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

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PRFSTAF1_12 Within the past 12 months, has anyone who is paid by your congregation spent more than 25 percent of their work time on one or more of these projects? [ARDA Note: Please see PRFSTAF1_12 in the survey instrument for full remarks.]   1) Yes   2) No

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	262	20.1%	20.1%	-1.99
No	1041	79.9%	100.0%	0.50

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	2012	2018	TOTAL
Yes	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	20.1% 262	0.00% 0	20.1% 262
No	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	79.9% 1041	0.00% 0	79.9% 1041
TOTAL	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	100.0% 1303	100.0% 0	1303

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	19.8% 33	20.6% 71	19.5% 106	21.0% 52	20.1% 262
No	80.2% 134	79.4% 273	80.5% 438	79.0% 196	79.9% 1041
TOTAL	100.0% 167	100.0% 344	100.0% 544	100.0% 248	1303

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	18.2% 135	21.7% 82	24.7% 41	20.0% 258
No	81.8% 608	78.3% 296	75.3% 125	80.0% 1029
TOTAL	100.0% 743	100.0% 378	100.0% 166	1287

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	17.7% 119	22.0% 102	23.5% 31	19.9% 252
No	82.3% 553	78.0% 361	76.5% 101	80.1% 1015
TOTAL	100.0% 672	100.0% 463	100.0% 132	1267

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Yes	18.9% 64	20.3% 102	22.7% 41	20.9% 49	13.3% 6	20.1% 262
No	81.1% 275	79.7% 401	77.3% 140	79.1% 186	86.7% 39	79.9% 1041
TOTAL	100.0% 339	100.0% 503	100.0% 181	100.0% 235	100.0% 45	1303