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

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TEENSPK Within the past 12 months, have there been any regular worship services in which teens participated by speaking or reading in front of the congregation?   1) Yes   2) No

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	1249	83.1%	83.1%	-0.45
No	254	16.9%	100.0%	2.22

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	2012	2018	TOTAL
Yes	0.00% 0	83.1% 1249	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	83.1% 1249
No	0.00% 0	16.9% 254	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	16.9% 254
TOTAL	100.0% 0	100.0% 1503	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	1503

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	75.7% 168	82.9% 324	84.7% 505	85.7% 252	83.1% 1249
No	24.3% 54	17.1% 67	15.3% 91	14.3% 42	16.9% 254
TOTAL	100.0% 222	100.0% 391	100.0% 596	100.0% 294	1503

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	80.6% 672	86.7% 417	87.1% 122	83.2% 1211
No	19.4% 162	13.3% 64	12.9% 18	16.8% 244
TOTAL	100.0% 834	100.0% 481	100.0% 140	1455

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	82.0% 617	85.7% 473	80.9% 89	83.4% 1179
No	18.0% 135	14.3% 79	19.1% 21	16.6% 235
TOTAL	100.0% 752	100.0% 552	100.0% 110	1414

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Yes	84.7% 309	80.1% 462	85.3% 157	87.1% 283	73.1% 38	83.1% 1249
No	15.3% 56	19.9% 115	14.7% 27	12.9% 42	26.9% 14	16.9% 254
TOTAL	100.0% 365	100.0% 577	100.0% 184	100.0% 325	100.0% 52	1503