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

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OVERHEAD Was any visual projection equipment used in this service?   1) Yes   2) No

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	1958	36.8%	36.8%	-1.31
No	3368	63.2%	100.0%	0.76

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	2012	2018	TOTAL
Yes	15.8% 195	32.6% 491	45.2% 601	53.4% 671	36.8% 1958
No	84.2% 1037	67.4% 1015	54.8% 730	46.6% 586	63.2% 3368
TOTAL	100.0% 1232	100.0% 1506	100.0% 1331	100.0% 1257	5326

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	19.2% 152	36.2% 486	40.5% 885	43.4% 435	36.8% 1958
No	80.8% 640	63.8% 858	59.5% 1302	56.6% 568	63.2% 3368
TOTAL	100.0% 792	100.0% 1344	100.0% 2187	100.0% 1003	5326

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	45.0% 1291	29.1% 505	21.8% 126	37.1% 1922
No	55.0% 1579	70.9% 1231	78.2% 453	62.9% 3263
TOTAL	100.0% 2870	100.0% 1736	100.0% 579	5185

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	43.7% 1134	32.0% 626	23.0% 118	37.1% 1878
No	56.3% 1461	68.0% 1333	77.0% 394	62.9% 3188
TOTAL	100.0% 2595	100.0% 1959	100.0% 512	5066

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Yes	10.7% 137	61.7% 1233	30.9% 215	30.1% 343	14.2% 30	36.8% 1958
No	89.3% 1147	38.3% 765	69.1% 480	69.9% 795	85.8% 181	63.2% 3368
TOTAL	100.0% 1284	100.0% 1998	100.0% 695	100.0% 1138	100.0% 211	5326