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

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MEDITATE Was there time during the service for silent prayer or meditation?   1) Yes   2) No

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	2213	80.9%	80.9%	-0.48
No	524	19.1%	100.0%	2.05

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	2012	2018	TOTAL
Yes	79.4% 978	82.0% 1235	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	80.9% 2213
No	20.6% 253	18.0% 271	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	19.1% 524
TOTAL	100.0% 1231	100.0% 1506	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	2737

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	90.0% 407	79.5% 539	77.1% 843	82.7% 424	80.9% 2213
No	10.0% 45	20.5% 139	22.9% 251	17.3% 89	19.1% 524
TOTAL	100.0% 452	100.0% 678	100.0% 1094	100.0% 513	2737

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	76.1% 1123	85.5% 783	90.7% 245	80.8% 2151
No	23.9% 353	14.5% 133	9.3% 25	19.2% 511
TOTAL	100.0% 1476	100.0% 916	100.0% 270	2662

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	76.5% 1062	86.0% 848	89.2% 190	81.1% 2100
No	23.5% 327	14.0% 138	10.8% 23	18.9% 488
TOTAL	100.0% 1389	100.0% 986	100.0% 213	2588

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Yes	96.5% 640	69.4% 702	71.6% 235	86.3% 549	88.8% 87	80.9% 2213
No	3.5% 23	30.6% 310	28.4% 93	13.7% 87	11.2% 11	19.1% 524
TOTAL	100.0% 663	100.0% 1012	100.0% 328	100.0% 636	100.0% 98	2737