National Congregations Study, Cumulative Dataset (1998, 2006-2007, 2012, and 2018-2019)

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H2DEGREE18 Highest degree completed; Remarks: See remark for HDEGREE18.   1) Less than four-year college degree   2) Four-year college degree   3) Master's degree (other than MDiv/BDiv)   4) MDiv/BDiv degree   5) Doctoral degree

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Less than four-year college degree	3	16.7%	16.7%	-1.54
Four-year college degree	4	22.2%	38.9%	-0.81
Master's degree (other than MDiv/BDiv)	1	5.6%	44.4%	-0.08
MDiv/BDiv degree	8	44.4%	88.9%	0.65
Doctoral degree	2	11.1%	100.0%	1.38

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	2012	2018	TOTAL
Less than four-year college degree	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	16.7% 3	16.7% 3
Four-year college degree	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	22.2% 4	22.2% 4
Master's degree (other than MDiv/BDiv)	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	5.6% 1	5.6% 1
MDiv/BDiv degree	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	44.4% 8	44.4% 8
Doctoral degree	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	11.1% 2	11.1% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	100.0% 18	18

Region (I-REGION)

	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
Less than four-year college degree	33.3% 1	0.0% 0	33.3% 2	0.0% 0	16.7% 3
Four-year college degree	0.0% 0	33.3% 1	16.7% 1	33.3% 2	22.2% 4
Master's degree (other than MDiv/BDiv)	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	16.7% 1	0.0% 0	5.6% 1
MDiv/BDiv degree	33.3% 1	33.3% 1	33.3% 2	66.7% 4	44.4% 8
Doctoral degree	33.3% 1	33.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	11.1% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 3	100.0% 3	100.0% 6	100.0% 6	18

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Less than four-year college degree	16.7% 1	25.0% 1	0.0% 0	12.5% 2
Four-year college degree	50.0% 3	25.0% 1	0.0% 0	25.0% 4
Master's degree (other than MDiv/BDiv)	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
MDiv/BDiv degree	16.7% 1	25.0% 1	100.0% 6	50.0% 8
Doctoral degree	16.7% 1	25.0% 1	0.0% 0	12.5% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 6	100.0% 4	100.0% 6	16

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Less than four-year college degree	33.3% 1	14.3% 1	0.0% 0	12.5% 2
Four-year college degree	66.7% 2	28.6% 2	0.0% 0	25.0% 4
Master's degree (other than MDiv/BDiv)	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
MDiv/BDiv degree	0.0% 0	42.9% 3	83.3% 5	50.0% 8
Doctoral degree	0.0% 0	14.3% 1	16.7% 1	12.5% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 3	100.0% 7	100.0% 6	16

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Less than four-year college degree	0.00% 0	14.3% 1	33.3% 1	0.0% 0	25.0% 1	16.7% 3
Four-year college degree	0.00% 0	42.9% 3	33.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	22.2% 4
Master's degree (other than MDiv/BDiv)	0.00% 0	14.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.6% 1
MDiv/BDiv degree	0.00% 0	14.3% 1	0.0% 0	100.0% 4	75.0% 3	44.4% 8
Doctoral degree	0.00% 0	14.3% 1	33.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	11.1% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 0	100.0% 7	100.0% 3	100.0% 4	100.0% 4	18