% 387 | 100.0% 571 | 100.0% 95 | 88 | 1412 |
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Teacher Education Classes? by Adult Members
| 25 or Less | 26-50 | 51-100 | 101-200 | More than 200 | Missing | TOTAL | |
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| Yes | 8.0% 16 | 24.5% 91 | 36.5% 137 | 52.1% 150 | 70.8% 184 | 1 | 38.7% 578 |
| No | 92.0% 185 | 75.5% 280 | 63.5% 238 | 47.9% 138 | 29.2% 76 | 4 | 61.3% 917 |
| MISSING | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 201 | 100.0% 371 | 100.0% 375 | 100.0% 288 | 100.0% 260 | 5 | 1495 |
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Teacher Education Classes? by Political Ideology
| More on the conservative side | Right in the middle | More on the liberal side | Missing | TOTAL | |
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| Yes | 37.8% 310 | 39.2% 191 | 46.8% 52 | 26 | 39.0% 553 |
| No | 62.2% 511 | 60.8% 296 | 53.2% 59 | 54 | 61.0% 866 |
| MISSING | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 821 | 100.0% 487 | 100.0% 111 | 80 | 1419 |
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Teacher Education Classes? 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 | 37.6% 74 | 42.1% 161 | 33.0% 236 | 52.9% 109 | 38.7% 580 |
| No | 62.4% 123 | 57.9% 221 | 67.0% 479 | 47.1% 97 | 61.3% 920 |
| MISSING | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 197 | 100.0% 382 | 100.0% 715 | 100.0% 206 | 1500 |
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Teacher Education Classes? by Religious Tradition
| Roman Catholic | White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist | Black Protestant | White liberal or moderate | Non-Christian | TOTAL | |
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| Yes | 59.5% 47 | 34.2% 250 | 38.4% 136 | 48.1% 136 | 18.0% 9 | 38.6% 578 |
| No | 40.5% 32 | 65.8% 482 | 61.6% 218 | 51.9% 147 | 82.0% 41 | 61.4% 920 |
| MISSING | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 79 | 100.0% 732 | 100.0% 354 | 100.0% 283 | 100.0% 50 | 1498 |
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Teacher Education Classes? by Theology
| More on the conservative side | Right in the middle | More on the liberal side | Missing | TOTAL | |
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| Yes | 39.2% 358 | 36.1% 153 | 49.2% 59 | 10 | 39.1% 570 |
| No | 60.8% 555 | 63.9% 271 | 50.8% 61 | 33 | 60.9% 887 |
| MISSING | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 913 | 100.0% 424 | 100.0% 120 | 43 | 1457 |
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Teacher Education Classes? by Year
| 1998 | 2006 | TOTAL | |
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| Yes | 37.2% 457 | 38.6% 579 | 38.0% 1036 |
| No | 62.8% 770 | 61.4% 920 | 62.0% 1690 |
| MISSING | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 1227 | 100.0% 1499 | 2726 |
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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.
