Of the regular adult participants, about what percentage would you say are over sixty years old? (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 60 or Older (Demographic Patterns)
Percent 60 or Older by Year Founded
| Before 1900 | 1900-1950 | 1951-1999 | 2000 or Later | Missing | TOTAL | |
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| 0-25% | 28.9% 100 | 41.4% 139 | 57.8% 290 | 75.3% 67 | 41 | 46.8% 596 |
| 26-50% | 35.0% 121 | 37.2% 125 | 19.5% 98 | 20.2% 18 | 26 | 28.4% 362 |
| 51-75% | 21.4% 74 | 18.5% 62 | 16.1% 81 | 4.5% 4 | 2 | 17.4% 221 |
| 76-100% | 14.7% 51 | 3.0% 10 | 6.6% 33 | 0.0% 0 | 0 | 7.4% 94 |
| MISSING | 13 | 54 | 71 | 10 | 0 | 148 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 346 | 100.0% 336 | 100.0% 502 | 100.0% 89 | 69 | 1273 |
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Percent 60 or Older by Adult Members
| 25 or Less | 26-50 | 51-100 | 101-200 | More than 200 | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-25% | 35.2% 58 | 45.3% 143 | 54.2% 180 | 47.1% 129 | 49.8% 125 | 1 | 47.5% 635 |
| 26-50% | 32.7% 54 | 17.4% 55 | 26.2% 87 | 35.0% 96 | 38.2% 96 | 1 | 29.0% 388 |
| 51-75% | 3.6% 6 | 31.0% 98 | 13.6% 45 | 16.1% 44 | 11.2% 28 | 0 | 16.5% 221 |
| 76-100% | 28.5% 47 | 6.3% 20 | 6.0% 20 | 1.8% 5 | 0.8% 2 | 0 | 7.0% 94 |
| MISSING | 37 | 59 | 41 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 162 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 165 | 100.0% 316 | 100.0% 332 | 100.0% 274 | 100.0% 251 | 2 | 1338 |
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Percent 60 or Older by Political Ideology
| More on the conservative side | Right in the middle | More on the liberal side | Missing | TOTAL | |
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| 0-25% | 48.0% 345 | 45.6% 207 | 37.7% 40 | 46 | 46.3% 592 |
| 26-50% | 29.6% 213 | 26.9% 122 | 41.5% 44 | 9 | 29.6% 379 |
| 51-75% | 19.3% 139 | 14.1% 64 | 15.1% 16 | 2 | 17.1% 219 |
| 76-100% | 3.1% 22 | 13.4% 61 | 5.7% 6 | 5 | 7.0% 89 |
| MISSING | 103 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 144 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 719 | 100.0% 454 | 100.0% 106 | 62 | 1279 |
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Percent 60 or Older 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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| 0-25% | 39.2% 76 | 45.4% 164 | 52.6% 315 | 43.8% 81 | 47.5% 636 |
| 26-50% | 24.7% 48 | 24.4% 88 | 33.2% 199 | 28.6% 53 | 29.0% 388 |
| 51-75% | 21.6% 42 | 21.3% 77 | 10.2% 61 | 22.2% 41 | 16.5% 221 |
| 76-100% | 14.4% 28 | 8.9% 32 | 4.0% 24 | 5.4% 10 | 7.0% 94 |
| MISSING | 4 | 25 | 117 | 20 | 166 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 194 | 100.0% 361 | 100.0% 599 | 100.0% 185 | 1339 |
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Percent 60 or Older by Religious Tradition
| Roman Catholic | White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist | Black Protestant | White liberal or moderate | Non-Christian | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-25% | 32.9% 25 | 53.4% 330 | 61.5% 193 | 20.6% 58 | 58.8% 30 | 47.5% 636 |
| 26-50% | 39.5% 30 | 24.3% 150 | 32.2% 101 | 36.3% 102 | 11.8% 6 | 29.0% 389 |
| 51-75% | 18.4% 14 | 15.9% 98 | 1.6% 5 | 33.1% 93 | 23.5% 12 | 16.6% 222 |
| 76-100% | 9.2% 7 | 6.5% 40 | 4.8% 15 | 10.0% 28 | 5.9% 3 | 6.9% 93 |
| MISSING | 3 | 119 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 166 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 76 | 100.0% 618 | 100.0% 314 | 100.0% 281 | 100.0% 51 | 1340 |
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Percent 60 or Older by Theology
| More on the conservative side | Right in the middle | More on the liberal side | Missing | TOTAL | |
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| 0-25% | 49.6% 406 | 43.2% 164 | 41.9% 49 | 18 | 47.0% 619 |
| 26-50% | 26.4% 216 | 31.1% 118 | 41.0% 48 | 6 | 29.0% 382 |
| 51-75% | 18.4% 151 | 13.9% 53 | 14.5% 17 | 0 | 16.8% 221 |
| 76-100% | 5.6% 46 | 11.8% 45 | 2.6% 3 | 0 | 7.1% 94 |
| MISSING | 95 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 143 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 819 | 100.0% 380 | 100.0% 117 | 24 | 1316 |
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Percent 60 or Older by Year
| 1998 | 2006 | TOTAL | |
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| 0-25% | 55.9% 588 | 47.5% 637 | 51.2% 1225 |
| 26-50% | 26.5% 279 | 28.9% 388 | 27.9% 667 |
| 51-75% | 14.6% 153 | 16.6% 222 | 15.7% 375 |
| 76-100% | 2.9% 31 | 7.0% 94 | 5.2% 125 |
| MISSING | 183 | 166 | 349 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 1051 | 100.0% 1341 | 2392 |
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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.
