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

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SPKRDWN Did the speaker come down from the altar, podium, chancel, or stage during the sermon? Remarks: SPKRDWN was asked only if SERMON=1.   1) Yes   2) No

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	1218	43.9%	43.9%	-1.13
No	1559	56.1%	100.0%	0.89

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	2012	2018	TOTAL
Yes	0.00% 0	44.0% 647	43.7% 571	0.00% 0	43.9% 1218
No	0.00% 0	56.0% 822	56.3% 737	0.00% 0	56.1% 1559
TOTAL	100.0% 0	100.0% 1469	100.0% 1308	100.0% 0	2777

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	37.5% 142	43.9% 321	46.5% 525	42.8% 230	43.9% 1218
No	62.5% 237	56.1% 411	53.5% 604	57.2% 307	56.1% 1559
TOTAL	100.0% 379	100.0% 732	100.0% 1129	100.0% 537	2777

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	43.4% 675	43.8% 375	48.1% 143	44.0% 1193
No	56.6% 882	56.2% 482	51.9% 154	56.0% 1518
TOTAL	100.0% 1557	100.0% 857	100.0% 297	2711

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	44.0% 621	43.9% 441	48.7% 114	44.4% 1176
No	56.0% 789	56.1% 564	51.3% 120	55.6% 1473
TOTAL	100.0% 1410	100.0% 1005	100.0% 234	2649

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Yes	38.1% 272	45.1% 479	55.2% 201	42.4% 236	36.1% 30	43.9% 1218
No	61.9% 441	54.9% 582	44.8% 163	57.6% 320	63.9% 53	56.1% 1559
TOTAL	100.0% 713	100.0% 1061	100.0% 364	100.0% 556	100.0% 83	2777