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

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FTSRCH_06 [2006-2007 wording] Is your congregation currently searching for a full-time staff person of any sort?   1) Yes   2) No

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	235	15.7%	15.7%	-2.32
No	1263	84.3%	100.0%	0.43

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	2012	2018	TOTAL
Yes	0.00% 0	15.7% 235	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	15.7% 235
No	0.00% 0	84.3% 1263	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	84.3% 1263
TOTAL	100.0% 0	100.0% 1498	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	1498

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	8.1% 18	13.1% 51	19.7% 117	16.8% 49	15.7% 235
No	91.9% 204	86.9% 338	80.3% 478	83.2% 243	84.3% 1263
TOTAL	100.0% 222	100.0% 389	100.0% 595	100.0% 292	1498

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	17.0% 141	14.2% 68	14.9% 21	15.9% 230
No	83.0% 690	85.8% 410	85.1% 120	84.1% 1220
TOTAL	100.0% 831	100.0% 478	100.0% 141	1450

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	16.6% 124	15.8% 87	13.4% 15	16.0% 226
No	83.4% 623	84.2% 463	86.6% 97	84.0% 1183
TOTAL	100.0% 747	100.0% 550	100.0% 112	1409

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Yes	9.7% 35	20.0% 115	10.4% 19	16.0% 52	26.9% 14	15.7% 235
No	90.3% 327	80.0% 461	89.6% 164	84.0% 273	73.1% 38	84.3% 1263
TOTAL	100.0% 362	100.0% 576	100.0% 183	100.0% 325	100.0% 52	1498