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

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BOOKS Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? To discuss a book people have read other than the Bible?   1) Yes   2) No

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	1458	53.4%	53.4%	-0.93
No	1271	46.6%	100.0%	1.07

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	2012	2018	TOTAL
Yes	43.2% 531	61.8% 927	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	53.4% 1458
No	56.8% 698	38.2% 573	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	46.6% 1271
TOTAL	100.0% 1229	100.0% 1500	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	2729

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	48.9% 219	56.5% 382	49.4% 540	61.9% 317	53.4% 1458
No	51.1% 229	43.5% 294	50.6% 553	38.1% 195	46.6% 1271
TOTAL	100.0% 448	100.0% 676	100.0% 1093	100.0% 512	2729

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	47.6% 701	57.6% 528	74.8% 202	53.8% 1431
No	52.4% 771	42.4% 388	25.2% 68	46.2% 1227
TOTAL	100.0% 1472	100.0% 916	100.0% 270	2658

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	48.7% 675	57.6% 566	71.8% 153	54.0% 1394
No	51.3% 712	42.4% 417	28.2% 60	46.0% 1189
TOTAL	100.0% 1387	100.0% 983	100.0% 213	2583

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Yes	45.5% 299	49.3% 499	36.9% 121	74.8% 474	66.3% 65	53.4% 1458
No	54.5% 358	50.7% 513	63.1% 207	25.2% 160	33.7% 33	46.6% 1271
TOTAL	100.0% 657	100.0% 1012	100.0% 328	100.0% 634	100.0% 98	2729