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

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JOINTWOR Within the past 12 months, has your congregation participated in a joint worship service with any other congregation?   1) Yes   2) No

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	2397	60.2%	60.2%	-0.81
No	1585	39.8%	100.0%	1.23

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	2012	2018	TOTAL
Yes	66.3% 816	58.1% 872	0.00% 0	56.7% 709	60.2% 2397
No	33.7% 414	41.9% 630	0.00% 0	43.3% 541	39.8% 1585
TOTAL	100.0% 1230	100.0% 1502	100.0% 0	100.0% 1250	3982

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	66.8% 414	59.5% 588	61.6% 1003	52.5% 392	60.2% 2397
No	33.2% 206	40.5% 400	38.4% 624	47.5% 355	39.8% 1585
TOTAL	100.0% 620	100.0% 988	100.0% 1627	100.0% 747	3982

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	58.9% 1243	60.7% 816	67.1% 275	60.4% 2334
No	41.1% 869	39.3% 529	32.9% 135	39.6% 1533
TOTAL	100.0% 2112	100.0% 1345	100.0% 410	3867

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	57.6% 1100	63.2% 937	64.1% 243	60.5% 2280
No	42.4% 809	36.8% 545	35.9% 136	39.5% 1490
TOTAL	100.0% 1909	100.0% 1482	100.0% 379	3770

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Yes	45.5% 422	56.4% 837	84.0% 426	69.8% 626	52.1% 86	60.2% 2397
No	54.5% 506	43.6% 648	16.0% 81	30.2% 271	47.9% 79	39.8% 1585
TOTAL	100.0% 928	100.0% 1485	100.0% 507	100.0% 897	100.0% 165	3982