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

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PSTF2GRDT Did this person graduate from a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remarks for PSTF1TITL through PSTF3TITL and PSTF2GEND.   1) Yes   2) No

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	132	21.8%	21.8%	-1.89
No	473	78.2%	100.0%	0.53

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	2012	2018	TOTAL
Yes	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	21.9% 83	21.7% 49	21.8% 132
No	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	78.1% 296	78.3% 177	78.2% 473
TOTAL	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	100.0% 379	100.0% 226	605

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	24.7% 23	23.3% 37	19.2% 50	23.7% 22	21.8% 132
No	75.3% 70	76.7% 122	80.8% 210	76.3% 71	78.2% 473
TOTAL	100.0% 93	100.0% 159	100.0% 260	100.0% 93	605

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	24.6% 82	17.5% 30	20.2% 17	21.9% 129
No	75.4% 252	82.5% 141	79.8% 67	78.1% 460
TOTAL	100.0% 334	100.0% 171	100.0% 84	589

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	22.5% 65	21.0% 45	21.8% 17	21.9% 127
No	77.5% 224	79.0% 169	78.2% 61	78.1% 454
TOTAL	100.0% 289	100.0% 214	100.0% 78	581

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Yes	18.4% 25	25.9% 59	18.6% 16	19.4% 26	28.6% 6	21.8% 132
No	81.6% 111	74.1% 169	81.4% 70	80.6% 108	71.4% 15	78.2% 473
TOTAL	100.0% 136	100.0% 228	100.0% 86	100.0% 134	100.0% 21	605