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

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BIBLPEW Are there Bibles in the pews or chairs for people to use during worship services? Remarks: This item was asked only of Christian congregations.   1) Yes   2) No

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	640	50.2%	50.2%	-1.00
No	635	49.8%	100.0%	1.00

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	2012	2018	TOTAL
Yes	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	50.2% 640	0.00% 0	50.2% 640
No	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	49.8% 635	0.00% 0	49.8% 635
TOTAL	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	100.0% 1275	100.0% 0	1275

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	43.5% 67	49.6% 171	59.5% 317	35.0% 85	50.2% 640
No	56.5% 87	50.4% 174	40.5% 216	65.0% 158	49.8% 635
TOTAL	100.0% 154	100.0% 345	100.0% 533	100.0% 243	1275

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	51.8% 384	48.3% 180	50.4% 70	50.6% 634
No	48.2% 358	51.7% 193	49.6% 69	49.4% 620
TOTAL	100.0% 742	100.0% 373	100.0% 139	1254

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	51.6% 348	48.2% 215	58.0% 65	50.9% 628
No	48.4% 327	51.8% 231	42.0% 47	49.1% 605
TOTAL	100.0% 675	100.0% 446	100.0% 112	1233

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Yes	10.3% 36	54.8% 278	79.7% 145	76.7% 181	0.00% 0	50.2% 640
No	89.7% 314	45.2% 229	20.3% 37	23.3% 55	0.00% 0	49.8% 635
TOTAL	100.0% 350	100.0% 507	100.0% 182	100.0% 236	100.0% 0	1275