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

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AMEN Did anyone call out 'amen' or other expressions of approval?   1) Yes   2) No

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	3246	61.1%	61.1%	-0.80
No	2070	38.9%	100.0%	1.25

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	2012	2018	TOTAL
Yes	55.6% 685	61.5% 922	61.6% 818	65.4% 821	61.1% 3246
No	44.4% 548	38.5% 578	38.4% 510	34.6% 434	38.9% 2070
TOTAL	100.0% 1233	100.0% 1500	100.0% 1328	100.0% 1255	5316

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	48.7% 385	51.0% 684	71.8% 1567	61.0% 610	61.1% 3246
No	51.3% 406	49.0% 658	28.2% 616	39.0% 390	38.9% 2070
TOTAL	100.0% 791	100.0% 1342	100.0% 2183	100.0% 1000	5316

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	69.0% 1974	54.0% 935	42.6% 247	61.0% 3156
No	31.0% 888	46.0% 796	57.4% 333	39.0% 2017
TOTAL	100.0% 2862	100.0% 1731	100.0% 580	5173

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	65.7% 1700	57.4% 1123	52.3% 268	61.1% 3091
No	34.3% 888	42.6% 832	47.7% 244	38.9% 1964
TOTAL	100.0% 2588	100.0% 1955	100.0% 512	5055

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Yes	40.3% 519	76.7% 1526	97.6% 677	38.0% 431	44.1% 93	61.1% 3246
No	59.7% 768	23.3% 464	2.4% 17	62.0% 703	55.9% 118	38.9% 2070
TOTAL	100.0% 1287	100.0% 1990	100.0% 694	100.0% 1134	100.0% 211	5316