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

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READINGS Does your congregation follow a lectionary or some other schedule of scripture readings when it comes to what passages are read in 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	664	52.1%	52.1%	-0.96
No	611	47.9%	100.0%	1.04

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	2012	2018	TOTAL
Yes	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	52.1% 664	0.00% 0	52.1% 664
No	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	47.9% 611	0.00% 0	47.9% 611
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	70.1% 108	58.8% 203	42.8% 228	51.4% 125	52.1% 664
No	29.9% 46	41.2% 142	57.2% 305	48.6% 118	47.9% 611
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	40.2% 298	66.0% 246	74.1% 103	51.6% 647
No	59.8% 444	34.0% 127	25.9% 36	48.4% 607
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	43.4% 293	61.0% 272	67.0% 75	51.9% 640
No	56.6% 382	39.0% 174	33.0% 37	48.1% 593
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	95.7% 335	21.1% 107	34.1% 62	67.8% 160	0.00% 0	52.1% 664
No	4.3% 15	78.9% 400	65.9% 120	32.2% 76	0.00% 0	47.9% 611
TOTAL	100.0% 350	100.0% 507	100.0% 182	100.0% 236	100.0% 0	1275