Does your congregation have any organized effort, designated person, or committee whose purpose is to coordinate or provide help to members, for example by cooking meals for a new mother or someone just home from the hospital, or providing financial assistance to someone who needs it? (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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Help Sick and Needy Members? (Demographic Patterns)
Help Sick and Needy Members? by Year Founded
| Before 1900 | 1900-1950 | 1951-1999 | 2000 or Later | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 80.8% 290 | 71.1% 276 | 84.2% 481 | 79.8% 79 | 69 | 79.5% 1126 |
| No | 19.2% 69 | 28.9% 112 | 15.8% 90 | 20.2% 20 | 19 | 20.5% 291 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 359 | 100.0% 388 | 100.0% 571 | 100.0% 99 | 88 | 1417 |
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Help Sick and Needy Members? by Adult Members
| 25 or Less | 26-50 | 51-100 | 101-200 | More than 200 | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 57.0% 114 | 74.7% 280 | 82.9% 310 | 86.6% 251 | 91.5% 238 | 2 | 79.6% 1193 |
| No | 43.0% 86 | 25.3% 95 | 17.1% 64 | 13.4% 39 | 8.5% 22 | 3 | 20.4% 306 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 200 | 100.0% 375 | 100.0% 374 | 100.0% 290 | 100.0% 260 | 5 | 1499 |
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Help Sick and Needy Members? by Political Ideology
| More on the conservative side | Right in the middle | More on the liberal side | Missing | TOTAL | |
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| Yes | 81.6% 671 | 79.8% 390 | 72.1% 80 | 55 | 80.2% 1141 |
| No | 18.4% 151 | 20.2% 99 | 27.9% 31 | 29 | 19.8% 281 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 822 | 100.0% 489 | 100.0% 111 | 84 | 1422 |
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Help Sick and Needy Members? 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 | 79.7% 157 | 86.0% 333 | 76.1% 545 | 77.7% 160 | 79.3% 1195 |
| No | 20.3% 40 | 14.0% 54 | 23.9% 171 | 22.3% 46 | 20.7% 311 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 197 | 100.0% 387 | 100.0% 716 | 100.0% 206 | 1506 |
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Help Sick and Needy Members? by Religious Tradition
| Roman Catholic | White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist | Black Protestant | White liberal or moderate | Non-Christian | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 62.5% 50 | 83.2% 613 | 81.7% 290 | 75.4% 215 | 54.9% 28 | 79.3% 1196 |
| No | 37.5% 30 | 16.8% 124 | 18.3% 65 | 24.6% 70 | 45.1% 23 | 20.7% 312 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 80 | 100.0% 737 | 100.0% 355 | 100.0% 285 | 100.0% 51 | 1508 |
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Help Sick and Needy Members? by Theology
| More on the conservative side | Right in the middle | More on the liberal side | Missing | TOTAL | |
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| Yes | 80.1% 732 | 79.5% 337 | 79.3% 96 | 31 | 79.8% 1165 |
| No | 19.9% 182 | 20.5% 87 | 20.7% 25 | 16 | 20.2% 294 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 914 | 100.0% 424 | 100.0% 121 | 47 | 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.
