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

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WILLS 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 learn about living wills, advance medical directives, or other end-of-life issues?   1) Yes   2) No

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	415	33.2%	33.2%	-1.42
No	834	66.8%	100.0%	0.70

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	2012	2018	TOTAL
Yes	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	33.2% 415	33.2% 415
No	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	66.8% 834	66.8% 834
TOTAL	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	100.0% 1249	1249

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	32.0% 54	30.0% 94	33.6% 179	37.4% 88	33.2% 415
No	68.0% 115	70.0% 219	66.4% 353	62.6% 147	66.8% 834
TOTAL	100.0% 169	100.0% 313	100.0% 532	100.0% 235	1249

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	28.6% 182	36.0% 155	44.4% 63	33.1% 400
No	71.4% 455	64.0% 275	55.6% 79	66.9% 809
TOTAL	100.0% 637	100.0% 430	100.0% 142	1209

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	25.7% 134	36.7% 183	46.1% 76	33.1% 393
No	74.3% 388	63.3% 316	53.9% 89	66.9% 793
TOTAL	100.0% 522	100.0% 499	100.0% 165	1186

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Yes	42.4% 114	22.2% 104	48.9% 88	31.4% 83	38.8% 26	33.2% 415
No	57.6% 155	77.8% 365	51.1% 92	68.6% 181	61.2% 41	66.8% 834
TOTAL	100.0% 269	100.0% 469	100.0% 180	100.0% 264	100.0% 67	1249