About what percentage would you say have four-year degrees or more? (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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Percent with Four-Year Degree (Demographic Patterns)
Percent with Four-Year Degree by Year Founded
| Before 1900 | 1900-1950 | 1951-1999 | 2000 or Later | Missing | TOTAL | |
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| 0-25% | 54.2% 179 | 73.6% 243 | 56.3% 264 | 55.4% 41 | 43 | 60.4% 727 |
| 26-50% | 24.8% 82 | 17.0% 56 | 24.7% 116 | 18.9% 14 | 5 | 22.3% 268 |
| 51-75% | 10.3% 34 | 6.4% 21 | 7.9% 37 | 17.6% 13 | 3 | 8.7% 105 |
| 76-100% | 10.6% 35 | 3.0% 10 | 11.1% 52 | 8.1% 6 | 0 | 8.6% 103 |
| MISSING | 29 | 59 | 103 | 25 | 0 | 216 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 330 | 100.0% 330 | 100.0% 469 | 100.0% 74 | 51 | 1203 |
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Percent with Four-Year Degree by Adult Members
| 25 or Less | 26-50 | 51-100 | 101-200 | More than 200 | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-25% | 82.9% 116 | 73.1% 215 | 71.6% 232 | 51.4% 133 | 30.9% 73 | 0 | 61.4% 769 |
| 26-50% | 7.1% 10 | 16.0% 47 | 17.6% 57 | 27.4% 71 | 37.3% 88 | 0 | 21.8% 273 |
| 51-75% | 0.0% 0 | 5.4% 16 | 3.7% 12 | 12.4% 32 | 20.3% 48 | 0 | 8.6% 108 |
| 76-100% | 10.0% 14 | 5.4% 16 | 7.1% 23 | 8.9% 23 | 11.4% 27 | 0 | 8.2% 103 |
| MISSING | 61 | 81 | 51 | 31 | 24 | 0 | 248 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 140 | 100.0% 294 | 100.0% 324 | 100.0% 259 | 100.0% 236 | 0 | 1253 |
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Percent with Four-Year Degree by Political Ideology
| More on the conservative side | Right in the middle | More on the liberal side | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-25% | 65.3% 438 | 63.1% 277 | 23.7% 23 | 31 | 61.1% 738 |
| 26-50% | 23.1% 155 | 18.5% 81 | 30.9% 30 | 7 | 22.0% 266 |
| 51-75% | 7.6% 51 | 9.3% 41 | 8.2% 8 | 7 | 8.3% 100 |
| 76-100% | 4.0% 27 | 9.1% 40 | 37.1% 36 | 1 | 8.5% 103 |
| MISSING | 151 | 50 | 14 | 0 | 215 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 671 | 100.0% 439 | 100.0% 97 | 46 | 1207 |
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Percent with Four-Year Degree 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-25% | 55.1% 97 | 62.8% 194 | 69.4% 402 | 40.7% 77 | 61.5% 770 |
| 26-50% | 23.3% 41 | 20.1% 62 | 19.0% 110 | 31.7% 60 | 21.8% 273 |
| 51-75% | 5.7% 10 | 11.7% 36 | 4.7% 27 | 18.0% 34 | 8.5% 107 |
| 76-100% | 15.9% 28 | 5.5% 17 | 6.9% 40 | 9.5% 18 | 8.2% 103 |
| MISSING | 21 | 78 | 138 | 17 | 254 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 176 | 100.0% 309 | 100.0% 579 | 100.0% 189 | 1253 |
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Percent with Four-Year Degree by Religious Tradition
| Roman Catholic | White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist | Black Protestant | White liberal or moderate | Non-Christian | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-25% | 52.2% 36 | 61.9% 371 | 85.4% 229 | 44.8% 124 | 22.5% 9 | 61.4% 769 |
| 26-50% | 27.5% 19 | 22.4% 134 | 13.4% 36 | 27.8% 77 | 17.5% 7 | 21.8% 273 |
| 51-75% | 8.7% 6 | 9.3% 56 | 0.7% 2 | 13.0% 36 | 17.5% 7 | 8.5% 107 |
| 76-100% | 11.6% 8 | 6.3% 38 | 0.4% 1 | 14.4% 40 | 42.5% 17 | 8.3% 104 |
| MISSING | 10 | 138 | 86 | 9 | 10 | 253 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 69 | 100.0% 599 | 100.0% 268 | 100.0% 277 | 100.0% 40 | 1253 |
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Percent with Four-Year Degree by Theology
| More on the conservative side | Right in the middle | More on the liberal side | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-25% | 64.6% 486 | 64.4% 241 | 23.3% 24 | 19 | 61.1% 751 |
| 26-50% | 23.1% 174 | 17.9% 67 | 30.1% 31 | 1 | 22.1% 272 |
| 51-75% | 7.7% 58 | 8.6% 32 | 13.6% 14 | 3 | 8.5% 104 |
| 76-100% | 4.5% 34 | 9.1% 34 | 33.0% 34 | 1 | 8.3% 102 |
| MISSING | 161 | 51 | 18 | 0 | 230 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 752 | 100.0% 374 | 100.0% 103 | 24 | 1229 |
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Percent with Four-Year Degree by Year
| 1998 | 2006 | TOTAL | |
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| 0-25% | 65.0% 647 | 61.5% 770 | 63.0% 1417 |
| 26-50% | 20.2% 201 | 21.8% 273 | 21.1% 474 |
| 51-75% | 9.1% 91 | 8.5% 107 | 8.8% 198 |
| 76-100% | 5.7% 57 | 8.2% 103 | 7.1% 160 |
| MISSING | 238 | 253 | 491 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 996 | 100.0% 1253 | 2249 |
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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.
