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

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PTSSPZ_18 Do any of the [NUMBER FROM PTMINSTF] part-time ministerial staff specialize in particular areas of work or do they all have a wide range of responsibilities? Remarks: This item was only asked if the congregation had three or more part-time ministerial staff (PTMINSTF is greater than or equal to three).   1) All have a wide range   2) At least one specializes

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
All have a wide range	86	18.3%	18.3%	-2.11
At least one specializes	384	81.7%	100.0%	0.47

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	2012	2018	TOTAL
All have a wide range	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	18.3% 86	18.3% 86
At least one specializes	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	81.7% 384	81.7% 384
TOTAL	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	100.0% 470	470

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
All have a wide range	17.5% 10	14.9% 20	18.6% 35	23.1% 21	18.3% 86
At least one specializes	82.5% 47	85.1% 114	81.4% 153	76.9% 70	81.7% 384
TOTAL	100.0% 57	100.0% 134	100.0% 188	100.0% 91	470

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
All have a wide range	18.8% 44	21.9% 35	7.2% 5	18.1% 84
At least one specializes	81.2% 190	78.1% 125	92.8% 64	81.9% 379
TOTAL	100.0% 234	100.0% 160	100.0% 69	463

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
All have a wide range	17.1% 32	21.2% 42	10.4% 7	17.9% 81
At least one specializes	82.9% 155	78.8% 156	89.6% 60	82.1% 371
TOTAL	100.0% 187	100.0% 198	100.0% 67	452

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
All have a wide range	19.6% 28	21.5% 32	29.4% 15	3.5% 4	58.3% 7	18.3% 86
At least one specializes	80.4% 115	78.5% 117	70.6% 36	96.5% 111	41.7% 5	81.7% 384
TOTAL	100.0% 143	100.0% 149	100.0% 51	100.0% 115	100.0% 12	470