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

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SOCLSERV Has your congregation participated in or supported social service, community development, or neighborhood organizing projects of any sort within the past 12 months? Please don't include projects that use or rent space in your building but have no other connection to your congregation. [ARDA Note: Please see SOCLSERV in the survey instrument for full remarks.]   1) Yes   2) No

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	2894	68.4%	68.4%	-0.68
No	1336	31.6%	100.0%	1.47

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	2012	2018	TOTAL
Yes	74.9% 922	63.9% 956	73.8% 980	20.7% 36	68.4% 2894
No	25.1% 309	36.1% 541	26.2% 348	79.3% 138	31.6% 1336
TOTAL	100.0% 1231	100.0% 1497	100.0% 1328	100.0% 174	4230

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	68.5% 442	70.6% 749	65.6% 1126	71.5% 577	68.4% 2894
No	31.5% 203	29.4% 312	34.4% 591	28.5% 230	31.6% 1336
TOTAL	100.0% 645	100.0% 1061	100.0% 1717	100.0% 807	4230

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	63.8% 1478	73.4% 1005	80.2% 356	68.7% 2839
No	36.2% 838	26.6% 365	19.8% 88	31.3% 1291
TOTAL	100.0% 2316	100.0% 1370	100.0% 444	4130

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	65.0% 1397	72.1% 1097	81.3% 291	69.1% 2785
No	35.0% 753	27.9% 425	18.7% 67	30.9% 1245
TOTAL	100.0% 2150	100.0% 1522	100.0% 358	4030

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Yes	74.9% 789	60.1% 947	60.6% 330	81.1% 721	64.5% 107	68.4% 2894
No	25.1% 265	39.9% 629	39.4% 215	18.9% 168	35.5% 59	31.6% 1336
TOTAL	100.0% 1054	100.0% 1576	100.0% 545	100.0% 889	100.0% 166	4230