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

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CONGMONY 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 how to improve the management of your congregation's money?   1) Yes   2) No

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	1639	64.1%	64.1%	-0.75
No	918	35.9%	100.0%	1.34

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	2012	2018	TOTAL
Yes	56.1% 689	0.00% 0	71.5% 950	0.00% 0	64.1% 1639
No	43.9% 540	0.00% 0	28.5% 378	0.00% 0	35.9% 918
TOTAL	100.0% 1229	100.0% 0	100.0% 1328	100.0% 0	2557

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	67.3% 265	64.6% 412	61.0% 642	67.7% 320	64.1% 1639
No	32.7% 129	35.4% 226	39.0% 410	32.3% 153	35.9% 918
TOTAL	100.0% 394	100.0% 638	100.0% 1052	100.0% 473	2557

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	62.2% 866	66.5% 548	68.2% 202	64.3% 1616
No	37.8% 527	33.5% 276	31.8% 94	35.7% 897
TOTAL	100.0% 1393	100.0% 824	100.0% 296	2513

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	60.3% 794	68.2% 618	74.0% 174	64.5% 1586
No	39.7% 523	31.8% 288	26.0% 61	35.5% 872
TOTAL	100.0% 1317	100.0% 906	100.0% 235	2458

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Yes	68.5% 441	57.0% 539	71.7% 236	65.1% 356	72.8% 67	64.1% 1639
No	31.5% 203	43.0% 406	28.3% 93	34.9% 191	27.2% 25	35.9% 918
TOTAL	100.0% 644	100.0% 945	100.0% 329	100.0% 547	100.0% 92	2557