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

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APPLAUSE Was there applause at any point in this service?   1) Yes   2) No

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	3276	61.6%	61.6%	-0.79
No	2044	38.4%	100.0%	1.27

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	2012	2018	TOTAL
Yes	59.6% 733	59.5% 895	63.8% 848	63.6% 800	61.6% 3276
No	40.4% 497	40.5% 609	36.2% 481	36.4% 457	38.4% 2044
TOTAL	100.0% 1230	100.0% 1504	100.0% 1329	100.0% 1257	5320

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	58.3% 783	69.4% 1517	59.0% 591	61.6% 3276
No	51.3% 406	41.7% 559	30.6% 669	41.0% 410	38.4% 2044
TOTAL	100.0% 791	100.0% 1342	100.0% 2186	100.0% 1001	5320

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	62.3% 1785	60.7% 1051	62.7% 363	61.8% 3199
No	37.7% 1082	39.3% 680	37.3% 216	38.2% 1978
TOTAL	100.0% 2867	100.0% 1731	100.0% 579	5177

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	60.0% 1556	63.1% 1233	65.8% 336	61.8% 3125
No	40.0% 1036	36.9% 722	34.2% 175	38.2% 1933
TOTAL	100.0% 2592	100.0% 1955	100.0% 511	5058

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Yes	37.9% 486	68.8% 1373	93.5% 648	62.2% 707	29.4% 62	61.6% 3276
No	62.1% 798	31.2% 623	6.5% 45	37.8% 429	70.6% 149	38.4% 2044
TOTAL	100.0% 1284	100.0% 1996	100.0% 693	100.0% 1136	100.0% 211	5320