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

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CLERGRAD [Have you/has this person] graduated from a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remark in CLERGSEX.   1) Yes   2) No

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	2127	80.8%	80.8%	-0.49
No	507	19.2%	100.0%	2.05

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	2012	2018	TOTAL
Yes	0.00% 0	82.4% 1194	0.00% 0	78.7% 933	80.8% 2127
No	0.00% 0	17.6% 255	0.00% 0	21.3% 252	19.2% 507
TOTAL	100.0% 0	100.0% 1449	100.0% 0	100.0% 1185	2634

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	89.5% 334	84.6% 573	75.8% 822	79.6% 398	80.8% 2127
No	10.5% 39	15.4% 104	24.2% 262	20.4% 102	19.2% 507
TOTAL	100.0% 373	100.0% 677	100.0% 1084	100.0% 500	2634

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	76.5% 1077	85.2% 746	90.3% 241	80.9% 2064
No	23.5% 330	14.8% 130	9.7% 26	19.1% 486
TOTAL	100.0% 1407	100.0% 876	100.0% 267	2550

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	76.0% 930	85.8% 865	86.2% 224	81.0% 2019
No	24.0% 294	14.2% 143	13.8% 36	19.0% 473
TOTAL	100.0% 1224	100.0% 1008	100.0% 260	2492

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Yes	98.3% 622	67.8% 662	63.4% 223	94.9% 543	76.2% 77	80.8% 2127
No	1.7% 11	32.2% 314	36.6% 129	5.1% 29	23.8% 24	19.2% 507
TOTAL	100.0% 633	100.0% 976	100.0% 352	100.0% 572	100.0% 101	2634