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

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STF4MMBR Was this person a member or regular participant in this congregation before starting this job at your congregation? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL.   1) Yes   2) No

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	78	39.4%	39.4%	-1.24
No	120	60.6%	100.0%	0.80

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	2012	2018	TOTAL
Yes	0.00% 0	39.4% 78	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	39.4% 78
No	0.00% 0	60.6% 120	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	60.6% 120
TOTAL	100.0% 0	100.0% 198	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	198

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
Yes	36.1% 13	45.8% 27	38.1% 24	35.0% 14	39.4% 78
No	63.9% 23	54.2% 32	61.9% 39	65.0% 26	60.6% 120
TOTAL	100.0% 36	100.0% 59	100.0% 63	100.0% 40	198

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	40.0% 36	40.9% 36	21.4% 3	39.1% 75
No	60.0% 54	59.1% 52	78.6% 11	60.9% 117
TOTAL	100.0% 90	100.0% 88	100.0% 14	192

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	43.8% 35	36.6% 34	25.0% 3	38.9% 72
No	56.3% 45	63.4% 59	75.0% 9	61.1% 113
TOTAL	100.0% 80	100.0% 93	100.0% 12	185

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Yes	43.5% 37	38.6% 22	45.5% 5	29.7% 11	37.5% 3	39.4% 78
No	56.5% 48	61.4% 35	54.5% 6	70.3% 26	62.5% 5	60.6% 120
TOTAL	100.0% 85	100.0% 57	100.0% 11	100.0% 37	100.0% 8	198