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

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CONGREAD Did the people speak or read or recite something together at any point?   1) Yes   2) No

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	1958	71.5%	71.5%	-0.63
No	779	28.5%	100.0%	1.59

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	2012	2018	TOTAL
Yes	73.6% 907	69.8% 1051	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	71.5% 1958
No	26.4% 325	30.2% 454	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	28.5% 779
TOTAL	100.0% 1232	100.0% 1505	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	88.0% 397	74.7% 507	63.6% 696	69.9% 358	71.5% 1958
No	12.0% 54	25.3% 172	36.4% 399	30.1% 154	28.5% 779
TOTAL	100.0% 451	100.0% 679	100.0% 1095	100.0% 512	2737

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	59.8% 881	85.1% 782	90.7% 244	71.6% 1907
No	40.2% 593	14.9% 137	9.3% 25	28.4% 755
TOTAL	100.0% 1474	100.0% 919	100.0% 269	2662

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	60.2% 836	84.2% 829	91.1% 195	71.9% 1860
No	39.8% 553	15.8% 156	8.9% 19	28.1% 728
TOTAL	100.0% 1389	100.0% 985	100.0% 214	2588

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Yes	96.7% 639	40.4% 410	77.1% 253	91.0% 579	78.6% 77	71.5% 1958
No	3.3% 22	59.6% 604	22.9% 75	9.0% 57	21.4% 21	28.5% 779
TOTAL	100.0% 661	100.0% 1014	100.0% 328	100.0% 636	100.0% 98	2737