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 for married couples on enriching or improving their marriages? (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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Marriage Classes? (Demographic Patterns)
Marriage Classes? by Year Founded
| Before 1900 | 1900-1950 | 1951-1999 | 2000 or Later | Missing | TOTAL | |
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| Yes | 28.1% 101 | 34.5% 134 | 42.7% 244 | 42.1% 40 | 28 | 36.7% 519 |
| No | 71.9% 258 | 65.5% 254 | 57.3% 328 | 57.9% 55 | 60 | 63.3% 895 |
| MISSING | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 359 | 100.0% 388 | 100.0% 572 | 100.0% 95 | 88 | 1414 |
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Marriage Classes? by Adult Members
| 25 or Less | 26-50 | 51-100 | 101-200 | More than 200 | Missing | TOTAL | |
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| Yes | 13.5% 27 | 25.3% 94 | 33.1% 124 | 45.9% 133 | 62.8% 164 | 5 | 36.2% 542 |
| No | 86.5% 173 | 74.7% 277 | 66.9% 251 | 54.1% 157 | 37.2% 97 | 0 | 63.8% 955 |
| MISSING | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 200 | 100.0% 371 | 100.0% 375 | 100.0% 290 | 100.0% 261 | 5 | 1497 |
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Marriage 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 | 40.3% 331 | 32.3% 158 | 21.6% 24 | 34 | 36.1% 513 |
| No | 59.7% 491 | 67.7% 331 | 78.4% 87 | 47 | 63.9% 909 |
| MISSING | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 822 | 100.0% 489 | 100.0% 111 | 81 | 1422 |
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Marriage 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 | 27.8% 55 | 39.0% 149 | 35.4% 254 | 43.2% 89 | 36.4% 547 |
| No | 72.2% 143 | 61.0% 233 | 64.6% 463 | 56.8% 117 | 63.6% 956 |
| MISSING | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 198 | 100.0% 382 | 100.0% 717 | 100.0% 206 | 1503 |
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Marriage 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 | 42.5% 34 | 40.7% 298 | 41.8% 148 | 19.6% 56 | 21.6% 11 | 36.4% 547 |
| No | 57.5% 46 | 59.3% 435 | 58.2% 206 | 80.4% 229 | 78.4% 40 | 63.6% 956 |
| MISSING | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 80 | 100.0% 733 | 100.0% 354 | 100.0% 285 | 100.0% 51 | 1503 |
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Marriage Classes? by Theology
| More on the conservative side | Right in the middle | More on the liberal side | Missing | TOTAL | |
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| Yes | 38.4% 351 | 34.4% 146 | 25.8% 31 | 19 | 36.2% 528 |
| No | 61.6% 563 | 65.6% 279 | 74.2% 89 | 24 | 63.8% 931 |
| MISSING | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 914 | 100.0% 425 | 100.0% 120 | 43 | 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.
