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

All Frequencies weighted by 1061) WT_ALL4_CONG_DUP;
(The number of missing cases reported in the codebook are unweighted)

1) Case number (CASEID)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,333	2,749.46	1,552.89

2) Four-digit year of data collection (YEAR)

	TOTAL	%
1998) 1998	1234	23.1
2006) 2006	1506	28.2
2012) 2012	1331	25.0
2018) 2018	1262	23.7
Total	5333	100.0

3) Region in which congregation is located. Remarks: See Statistical Abstracts (any edition), U.S. Bureau of the Census, for a list of states within regions. (REGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) New England or Mid-Atlantic	677	12.7
2) East North Central or West North Central	1235	23.2
3) South Atlantic, East South Central, or West South Central	2577	48.3
4) Mountain or Pacific	844	15.8
Total	5333	100.0

4) What is your position in this congregation? Remarks: This item identifies the position of the key informant. Positions are grouped here according to broad themes, but this is by no means the only categorization possible. (POS1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Primary Congregational Leader	3750	70.6
2) General Congregational Leader (not necessarily primary)	362	6.8
3) Music	9	0.2
4) Education	41	0.8
5) Youth and Young Adults	27	0.5
6) Adult/Family/Outreach	8	0.2
7) Sick/Bereaved	4	0.1
8) Missions	13	0.2
10) Administration	452	8.5
11) Lay Leader	522	9.8
12) Building/Grounds Caretaking	9	0.2
13) Other	67	1.3
14) Multiple Roles	48	0.9
Missing	14
Total	5312	100.0

5) For how long have you been actively involved with this congregation? (Number of months) Remarks: Respondents were asked to report the number of years and months they have been involved. We converted their responses into the total number of months. (RTENURE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,502	134.53	137.84

6) In what year was your congregation officially founded? (FOUNDED)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,106	1,937.05	56.14

7) In what year did your congregation began worshiping at its current location? (STRTWRSH)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,167	1,944.80	46.51

8) Is your congregation formally affiliated with a denomination, convention, or some similar kind of association? Remarks: This variable is coded 1 for congregations that we knew to be affiliated with a denomination even if the informant responded 'No' to the question. (HAVEDEN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	4263	79.9
2) No	1070	20.1
Total	5333	100.0

9) [2006-07 and 2012 wording] Please tell me the name of your denomination or other association. [ARDA Note: Please see DENOM in the survey instrument for full remarks and question wording.] (DENOM)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,324	45.88	31.98

10) Denominational affiliation, collapsed; Remarks: DENCODE uses the information from DENOM and other questions asking about congregations' religious affiliations and traditions to create an aggregated religious family variable. [ARDA Note: Please see DENCODE in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (DENCODE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,333	15.61	13.15

11) Denominational affiliation, collapsed further; Remarks: DENCODE3 collapses DENCODE into an even more broadly defined religious family variable. Note that DENCODE3 places congregations in a category if the religious tradition of the congregation was clear, even if HAVEDEN = 2. (DENCODE3)

	TOTAL	%
1) Roman Catholic	331	6.2
2) Baptist	1373	25.8
6) Methodist	632	11.9
9) Lutheran	269	5.0
12) Presbyterian or Reformed	296	5.5
14) Pentecostal	708	13.3
17) Other mainline or liberal Protestants	130	2.4
18) Episcopal Church	125	2.3
22) Other conservative, evangelical, or sectarian Protestants	407	7.6
23) Other Christian, not elsewhere classified	753	14.1
24) Non-Christian	309	5.8
Total	5333	100.0

12) Religious Tradition - collapsed; Remarks: TRAD3 uses all available information to place congregations into very broad religious traditions [ARDA Note: Please see TRAD3 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (TRAD3)

	TOTAL	%
1) Roman Catholic	331	6.2
2) White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	2435	45.7
3) Black Protestant	1100	20.6
4) White liberal or moderate	1156	21.7
6) Non-Christian	309	5.8
Total	5331	100.0

13) Is your congregation affiliated with any local association of congregations such as a local council of churches? Remarks: In 1998, the skip instruction attached to HAVEDEN was incorrect. When HAVEDEN=2, informants should have been asked LOCALAFF, but instead interviewers were directed to item 10. Because of this error, LOCALAFF was asked only of congregations who reported an affiliation with a denomination. LOCALAFF therefore should be used with caution and interpreted appropriately. (LOCALAFF)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	460	47.6
2) No	507	52.5
Missing	4276
Total	967	100.0

14) What type of building does your congregation currently use for the primary worship services? Remarks: Item 10a was asked only if the congregation reported meeting in some other kind of building (item 10=2). Responses to items 10 and 10a were consolidated into BLDGTYPE. (BLDGTYPE)

	TOTAL	%
1) School	115	2.2
7) Storefront	119	2.2
20) Church, synagogue, temple or mosque	4779	89.7
21) Other	314	5.9
Missing	6
Total	5327	100.0

15) Do visitors ever come to view the building or the worship space to look at its architecture, or at artwork like stained glass windows or statues? (VIEWBLDG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	413	33.9
2) No	805	66.1
Missing	4105
Total	1218	100.0

16) Does this building belong to your congregation, or does it belong to another group that loans or rents space to you? (OWNBLDG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Belongs to congregation or denomination	4605	86.6
2) Belongs to another group	710	13.4
Missing	17
Total	5315	100.0

17) Within the past 12 months, has your congregation done any major construction or remodeling of your building or buildings? Remarks: This item was asked only if congregations reported owning their own building (OWNBLDG=1). (REMODEL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	411	30.2
2) No	949	69.8
Missing	3913
Total	1360	100.0

18) What year was this building built? Remarks: This item was asked only if congregations reported owning their own building (OWNBLDG=1). (BLDGYEAR)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	925	1,953.39	41.75

19) Is your building used by any other congregation for its worship services? Remarks: In 2012 this item was asked only if congregations reported owning their own building (OWNBLDG=1). In 2018-19 this item was asked only if OWNBLDG=1 and congregations reported that other groups used their building (USEBLDG=1). USEBLDG wasn't asked in 2012. Analysts examining change over time should keep this in mind. (CONGUSE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	193	11.5
2) No	1484	88.5
Missing	3333
Total	1677	100.0

20) Is that congregation composed primarily of recent immigrants to the United States? Remarks: This item was asked only if congregations reported that their building was used by another congregation for its worship services (CONGUSE=1). See remark for CONGUSE. (CONGIMM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	78	4.7
2) No	1591	95.3
Missing	3347
Total	1669	100.0

21) Did this construction or remodeling include any special features to improve accessibility for people with physical disabilities? Remarks: This item was asked only if congregations had done major construction or remodeling (REMODEL = 1). (IMPROVE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	229	55.9
2) No	180	43.9
Missing	4871
Total	409	100.0

22) Some congregations have worship services that take place every week at more than one location, but all locations are considered part of the same congregation. Does this describe your congregation? (MULTISITE_1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	179	6.9
2) No	2414	93.1
Missing	2740
Total	2593	100.0

23) Do all of the services take place in the same building or campus? Remarks: This item was asked only if congregations reported having weekly worship services taking place at more than location, all part of the same congregation (MULTISITE_1=1). (SAMEBLDG_18)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	54	40.9
2) No	79	59.7
Missing	5137
Total	133	100.0

24) Multisite status of congregation with added clarification; [ARDA Note: Please see MULTISITE_2 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (MULTISITE_2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	79	6.3
2) No	1183	93.7
Missing	4071
Total	1262	100.0

25) Including your location, how many locations does your congregation have? Remarks: In 2012, this item was asked if congregations reported being a multisite congregation (MULTISITE_1 = 1). (NMLOCATE_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	46	4.22	2.41

26) Including your location, how many locations does your congregation have? Remarks: In 2018-19, this item was asked only if congregations reported they were multisite (MULTISITE_1 = 1) and reported that services do not take place in the same building or campus (SAMEBLDG = 2 and thus MULTISITE_2 = 1). (NMLOCATE_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	79	2.89	3.70

27) Are any of the congregation's locations considered satellite or branches of a main congregation or campus? Remarks: In 2012, this item was asked if congregations reported being a multisite congregation (MULTISITE_1 = 1). (BRANCH_12)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	39	83.9
2) No	7	15.2
Missing	5215
Total	46	100.0

28) Are any of the congregation's locations considered satellite or branches of a main congregation or campus? Remarks: In 2018-19, this item was asked only if congregations reported they were multisite (MULTISITE_1 = 1) and reported that services do not take place in the same building or campus (SAMEBLDG = 2 and thus MULTISITE_2 = 1). (BRANCH_18)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	42	52.0
2) No	38	47.2
3) [ARDA note: unknown code]	0	0.0
Missing	5198
Total	80	100.0

29) Is your location one of these satellites or branches, or is your location the main one? Remarks: In 2012, this item was asked if congregations reported being a multisite congregation (MULTISITE_1 = 1). (BRCHMAIN_12)

	TOTAL	%
1) Satellite/Branch	21	53.5
2) Main location	18	45.5
Missing	5247
Total	39	100.0

30) Is your location one of these satellites or branches, or is your location the main one? Remarks: In 2018-19, this item was asked only if congregations reported they were multisite (MULTISITE_1 = 1) and reported that services do not take place in the same building or campus (SAMEBLDG = 2 and thus MULTISITE_2 = 1). (BRCHMAIN_18)

	TOTAL	%
1) Satellite/Branch	20	49.3
2) Main location	21	52.1
Missing	5247
Total	41	100.0

31) Do people in worship services at these locations hear the same sermons or messages, either via live broadcast or a recording? Remarks: In 2012, this item was asked if congregations reported being a multisite congregation (MULTISITE_1 = 1). (SAMESER_12)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	27	58.1
2) No	19	41.0
Missing	5215
Total	46	100.0

32) Do people in worship services at these locations hear the same sermons or messages, either via live broadcast or a recording? Remarks: In 2018-19, this item was asked only if congregations reported they were multisite (MULTISITE_1 = 1) and reported that services do not take place in the same building or campus (SAMEBLDG = 2 and thus MULTISITE_2 = 1). (SAMESER_18)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	12	15.7
2) No	67	84.7
Missing	5198
Total	79	100.0

33) Do they hear any of the same music, either via live broadcast or a recording? Remarks: In 2012, this item was asked if congregations reported being a multisite congregation (MULTISITE_1 = 1). (SAMEMUS_12)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	32	68.9
2) No	14	30.2
Missing	5215
Total	46	100.0

34) Do they hear any of the same music, either via live broadcast or a recording? Remarks: In 2018-19, this item was asked only if congregations reported they were multisite (MULTISITE_1 = 1) and reported that services do not take place in the same building or campus (SAMEBLDG = 2 and thus MULTISITE_2 = 1). (SAMEMUS_18)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	23	29.5
2) No	56	70.3
3) [ARDA note: unknown code]	0	0.6
Missing	5198
Total	79	100.0

35) How many persons would you say are associated in any way with the religious life of this congregation - counting both adults and children, counting both regular and irregular participants, counting both official or registered members and also participating nonmembers. What is the total number of persons associated with this congregation to any degree at all? Remarks: In 1998 and 2006-07 a single number response was accepted. In 2012 and 2018-19 either a single number or a range was accepted. When ranges were accepted, the average was used as NUMTOTAL. (NUMTOTAL)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,304	494.20	1,960.74

36) How many persons - counting both adults and children - would you say regularly participate in the religious life of your congregation - whether or not they are officially members of your congregation? Remarks: In 1998 and 2006-07 a single number response was accepted. In 2012 and 2018-19 either a single number or a range was accepted. When ranges were accepted, the average was used as NUMREGLR. (NUMREGLR)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,318	184.28	511.76

37) How many adults - people 18 years or older - would you say regularly participate in the religious life of your congregation? Remarks: Because NUMADLTS was used to create weighting variables, we imputed a value to NUMADLTS for cases with missing data. IMPSIZE is coded 1 for cases for which NUMADLTS was imputed. In 1998 and 2006-07 a single number response was accepted. In 2012 and 2018-19 either a single number or a range was accepted. When ranges were accepted, the average was used as NUMADLTS. (NUMADLTS)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,333	120.42	308.30

38) Size was imputed for NUMADLTS; Remarks: Details regarding the construction of IMPSIZE can be found in Appendix A. (IMPSIZE)

	TOTAL	%
0) No, size not imputed	5296	99.3
1) Yes, size imputed for NUMADLTS	37	0.7
Total	5333	100.0

39) What was the number of regularly participating adults in your congregation two years ago, that is in 2010? (NUMADLTS2)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	2,469	135.22	426.54

40) [2012 and 2018-19 wording] Compared with two years ago - that is, this time in 2010 - has the number of regularly participating adults increased, decreased, or remained about the same? [ARDA Note: Please see ADLTCHG in the survey instrument for full remarks and question wording.] (ADLTCHG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Increased	35	30.0
2) Remained about the same	48	41.1
3) Decreased	33	28.1
Missing	5162
Total	116	100.0

41) Has your [increase/decrease] been 10 percent or more since two years ago, or less than 10 percent? Remarks: This item was asked only if congregations reported an increase or decrease in the number of regularly participating adults (ADLTCHG=1 or ADLTCHG=3). In 2006-07, responses to items 14a and 14b were consolidated into CHANGE. (CHANGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Decreased more than 10 percent	136	9.1
2) Decreased less than 10 percent	119	8.0
3) Remained about the same	600	40.4
4) Increased less than 10 percent	200	13.5
5) Increased more than 10 percent	432	29.1
Missing	3841
Total	1487	100.0

42) Is there one person who is the head or senior clergy person or religious leader in your congregation? (CLERGONE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	5003	93.9
2) No	325	6.1
Missing	3
Total	5328	100.0

43) What is the leadership situation in your congregation? Are you currently without a leader, have co-leaders, or in some other situation? Remarks: This item was asked only if CLERGONE=2. If CLERGONE=1, this item was left missing. (LEADSIT)

	TOTAL	%
1) No Leader	12	14.7
2) Co-Leaders	36	44.6
3) Other Situation	32	39.8
Missing	5256
Total	80	100.0

44) How many co-leaders are there? Remarks: This item was asked only if LEADSIT=2. If LEADSIT=1 or 2, this item was left missing. (CLDRNUM)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	36	3.95	1.94

45) Are you searching for a leader? Remarks: This item was asked only if LEADSIT=1. If LEADSIT=2 or 3, this item was left as missing. (LDRSRCH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2	15.9
2) No	10	81.8
Missing	5324
Total	12	100.0

46) Are the co-leaders a married couple? Remarks: This item was asked only if LEADSIT=2 and CLDRNUM=2. If LEADSIT did not equal 2 or CLDRNUM did not equal 2, this item was left missing. (CLDRMAR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2	27.0
2) No	7	75.9
Missing	5315
Total	9	100.0

47) Is this person male or female? [ARDA Note: Please see DENOM in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (CLERGSEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	4469	89.3
2) Female	537	10.7
Missing	229
Total	5006	100.0

48) What race or ethnicity [are you/is this person?] Remarks: See remarks for CLERGSEX. [ARDA Note: Please see CLERRACE in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (CLERRACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	3458	69.4
2) Black or African American	1163	23.4
3) Hispanic	181	3.6
4) Asian or Pacific Islander	138	2.8
5) Other	41	0.8
Missing	248
Total	4981	100.0

49) [Are you/Is this person] Hispanic or Latino? Remarks: See remarks for CLERGSEX. This item was asked only if CLERRACE does not equal three. (CLERHISP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	82	2.2
2) No	3664	97.8
Missing	1550
Total	3746	100.0

50) Clergy race, incorporates response to CLERHISP; Remarks: This item was constructed using CLERRACE and CLERHISP. See remark to CLERGSEX for details about how this variable is handled in different years for co-leader situations. (CLERRACE2)

	TOTAL	%
-9) [ARDA note: unknown code]	0	0.0
1) White and non-Hispanic	2560	66.7
2) White Hispanic	17	0.4
3) Black and non-Hispanic	948	24.7
4) Black Hispanic	2	0.0
5) Hispanic	161	4.2
6) Asian and non-Hispanic	118	3.1
7) Asian Hispanic	0	0.0
8) Other	30	0.8
Missing	1436
Total	3836	100.0

51) What is [you/this person's] Hispanic or Latino national origin? Remarks: This item was only asked if CLERGONE = 1. This item was only asked if either CLERRACE=3 or CLERHISP=1. If CLERORIG= 9, 10, or 11, the specification is indicated in ORIGCA, ORIGSA, or ORIGOTHR (see below). (CLERORIG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Mexican American/Chicano	8	10.4
2) Mexican	21	29.4
3) Puerto Rican	10	14.3
5) Cuban	2	2.3
6) Dominican	2	2.5
7) Colombian	12	16.0
9) Central American, other	3	3.8
10) South American, other	4	5.2
11) Other	11	15.0
Missing	5243
Total	73	100.0

52) Specification of other national origin for head or senior clergyperson; Remarks: This item was only asked if CLERGONE = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see ORIGCA in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (ORIGCA)

	TOTAL	%
188) Costa Rica	0	0.6
222) El Salvador	0	6.7
320) Guatemala	2	57.2
340) Honduras	1	27.9
Missing	5327
Total	3	100.0

53) Specification of other national origin for head or senior clergyperson; Remarks: This item was only asked if CLERGONE = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see ORIGSA in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (ORIGSA)

	TOTAL	%
32) Argentina	0	4.2
76) Brazil	0	1.5
222) El Salvador	4	89.1
604) Peru	0	0.3
Missing	5329
Total	4	100.0

54) Specification of other national origin for head or senior clergyperson; Remarks: This item was only asked if CLERGONE = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see ORIGOTHER in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (ORIGOTHR)

	TOTAL	%
76) Brazil	0	1.9
222) El Salvador	3	31.7
558) Nicaragua	0	2.8
604) Peru	0	1.0
724) Spain	5	47.4
10010) Other, country not specified	2	24.5
Missing	5324
Total	10	100.0

55) [Were you/Was this person] born in the United States? Remarks: See remarks for CLERGSEX. (BORNINUS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2147	87.9
2) No	297	12.1
Missing	2862
Total	2444	100.0

56) In what country [were you/was this person] born? Remarks: This item was only asked if CLERGONE = 1 and if BORNINUS=2. All country codes are based on ISO-3166 codes, with the exception of the unspecified codes (10001-10010) that are unique to this dataset. (CTRYBORN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	119	496.49	886.56

57) How long [have you/has this person] lived in the United States? Number of months. Remarks: This item was only asked if CLERGONE = 1 and if BORNINUS=2. [ARDA Note: Please see TIMEINUS in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (TIMEINUS)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	115	284.64	165.84

58) In what year did [you/this person] become the head or senior clergy person or religious leader? Remarks: See remarks for CLERGSEX. (CLERYEAR)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	4,962	2,000.11	11.15

59) How old [are you/is this person]? Remarks: See remarks for CLERGSEX. (CLERGAGE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	4,923	53.77	11.86

60) [Are you/Is this person] currently married? Remarks: See remarks for CLERGSEX. (CLERGMAR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	982	82.4
2) No	210	17.6
Missing	4134
Total	1192	100.0

61) How do most people in the congregation address [you/this person]? Remarks: This item was only asked if CLERGONE = 1. The variables HOWADD and TITLE were both constructed by coding verbatim responses to CLERGMAR. (HOWADD)

	TOTAL	%
1) First Name OR Nickname	216	15.2
2) First Name OR Title First Name	24	1.7
3) First Name OR Title Only	27	1.9
4) First Name OR Title Last Name	12	0.9
5) Title First Name	289	20.3
6) Title First Name OR Title Last Name	21	1.5
7) Title Only	603	42.4
8) Title Last Name	202	14.2
9) Title Only OR Title Last Name	21	1.5
10) Title Only OR Title First Name	9	0.7
Missing	3885
Total	1424	100.0

62) How do most people in the congregation address [you/this person]? Remarks: This item was only asked if CLERGONE = 1. The variables HOWADD and TITLE were both constructed by coding verbatim responses to CLERGMAR. (TITLE)

	TOTAL	%
0) No title	216	15.1
1) Mr./Ms./Mrs.	0	0.0
2) Dr.	10	0.7
3) Pastor	708	49.6
4) Minister	2	0.1
5) Reverend	84	5.9
6) Rabbi	20	1.4
7) Father	109	7.6
8) Padre	0	0.0
9) Monsignor	3	0.2
10) Bishop	52	3.6
11) Sister	5	0.3
12) Brother	151	10.6
13) Elder	24	1.7
14) Teacher	0	0.0
15) Preacher	11	0.7
16) President	9	0.6
17) Imam	2	0.1
18) Chaplain	4	0.3
20) Other	17	1.2
Missing	3885
Total	1427	100.0

63) What is the highest level of education [you have/this person has] received? Remarks: This item was only asked if CLERGONE = 1. If CLERGONE=2, CLEREDUC was set at 7. Analysts looking at change over time should keep in mind that clergy education is measured in different ways in different years. (CLEREDUC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than high school	58	5.0
2) High school diploma	63	5.4
3) Some college but no four-year degree	165	14.0
4) Four-year college degree	202	17.2
5) Graduate degree	533	45.3
6) Other (includes unspecified religious institutions)	60	5.1
7) Not applicable, no single head clergy	95	8.1
Missing	4176
Total	1176	100.0

64) Did [you/this person] ever get a high school diploma or GED certificate? Remarks: This item was only asked if CLERGONE = 1. (CLERGHS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1209	96.7
2) No	41	3.3
Missing	4059
Total	1250	100.0

65) Did [you/this person] ever complete one or more years of college or post-graduate education - not including schooling such as business college, technical or vocational school? Remarks: This item was only asked if CLERGONE = 1. (CLERCOL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1086	87.0
2) No	162	13.0
Missing	4062
Total	1248	100.0

66) How many years of college and post-graduate education did [you/this person] complete? Remarks: This item was only asked if CLERGONE = 1. (CLERCOLY)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,071	6.65	3.36

67) [Do you/Does this person] have any college, university, or professional degrees? Remarks: This item was only asked if CLERGONE = 1. (CLERGDEG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	973	89.8
2) No	111	10.2
Missing	4136
Total	1084	100.0

68) What degree or degrees? Level of first degree mentioned; Remarks: This item was asked only if CLERGONE=1 and the head clergyperson had one or more college, university, or professional degrees (CLERGDEG=1). [ARDA Note: Please see CLGDEGLVL1_12 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (CLGDEGLVL1_12)

	TOTAL	%
1) Associate degree	68	7.0
2) Bachelor's degree	633	65.6
3) Master's degree (other than MDiv/BDiv)	34	3.5
4) MDiv/BDiv degree	91	9.5
5) Doctoral degree	26	2.6
6) Licentiate of Sacred Theology (STL) / Licentiate of Canon Law (JCL) or similar RC Church graduate degree	0	0.0
7) Bible College diploma or certificate (not elsewhere specified)	33	3.4
8) Law, Medical, or other professional degree (not elsewhere specified)	0	0.0
9) Can't tell	80	8.3
Missing	4239
Total	965	100.0

69) What degree or degrees? Level of second degree mentioned; Remarks: This item was asked only if CLERGONE=1 and the head clergyperson had one or more college, university, or professional degrees (CLERGDEG=1). [ARDA Note: Please see CLGDEGLVL2_12 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (CLGDEGLVL2_12)

	TOTAL	%
1) Associate degree	16	2.8
2) Bachelor's degree	76	13.7
3) Master's degree (other than MDiv/BDiv)	160	28.7
4) MDiv/BDiv degree	252	45.2
5) Doctoral degree	26	4.7
6) Licentiate of Sacred Theology (STL) / Licentiate of Canon Law (JCL) or similar RC Church graduate degree	1	0.1
7) Bible College diploma or certificate (not elsewhere specified)	5	1.0
8) Law, Medical, or other professional degree (not elsewhere specified)	3	0.5
9) Can't tell	18	3.2
Missing	4569
Total	557	100.0

70) What degree or degrees? Level of third degree mentioned; Remarks: This item was asked only if CLERGONE=1 and the head clergyperson had one or more college, university, or professional degrees (CLERGDEG=1). [ARDA Note: Please see CLGDEGLVL_3 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (CLGDEGLVL3_12)

	TOTAL	%
1) Associate degree	1	0.4
2) Bachelor's degree	16	9.3
3) Master's degree (other than MDiv/BDiv)	36	20.6
4) MDiv/BDiv degree	36	20.2
5) Doctoral degree	61	34.7
6) Licentiate of Sacred Theology (STL) / Licentiate of Canon Law (JCL) or similar RC Church graduate degree	2	1.1
7) Bible College diploma or certificate (not elsewhere specified)	8	4.3
8) Law, Medical, or other professional degree (not elsewhere specified)	0	0.3
9) Can't tell	16	9.0
Missing	5015
Total	176	100.0

71) What degree or degrees? First degree religious in content; Remarks: This item was asked only if CLERGONE=1 and the head clergyperson had one or more college, university, or professional degrees (CLERGDEG=1). [ARDA Note: Please see CLGDEGREL1_12 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (CLGDEGREL1_12)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	353	36.6
1) Yes	375	38.9
9) Can't tell	236	24.5
Missing	4241
Total	964	100.0

72) What degree or degrees? Second degree religious in content; Remarks: This item was asked only if CLERGONE=1 and the head clergyperson had one or more college, university, or professional degrees (CLERGDEG=1). [ARDA Note: Please see CLGDEGREL2_12 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (CLGDEGREL2_12)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	129	23.3
1) Yes	385	69.2
9) Can't tell	42	7.6
Missing	4570
Total	556	100.0

73) What degree or degrees? Third degree religious in content; Remarks: This item was asked only if CLERGONE=1 and the head clergyperson had one or more college, university, or professional degrees (CLERGDEG=1). [ARDA Note: Please see CLGDEGREL3_12 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (CLGDEGREL3_12)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	32	17.8
1) Yes	129	72.7
9) Can't tell	16	8.9
Missing	5015
Total	177	100.0

74) Highest degree completed by head or senior clergyperson; Remarks: This item was asked only if CLERGONE=1 and the head clergyperson had one or more college, university, or professional degrees (CLERGDEG=1). [ARDA Note: Please see HDEGREE12 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (HDEGREE12)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than high school	38	3.0
2) High school diploma	235	18.9
3) Associate degree / Junior College / Bible College diploma or certificate	59	4.8
4) Bachelor's degree	269	21.6
5) Graduate degree	570	45.8
6) Can't tell	75	6.0
Missing	4069
Total	1246	100.0

75) [Do you/Does this person] have a four-year college degree? Remarks: remark in CLERGSEX. (C4YRDEG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	932	78.7
2) No	253	21.4
Missing	4142
Total	1185	100.0

76) [Do you/Does this person] have any graduate or professional degrees beyond the four-year college degree? Remarks: remark in CLERGSEX. This item was only asked if the head clergyperson had a four-year college degree. (CGRADEG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	669	73.6
2) No	240	26.4
Missing	4306
Total	909	100.0

77) What degree or degrees? Level of first degree mentioned; [ARDA Note: Please see CLGDEGLVL1_18 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (CLGDEGLVL1_18)

	TOTAL	%
3) Master's degree (other than MDiv/BDiv)	212	31.6
4) MDiv/BDiv degree	259	38.6
5) Doctoral degree	63	9.4
9) Can't tell/Doesn't say	69	10.2
10) Named degree lower than graduate or professional degree	68	10.1
Missing	4488
Total	671	100.0

78) What degree or degrees? Level of second degree mentioned; [ARDA Note: Please see CLGDEGLVL2_18 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (CLGDEGLVL2_18)

	TOTAL	%
3) Master's degree (other than MDiv/BDiv)	74	26.2
4) MDiv/BDiv degree	76	27.2
5) Doctoral degree	55	19.4
9) Can't tell/Doesn't say	39	13.9
10) Named degree lower than graduate or professional degree	37	13.2
Missing	4965
Total	281	100.0

79) What degree or degrees? Level of third degree mentioned; [ARDA Note: Please see CLGDEGLVL3_18 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (CLGDEGLVL3_18)

	TOTAL	%
3) Master's degree (other than MDiv/BDiv)	9	12.9
4) MDiv/BDiv degree	6	7.8
5) Doctoral degree	31	43.6
9) Can't tell/Doesn't say	4	6.2
10) Named degree lower than graduate or professional degree	21	29.2
Missing	5243
Total	71	100.0

80) What degree or degrees? First degree religious in content; [ARDA Note: Please see CLGDEGREL1_18 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (CLGDEGREL1_18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	190	28.3
1) Yes	426	63.5
9) Can't tell	55	8.2
Missing	4488
Total	671	100.0

81) What degree or degrees? Second degree religious in content; [ARDA Note: Please see CLGDEGREL2_18 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (CLGDEGREL2_18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	97	34.4
1) Yes	157	55.9
9) Can't tell	27	9.7
Missing	4965
Total	281	100.0

82) What degree or degrees? Third degree religious in content; [ARDA Note: Please see CLGDEGREL3_18 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (CLGDEGREL3_18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	37	52.0
1) Yes	26	36.7
9) Can't tell	8	11.0
Missing	5243
Total	71	100.0

83) Highest degree completed by head or senior clergyperson; Remarks: [ARDA Note: Please see HDEGREE18 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (HDEGREE18)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than four-year college degree	253	21.3
2) Four-year college degree	224	18.8
3) Master's degree (other than MDiv/BDiv)	166	13.9
4) MDiv/BDiv degree	285	23.9
5) Doctoral degree	142	12.0
9) Can't tell/Doesn't say	121	10.1
Missing	4134
Total	1191	100.0

84) [Have you/has this person] graduated from a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remark in CLERGSEX. (CLERGRAD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1653	64.5
2) No	910	35.5
Missing	2699
Total	2563	100.0

85) [Are you/is this person] currently attending a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remark in CLERGSEX. [ARDA Note: Please see CLERATTD in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (CLERATTD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	230	10.4
2) No	1982	89.6
Missing	3540
Total	2212	100.0

86) [Are you/Is this person] ordained to full clergy status in your congregation, church, or religious group? Remarks: This item was asked only if CLERGONE=1. (CLERSTAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2471	93.3
2) No	177	6.7
Missing	2608
Total	2648	100.0

87) [Were you/was this person] a member or regular participant in this congregation before becoming the leader of the congregation? Remarks: See remark in CLERGSEX. (CLERPART)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	651	24.9
2) No	1962	75.1
Missing	2688
Total	2613	100.0

88) In what capacity did you participate before? Remarks: This item was asked only if CLERGONE=1 and if CLERPART=1. (CLERGCAP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Primary Congregational Leader	8	2.7
2) General Congregational Leader (not necessarily primary)	96	30.8
3) Music	5	1.6
4) Education	5	1.6
5) Youth and Young Adults	8	2.7
6) Adult/Family/Outreach	3	0.9
8) Missions	1	0.4
10) Administration	18	5.8
11) Lay Leader	61	19.5
13) Other	28	9.0
14) Multiple Roles	79	25.3
Missing	5099
Total	312	100.0

89) [Are you/Is this person] paid for [you/his/her] work in this congregation? Remarks: See remark in CLERGSEX. (CLERPAID)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	3192	82.6
2) No	670	17.3
Missing	1419
Total	3862	100.0

90) [Wording if hired within past two years] Since (you/they) were hired in (your/their) present position], [have you/has this person] taken a pay cut or had [your/their] salary reduced? [Wording if hired in the present position two or more years ago] In the past two years [have you/has this person] taken a pay cut or had [your/their] salary reduced? (CPAYCUT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	171	13.7
2) No	1077	86.3
Missing	4072
Total	1248	100.0

91) Does [you/this person's] compensation package include a provision for paid sabbatical leave of at least one month every seven years? Remarks: This item was asked only if CLERGONE=1. (CLERSABB)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	277	20.0
2) No	1104	79.9
Missing	3946
Total	1381	100.0

92) [Do you/Does this person] serve another congregation besides this one? Remarks: See remark in CLERGSEX. (OTHCONG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	615	15.9
2) No	3253	84.1
Missing	1408
Total	3868	100.0

93) [Do you/Does this person] hold another job besides working for this or other congregations? Remarks: See remark in CLERGSEX. (OTHJOB)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1373	35.5
2) No	2492	64.5
Missing	1410
Total	3865	100.0

94) [Are you/Is this person] working full-time at this congregation? Remarks: See remark in CLERGSEX. (CLERFT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2632	68.0
2) No	1238	32.0
Missing	1406
Total	3870	100.0

95) [Do you/Does this person] have a personal Facebook page that [you use/he uses/she uses] in [you/his/her] work in the congregation? Remarks: See remark in CLERGSEX. (CLERFACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	476	40.3
2) No	703	59.6
Missing	4155
Total	1179	100.0

96) Other than Facebook, [do you/does this person] have any personal social media accounts, such as Twitter or Instagram, that [you use/he uses/she uses] in [your/his/her] work in the congregation? Remarks: See remark in CLERGSEX. (CLERSM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	211	17.8
2) No	971	82.1
Missing	4157
Total	1182	100.0

97) [Do you/Does this person] have a blog that [you have/he or she has] posted to in the last 12 months? Remarks: See remark in CLERGSEX. (CLERBLOG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	142	12.2
2) No	1028	87.8
Missing	4154
Total	1170	100.0

98) The congregation has co-pastors instead of one head clergyperson; Remarks: This variable was constructed based on key informant reports of staff titles or other information. Because key informants were not asked directly if their congregation had co-pastors, COPASTOR should be used and interpreted with caution. (COPASTOR)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1505	99.9
1) Yes	1	0.1
Missing	3827
Total	1506	100.0

99) Is [the other co-leader/INITIALS #2] male or female? [ARDA Note: Please see CLREG2SEX in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (CLERG2SEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	6	70.4
2) Female	3	38.3
Missing	5314
Total	9	100.0

100) What race or ethnicity is this person? Remarks: See remarks for CLERRACE and CLERG2SEX. (CLER2RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	4	41.1
2) Black or African American	5	47.3
3) Hispanic	1	13.2
4) Asian or Pacific Islander	0	0.3
Missing	5313
Total	10	100.0

101) Is this person Hispanic or Latino? Remarks: See remarks for CLER2RACE and CLERG2SEX This item was asked only if CLER2RACE does not equal three. (CLER2HISP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1	14.7
2) No	8	94.0
Missing	5314
Total	9	100.0

102) Clergy race, incorporates response to CLERHISP; Remarks: This item was constructed using CLER2RACE and CLER2HISP. See remark to CLERGSEX for details about how this variable is handled in different years for co-leader situations. (CLER2RACE2)

	TOTAL	%
1) White and non-Hispanic	4	45.6
3) Black and non-Hispanic	4	48.0
5) Hispanic	1	14.7
6) Asian and non-Hispanic	0	0.3
Missing	5314
Total	9	100.0

103) Was this person born in the United States? Remarks: See remarks for CLER2SEX. (BORNINUS2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	9	102.8
Missing	5315
Total	9	100.0

104) In what year did this person become the head or senior clergy person or religious leader? Remarks: See remarks for CLER2SEX. (CLER2YEAR)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	10	2,006.72	13.14

105) How old is this person? Remarks: See remarks for CLER2SEX. (CLERG2AGE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	9	54.16	8.16

106) Is this person currently married? Remarks: See remarks for CLER2SEX. (CLERG2MAR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	5	60.9
2) No	4	41.9
Missing	5315
Total	9	100.0

107) Does this person have a four-year college degree? Remarks: See remarks for CLER2SEX. (C24YRDEG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	7	80.1
2) No	2	22.7
Missing	5315
Total	9	100.0

108) Does this person have any graduate or professional degrees beyond the four-year college degree? Remarks: See remark in item CLER2SEX. This item was only asked if the co-leader reported having a four-year college degree. (C2GRADEG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	3	42.0
2) No	4	61.0
Missing	5318
Total	7	100.0

109) What degree or degrees? Level of first degree mentioned; Remarks: See remark for CLGDEGLVL1_18/CLGDEGLVL2_18/CLGDEGLVL3_18 and CLGDEGREL1_18/CLGDEGREL2_18/CLGDEGREL3_18. (CLG2DEGLVL1_18)

	TOTAL	%
3) Master's degree (other than MDiv/BDiv)	0	15.5
4) MDiv/BDiv degree	1	64.5
5) Doctoral degree	0	1.0
10) Named degree lower than graduate or professional degree	1	66.1
Missing	5322
Total	2	100.0

110) What degree or degrees? Level of second degree mentioned; Remarks: See remark for CLGDEGLVL1_18/CLGDEGLVL2_18/CLGDEGLVL3_18 and CLGDEGREL1_18/CLGDEGREL2_18/CLGDEGREL3_18. (CLG2DEGLVL2_18)

	TOTAL	%
3) Master's degree (other than MDiv/BDiv)	1	137.5
4) MDiv/BDiv degree	0	11.0
5) Doctoral degree	0	30.9
Missing	5328
Total	1	100.0

111) What degree or degrees? Level of third degree mentioned; Remarks: See remark for CLGDEGLVL1_18/CLGDEGLVL2_18/CLGDEGLVL3_18 and CLGDEGREL1_18/CLGDEGREL2_18/CLGDEGREL3_18. (CLG2DEGLVL3_18)

	TOTAL	%
10) Named degree lower than graduate or professional degree	0	0
Missing	5332
Total	0	100.0

112) What degree or degrees? First degree religious in content; Remarks: See remark for CLGDEGLVL1_18/CLGDEGLVL2_18/CLGDEGLVL3_18 and CLGDEGREL1_18/CLGDEGREL2_18/CLGDEGREL3_18. (CLG2DEGREL1_18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1	44.1
1) Yes	2	54.0
Missing	5322
Total	3	100.0

113) What degree or degrees? Second degree religious in content; Remarks: See remark for CLGDEGLVL1_18/CLGDEGLVL2_18/CLGDEGLVL3_18 and CLGDEGREL1_18/CLGDEGREL2_18/CLGDEGREL3_18. (CLG2DEGREL2_18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	0	2.6
1) Yes	2	87.1
Missing	5328
Total	2	100.0

114) What degree or degrees? Third degree religious in content; Remarks: See remark for CLGDEGLVL1_18/CLGDEGLVL2_18/CLGDEGLVL3_18 and CLGDEGREL1_18/CLGDEGREL2_18/CLGDEGREL3_18. (CLG2DEGREL3_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	0	0.00	0.00

115) Highest degree completed; Remarks: See remark for HDEGREE18. (H2DEGREE18)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than four-year college degree	2	25.6
2) Four-year college degree	4	53.4
3) Master's degree (other than MDiv/BDiv)	1	16.5
4) MDiv/BDiv degree	1	16.1
5) Doctoral degree	0	4.1
Missing	5315
Total	8	100.0

116) Has this person graduated from a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remark in item CLER2SEX. (CLER2GRAD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	8	78.2
2) No	2	19.6
Missing	5314
Total	10	100.0

117) Is this person currently attending a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remark in item CLER2SEX and CLERATTD. (CLER2ATTD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	0	9.2
2) No	2	88.9
Missing	5327
Total	2	100.0

118) Was this person a member or regular participant in this congregation before becoming the leader of the congregation? Remarks: See remark in item CLER2SEX. (CLER2MMBR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1	7.8
2) No	9	90.1
Missing	5314
Total	10	100.0

119) Is this person paid for [his/her] work in this congregation? Remarks: See remark in item CLER2SEX. (CLER2PAID)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	6	57.0
2) No	4	40.8
Missing	5314
Total	10	100.0

120) Does this person serve another congregation besides this one? Remarks: See remark in item CLER2SEX. (OTHCONG2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	0	0.0
2) No	9	99.4
Missing	5316
Total	9	100.0

121) Does this person hold another job besides working for this or other congregations? Remarks: See remark in item CLER2SEX. (OTHJOB2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	5	56.6
2) No	4	46.2
Missing	5315
Total	9	100.0

122) Is this person working full-time at this congregation? Remarks: See remark in item CLER2SEX. (CLER2FT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	6	55.8
2) No	4	42.0
Missing	5314
Total	10	100.0

123) Does this person have a personal Facebook page that [he/she] uses in [his/her] work in the congregation? Remarks: See remark in item CLER2SEX. (CLER2FACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1	10.6
2) No	8	92.3
Missing	5315
Total	9	100.0

124) Other than Facebook, does this person have any personal social media accounts, such as Twitter or Instagram, that [he/she] uses in [his/her] work in the congregation? Remarks: See remark in item CLER2SEX. (CLER2SM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	0	2.0
2) No	9	100.8
Missing	5315
Total	9	100.0

125) Does this person have a blog that [he/she] posted to in the last 12 months? Remarks: See remark in item CLER2SEX. (CLER2BLOG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	0	0.4
2) No	9	102.5
Missing	5315
Total	9	100.0

126) [2018-19 wording if head clergyperson or either co-leader is full-time paid staff] Including [you/the leader(s) we've been talking about you and your co-leader], how many people currently work in this congregation as full-time paid staff? [ARDA Note: Please see FTFSTAFF in the survey instrument for full remarks and question wording.] (FTSTAFF)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,282	1.87	5.49

127) [2018-19 wording if head clergyperson or both co-leaders are not full-time paid staff] Of the [NUMBER FROM FTSTAFF] full-time paid staff people in this congregation, again including [you/the leader(s) we've been talking about/you and your co-leader], how many would be considered ministerial or other religious staff, such as youth ministers, other pastors, pastoral counselors, directors of religious education, music ministers, and so on? [ARDA Note: Please see MINSTAFF in the survey instrument for full remarks and question wording.] (MINSTAFF)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	4,042	1.09	2.09

128) What are the job titles of each of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF] full-time paid staff people? Please begin with [yourself/the senior clergy person or religious leader]. First mention title; [ARDA Note: Please see STF1TITL in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (STF1TITL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Primary Congregational Leader	367	93.9
2) General Congregational Leader	9	2.4
3) Music	0	0.1
4) Education	2	0.5
5) Youth and Young Adults	1	0.1
6) Adult/Family/Outreach	0	0.1
7) Sick/Bereaved	2	0.4
10) Administration	6	1.5
11) Lay Leader	2	0.6
13) Other	2	0.5
Missing	4525
Total	391	100.0

129) What are the job titles of each of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF] full-time paid staff people? Please begin with [yourself/the senior clergy person or religious leader]. Second mention title; [ARDA Note: Please see STF2TITL in the survey instrument for full remark.] (STF2TITL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Primary Congregational Leader	59	13.7
2) General Congregational Leader	139	32.1
3) Music	86	19.8
4) Education	31	7.1
5) Youth and Young Adults	70	16.3
6) Adult/Family/Outreach	10	2.3
7) Sick/Bereaved	1	0.3
8) Missions	0	0.0
9) Spanish-Speaking/Hispanic	2	0.4
10) Administration	19	4.5
11) Lay Leader	6	1.3
12) Building Caretaking	0	0.0
13) Other	10	2.3
Missing	4468
Total	433	100.0

130) What are the job titles of each of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF] full-time paid staff people? Please begin with [yourself/the senior clergy person or religious leader]. Third mention title; [ARDA Note: Please see STF3TITL in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (STF3TITL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Primary Congregational Leader	6	4.1
2) General Congregational Leader	25	16.3
3) Music	29	18.7
4) Education	23	15.1
5) Youth and Young Adults	51	33.2
6) Adult/Family/Outreach	6	3.9
7) Sick/Bereaved	1	0.5
9) Spanish-Speaking/Hispanic	1	0.4
10) Administration	4	2.7
11) Lay Leader	5	3.2
12) Building Caretaking	0	0.1
13) Other	2	1.4
Missing	4875
Total	153	100.0

131) What are the job titles of each of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF] full-time paid staff people? Please begin with [yourself/the senior clergy person or religious leader]. Fourth mention title; [ARDA Note: Please see STF4TITL in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (STF4TITL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Primary Congregational Leader	1	2.1
2) General Congregational Leader	7	13.1
3) Music	13	24.4
4) Education	7	12.6
5) Youth and Young Adults	16	31.0
6) Adult/Family/Outreach	4	7.2
7) Sick/Bereaved	1	2.5
8) Missions	0	0.7
9) Spanish-Speaking/Hispanic	0	0.1
10) Administration	2	3.4
12) Building Caretaking	1	2.5
13) Other	0	0.4
Missing	5130
Total	52	100.0

132) What are the job titles of each of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF] full-time paid staff people? Please begin with [yourself/the senior clergy person or religious leader]. Fifth mention title; [ARDA Note: Please see STF5TITL in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (STF5TITL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Primary Congregational Leader	1	3.9
2) General Congregational Leader	3	14.1
3) Music	3	14.8
4) Education	4	16.8
5) Youth and Young Adults	5	23.4
6) Adult/Family/Outreach	2	7.1
7) Sick/Bereaved	1	5.4
10) Administration	3	13.9
13) Other	0	1.1
Missing	5225
Total	22	100.0

133) What are the job titles of each of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF] full-time paid staff people? Please begin with [yourself/the senior clergy person or religious leader]. Sixth mention title; [ARDA Note: Please see STF6TITL in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (STF6TITL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Primary Congregational Leader	0	4.5
2) General Congregational Leader	2	28.8
3) Music	1	15.2
4) Education	2	21.5
5) Youth and Young Adults	2	24.5
6) Adult/Family/Outreach	0	4.9
10) Administration	0	5.8
13) Other	0	2.9
Missing	5291
Total	7	100.0

134) Thinking of [STF2TITL], is this person male or female? [ARDA Note: Please see STF2GEND in the survey instrument for full remarks and question wording.] (STF2GEND)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	381	66.9
2) Female	188	33.0
Missing	4320
Total	569	100.0

135) What race or ethnicity is this person? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL and STF2GEND. Responses of '5, Other' were re-coded when possible, based on verbatim specifications of 'Other'. For more methodological details, see remarks for CLERRACE). (STF2RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	212	71.8
2) Black or African American	53	18.1
3) Hispanic	25	8.4
4) Asian or Pacific Islander	4	1.3
5) Other	1	0.3
Missing	4884
Total	295	100.0

136) Is this person Hispanic or Latino? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL and STF2GEND. This item was asked only if the person's race or ethnicity was not previously specified as Hispanic (STF2RACE does not equal three). (STF2HISP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	8	2.9
2) No	266	96.9
Missing	4941
Total	274	100.0

137) How old is this person? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL and STF2GEND. (STF2AGE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	292	47.95	13.27

138) In what year did this person start this job at this congregation? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL and STF2GEND. (STF2STRT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	559	2,003.88	9.28

139) [Wording if hired within past two years] Since [he/she] was hired in [his/her] present position, has this person taken a pay cut or had [his/her] salary reduced? [Wording if hired in the present position two or more years ago] In the past two years, has this person taken a pay cut or had [his/her] salary reduced? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. (STF2CUT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	29	18.5
2) No	128	81.5
Missing	5037
Total	157	100.0

140) Did this person graduate from a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL and STF2GEND. (STF2GRDT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	292	51.9
2) No	270	48.1
Missing	4332
Total	562	100.0

141) Is this person currently attending a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL and STF2GEND. This item was asked only if the person had not graduated from a seminary or theological school (STF2GRDT=2). (STF2ATTD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	41	15.2
2) No	227	84.7
Missing	4900
Total	268	100.0

142) Is this person ordained to full clergy status in your congregation, church or religious group? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. (STF2ORDN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	256	59.3
2) No	176	40.8
Missing	4471
Total	432	100.0

143) Was this person a member or regular participant in this congregation before starting this job at your congregation? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL and STF2GEND. (STF2MMBR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	227	40.1
2) No	338	59.8
Missing	4327
Total	565	100.0

144) [Do you/Does this person] specialize in a particular area of work or [do you/does he/does she] have a wide range of responsibilities? Remarks: See remarks from STF2GEND. (STF2SPEC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Specialize	55	40.2
2) Wide range	81	59.6
Missing	5181
Total	136	100.0

145) What is [you/this person's] job title? Remarks: See remarks from STF2GEND. This item was asked only if STF2SPEC = 2. (STAFF2A)

	TOTAL	%
1) Primary Congregational Leader	33	41.8
2) General Congregational Leader (not necessarily primary)	18	22.9
3) Music	2	2.4
4) Education	6	7.1
5) Youth and Young Adults	2	2.9
6) Adult/Family/Outreach	1	1.6
7) Sick/Bereaved	0	0.2
10) Administration	7	8.5
11) Lay Leader	0	0.3
13) Other	1	1.0
14) Multiple Roles	10	12.1
Missing	5252
Total	80	100.0

146) What is [your/this person's] area of specialization? First mention; Remarks: See remarks from STF2GEND. This item was asked only if STF2SPEC = 1. The respondent was allowed to list up to three areas. (STF2SPZ1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Children's ministry	9	15.5
2) Youth ministry	11	20.0
3) Young adult ministry	1	1.4
4) Music	25	44.5
5) Religious education	4	6.3
6) Family ministry	1	1.8
8) Psychological counseling	0	0.2
12) Administration	1	1.4
17) Other	4	6.6
Missing	5262
Total	56	100.0

147) What is [your/this person's] area of specialization? Second mention; Remarks: See remarks from STF2GEND. This item was asked only if STF2SPEC = 1. The respondent was allowed to list up to three areas. (STF2SPZ2)

	TOTAL	%
2) Youth ministry	5	33.8
4) Music	0	3.3
5) Religious education	0	2.4
6) Family ministry	2	11.4
7) Pastoral care	0	2.8
8) Psychological counseling	4	24.1
12) Administration	2	13.8
17) Other	2	12.3
Missing	5317
Total	15	100.0

148) What is [your/this person's] area of specialization? Third mention; Remarks: See remarks from STF2GEND. This item was asked only if STF2SPEC = 1. The respondent was allowed to list up to three areas. (STF2SPZ3)

	TOTAL	%
4) Music	0	16.9
5) Religious education	2	75.7
Missing	5331
Total	2	100.0

149) Thinking of [STF3TITL], is this person male or female? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. (STF3GEND)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	82	54.8
2) Female	68	45.3
Missing	4879
Total	150	100.0

150) What race or ethnicity is this person? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. Responses of '5, Other' were re-coded when possible, based on verbatim specifications of 'Other'. For more methodological details, see remarks for CLERRACE. (STF3RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	27	77.8
2) Black or African American	4	11.9
3) Hispanic	2	4.8
4) Asian or Pacific Islander	2	7.0
Missing	5227
Total	35	100.0

151) Is this person Hispanic or Latino? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. (STF3HISP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1	2.1
2) No	34	96.6
Missing	5238
Total	35	100.0

152) How old is this person? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. (STF3AGE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	35	45.61	15.34

153) In what year did this person start this job at this congregation? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. (STF3STRT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	146	2,001.75	6.60

154) [Wording if hired within past two years] Since [he/she] was hired in [his/her] present position, has this person taken a pay cut or had [his/her] salary reduced? [Wording if hired in the present position two or more years ago] In the past two years, has this person taken a pay cut or had [his/her] salary reduced? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. (STF3CUT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	4	12.6
2) No	31	88.9
Missing	5227
Total	35	100.0

155) Did this person graduate from a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. (STF3GRDT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	55	37.0
2) No	94	62.9
Missing	4881
Total	149	100.0

156) Is this person currently attending a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. This item was asked only if the person had not graduated from a seminary or theological school (STF3GRDT=2). (STF3ATTD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	17	19.1
2) No	74	81.0
Missing	5071
Total	91	100.0

157) Is this person ordained to full clergy status in your congregation, church or religious group? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. (STF3ORDN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	65	43.6
2) No	85	56.4
Missing	4879
Total	150	100.0

158) Was this person a member or regular participant in this congregation before starting this job at your congregation? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. (STF3MMBR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	71	47.0
2) No	79	52.5
Missing	4881
Total	150	100.0

159) Thinking of [STF4TITL], is this person male or female? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. (STF4GEND)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	32	63.1
2) Female	19	36.8
Missing	5134
Total	51	100.0

160) In what year did this person start this job at this congregation? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. (STF4STRT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	50	1,999.99	6.35

161) Did this person graduate from a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. (STF4GRDT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	17	33.5
2) No	34	66.4
Missing	5135
Total	51	100.0

162) Is this person currently attending a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. This item was asked only if the person had not graduated from a seminary or theological school (STF4GRDT=2). (STF4ATTD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	4	11.4
2) No	28	88.6
Missing	5204
Total	32	100.0

163) Is this person ordained to full clergy status in your congregation, church or religious group? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. (STF4ORDN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	20	38.6
2) No	31	61.4
Missing	5134
Total	51	100.0

164) Was this person a member or regular participant in this congregation before starting this job at your congregation? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. (STF4MMBR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	19	36.5
2) No	32	63.4
Missing	5135
Total	51	100.0

165) Thinking of [STF5TITL], is this person male or female? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. (STF5GEND)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	9	43.5
2) Female	12	57.3
Missing	5229
Total	21	100.0

166) In what year did this person start this job at this congregation? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. (STF5STRT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	21	2,001.54	6.01

167) Did this person graduate from a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. (STF5GRDT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	8	37.0
2) No	13	63.8
Missing	5229
Total	21	100.0

168) Is this person currently attending a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. This item was asked only if the person had not graduated from a seminary or theological school (STF5GRDT=2). (STF5ATTD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	0	3.3
2) No	13	99.4
Missing	5262
Total	13	100.0

169) Is this person ordained to full clergy status in your congregation, church or religious group? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. (STF5ORDN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	8	34.5
2) No	14	61.8
Missing	5229
Total	22	100.0

170) Was this person a member or regular participant in this congregation before starting this job at your congregation? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. (STF5MMBR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	7	33.5
2) No	14	67.3
Missing	5229
Total	21	100.0

171) Thinking of [STF6TITL], is this person male or female? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. (STF6GEND)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	4	48.4
2) Female	4	46.3
Missing	5291
Total	8	100.0

172) In what year did this person start this job at this congregation? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. (STF6STRT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	8	2,002.15	5.57

173) Did this person graduate from a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. (STF6GRDT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	3	32.7
2) No	5	62.0
Missing	5291
Total	8	100.0

174) Is this person currently attending a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. This item was asked only if the person had not graduated from a seminary or theological school (STF6GRDT=2). (STF6ATTD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	0	4.1
2) No	5	95.0
Missing	5303
Total	5	100.0

175) Is this person ordained to full clergy status in your congregation, church or religious group? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. (STF6ORDN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2	34.5
2) No	5	73.7
Missing	5291
Total	7	100.0

176) Was this person a member or regular participant in this congregation before starting this job at your congregation? Remarks: See remarks for STF1TITL through STF6TITL. (STF6MMBR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	3	43.9
2) No	4	64.2
Missing	5291
Total	7	100.0

177) Of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF], how many are white and non-Hispanic? Remarks: In 2012, item FTSTFWHT was asked if congregations had 4 or more full-time ministerial staff (MINSTAFF is greater than or equal to 4). The dataset distinguishes between the 2012 and 2018-19 versions of the variables since they refer to different subsets of congregations. (FTSTFWHT_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	84	19.06	29.39

178) Of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF], how many are white and non-Hispanic? [ARDA Note: Please see FTSTFWHT_12 and FTSTFWHT_18 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (FTSTFWHT_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	132	3.37	5.43

179) Of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF], how many are Black or African American? Remarks: See remarks for FTSFWHT_12 and FTSFWHT_18. (FTSTFBLK_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	84	2.15	4.02

180) Of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF], how many are Black or African American? Remarks: See remarks for FTSFWHT_12 and FTSFWHT_18. (FTSTFBLK_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	132	0.42	1.32

181) Of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF], how many are Hispanic or Latino? Remarks: See remarks for FTSFWHT_12 and FTSFWHT_18. (FTSTFHIS_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	84	7.70	15.46

182) Of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF], how many are Hispanic or Latino? Remarks: See remarks for FTSFWHT_12 and FTSFWHT_18. (FTSTFHIS_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	132	0.41	1.19

183) Of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF], how many are Asian or Pacific Islander? Remarks: See remarks for FTSFWHT_12 and FTSFWHT_18. (FTSTFASI_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	84	2.02	3.89

184) Of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF], how many are Asian or Pacific Islander? Remarks: See remarks for FTSFWHT_12 and FTSFWHT_18. (FTSTFASI_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	132	1.01	3.20

185) Of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF], how many are American Indian? Remarks: See remarks for FTSFWHT_12 and FTSFWHT_18. (FTSTFAI_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	84	0.01	0.12

186) Of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF], how many are an ethnicity other than the ones I've mentioned? Remarks: See remarks for FTSFWHT_12 and FTSFWHT_18. (FTSTFOTH_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	132	0.05	0.35

187) Of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF], how many are under 40 years old? (FTSFU40_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	84	11.29	18.76

188) Of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF], how many are under 40 years old? Remarks: See remarks for FTSFWHT_12 and FTSFWHT_18. (FTSFU40_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	133	2.20	5.03

189) Of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF], how many are between 40 and 60 years old? Remarks: See remarks for FTSFWHT_12 and FTSFWHT_18. (FTSFU60_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	84	8.06	10.98

190) Of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF], how many are over 60 years old? Remarks: See remarks for FTSFWHT_12 and FTSFWHT_18. (FTSFO60_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	84	2.56	3.79

191) In the past two years, have any of these staff people taken a pay cut or had their salary reduced? Remarks: See remarks for FTSFWHT_12 and FTSFWHT_18. (FTSTFCUT_12)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	5	6.1
2) No	78	93.9
Missing	4939
Total	83	100.0

192) How many have taken a pay cut or had their salary reduced? Remarks: This item was asked only if staff had taken a recent pay cut (FTSTFCUT=1). (TFSTFCUT1_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5	3.93	4.49

193) Of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF], how many are men? (FTSTFMEN_06)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	21	6.35	4.62

194) Of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF], how many are men? (FTSTFMEN_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	84	12.45	18.27

195) Of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF], how many are men? (FTSTFMEN_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	133	3.30	3.58

196) Of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF], how many have graduated from a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remarks for FTSFMEN_06 through FTSFMEN_18. (FTSTFGRD_06)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	21	5.09	4.75

197) Of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF], how many have graduated from a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remarks for FTSFMEN_06 through FTSFMEN_18. (FTSTFGRD_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	84	20.61	37.51

198) Of these [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF], how many have graduated from a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remarks for FTSFMEN_06 through FTSFMEN_18. (FTSTFGRD_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	132	2.17	4.07

199) How many are currently attending a seminary or theological school? Remarks See remarks for FTSFMEN_06 through FTSFMEN_18. (FTSTFATD_06)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	21	0.86	2.33

200) How many are currently attending a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remarks for FTSFMEN_06 through FTSFMEN_18. (FTSTFATD_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	84	18.55	38.35

201) How many are currently attending a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remarks for FTSFMEN_06 through FTSFMEN_18. (FTSTFATD_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	132	0.48	1.39

202) How many are ordained to full clergy status in your congregation, church or religious group? Remarks: See remarks for FTSFMEN_06 through FTSFMEN_18. (FTSTFORD_06)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	21	4.88	4.66

203) How many are ordained to full clergy status in your congregation, church or religious group? Remarks: See remarks for FTSFMEN_06 through FTSFMEN_18. (FTSTFORD_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	83	21.19	37.32

204) How many were members or regular participants in your congregation before they started their jobs at this congregation? Remarks: See remarks for FTSFMEN_06 through FTSFMEN_18. (FTSTMBR_06)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	21	3.57	5.30

205) How many were members or regular participants in your congregation before they started their jobs at this congregation? Remarks: See remarks for FTSFMEN_06 through FTSFMEN_18. (FTSTMBR_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	83	18.72	34.41

206) How many were members or regular participants in your congregation before they started their jobs at this congregation? Remarks: See remarks for FTSFMEN_06 through FTSFMEN_18. (FTSTMBR_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	127	1.80	2.58

207) Do any of the [NUMBER FROM MINSTAFF] full-time ministerial staff specialize in particular areas of work or do they all have a wide range of responsibilities? Remarks: See remark for FTSFMEN_06 through FTSFMEN_18. (FTSSPZ_18)

	TOTAL	%
1) All have a wide range	44	33.0
2) At least one specializes	89	66.8
Missing	4856
Total	133	100.0

208) How many specialize? Remarks: This item was only asked if the congregation had three or more full-time ministerial staff (MINSTAFF is greater than or equal to three) and if at least one of these staff members specializes in a particular area of work (FTSSPZ = 2). (FTSSNO_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	89	3.89	6.68

209) (If FTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (If FTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM FTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: children's ministry; [ARDA Note: Please see FTSCHLD in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (FTSCHLD)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	89	0.71	1.51

210) (If FTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (If FTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM FTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: youth ministry; [ARDA Note: Please see FTSYOUTH in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (FTSYOUTH)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	89	0.67	0.81

211) (If FTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (If FTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM FTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: young adult ministry; [ARDA Note: Please see FTSYA in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (FTSYA)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	89	0.41	0.68

212) (If FTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (If FTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM FTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: music; [ARDA Note: Please see FTSMUSIC in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (FTSMUSIC)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	89	0.73	1.16

213) (If FTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (If FTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM FTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: religious education; [ARDA Note: Please see FTSREDU in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (FTSREDU)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	89	1.28	2.19

214) (If FTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (If FTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM FTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: family ministry; [ARDA Note: Please see FTSFAMIN in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (FTSFAMIN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	89	0.47	1.21

215) (If FTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (If FTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM FTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: pastoral care; [ARDA Note: Please see FTSCARE in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (FTSCARE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	89	0.78	3.59

216) (If FTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (If FTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM FTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: psychological counseling; [ARDA Note: Please see FTSPSYCH in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (FTSPSYCH)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	89	0.65	1.84

217) (If FTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (If FTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM FTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: community engagement; [ARDA Note: Please see FTSENGAG in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (FTSENGAG)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	89	1.05	2.13

218) (If FTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (If FTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM FTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: spiritual growth; [ARDA Note: Please see FTSGROW in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (FTSGROW)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	89	1.33	2.69

219) (If FTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (If FTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM FTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: outreach; [ARDA Note: Please see FTSREACH in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (FTSREACH)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	89	0.76	1.93

220) (If FTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (If FTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM FTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: administration; [ARDA Note: Please see FTSADMIN in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (FTSADMIN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	89	0.49	1.15

221) (If FTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (If FTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM FTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: volunteer coordination; [ARDA Note: Please see FTSVOLC in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (FTSVOLC)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	89	0.87	2.25

222) (If FTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (If FTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM FTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: worship-related technology; [ARDA Note: Please see FTSWTECH in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (FTSWTECH)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	89	0.28	0.64

223) (If FTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (If FTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM FTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: technology other than worship-related technology; [ARDA Note: Please see FTSTECH in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (FTSTECH)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	89	0.22	0.57

224) (If FTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (If FTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM FTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: media or communications; [ARDA Note: Please see FTSMEDIA in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (FTSMEDIA)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	89	0.29	0.73

225) (If FTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (If FTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM FTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: Any area of specialization that I haven't mentioned? (FTSOTHER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	11	12.2
2) No	78	87.5
Missing	4978
Total	89	100.0

226) Number of part time ministerial staff who specialize in an area not previously mentioned. [ARDA Note: Please see FTSPZOTHNUM in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (FTSPZOTHNUM)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	10	1.35	0.73

227) Within the past 12 months has the number of full-time paid staff in your congregation increased, decreased, or stayed the same? (FTSFCHG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Increased	244	6.0
2) Stayed the same	3617	89.0
3) Decreased	203	5.0
Missing	1249
Total	4064	100.0

228) Within the past 12 months has the number of full-time paid staff in your congregation increased, decreased, or stayed the same? By how many? Remarks: This item was only asked if FTSTFCHG = 1 or 3. (FTCHGNO)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	118	1.95	2.60

229) [2006-2007 wording] Is your congregation currently searching for a full-time staff person of any sort? (FTSRCH_06)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	159	10.8
2) No	1324	89.3
Missing	3835
Total	1483	100.0

230) [2018-19 wording] Are you currently searching to fill any full-time ministerial staff positions? (FTSRCH_18)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	122	9.7
2) No	1139	90.4
Missing	4073
Total	1261	100.0

231) What full-time position are you currently trying to fill? Remarks: This item was asked only if the congregation was searching for a full-time staff person (FTSRCH_06=1). (FTPOSTN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Primary Congregational Leader	62	39.3
2) General Congregational Leader	12	7.6
3) Music	35	22.2
4) Education	5	3.5
5) Youth and Young Adults	23	14.4
6) Adult/Family/Outreach	2	1.2
7) Sick/Bereaved	6	3.5
9) Spanish-Speaking/Hispanic	0	0.0
10) Administration	12	7.6
11) Lay Leader	0	0.2
12) Building Caretaking	1	0.9
13) Other	0	0.3
Missing	5102
Total	158	100.0

232) When did this search begin? Month; Remarks: This item was asked only if the congregation was searching for a full-time staff person (FTSRCH_06=1). (FTSRCHMO)

	TOTAL	%
1) January	12	8.2
2) February	6	3.8
3) March	7	4.8
4) April	4	2.6
5) May	30	19.7
6) June	27	17.8
7) July	11	7.2
8) August	24	15.6
9) September	10	6.9
10) October	11	7.5
11) November	3	2.0
12) December	6	3.9
Missing	5112
Total	151	100.0

233) When did this search begin? Year; Remarks: This item was asked only if the congregation was searching for a full-time staff person (FTSRCH_06=1). (FTSRCHYR)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	151	2,005.57	0.99

234) How many positions are you seeking to fill? Remarks: This item was asked only if the congregation was searching for a full-time staff person (FTSRCH_06=1). (FTSRCHNO)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	122	1.48	0.97

235) (If FTSRCHNO is less than or equal to three) What [is/are] the job title[s] of the position[s] you are trying to fill? (If FTSRCHNO is greater than or equal to three) What are the job titles of the three most important positions you are trying to fill? First mention (FTPOSFL1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Primary Congregational Leader	51	42.1
2) General Congregational Leader (not necessarily primary)	15	12.7
3) Music	4	3.7
4) Education	1	0.6
5) Youth and Young Adults	38	31.2
6) Adult/Family/Outreach	3	2.4
7) Sick/Bereaved	3	2.4
8) Missions	0	0.0
9) Spanish-Speaking/Hispanic	0	0.3
10) Administration	2	1.5
12) Building Caretaking	0	0.2
13) Other	3	2.3
14) Multiple Roles	1	1.2
Missing	5160
Total	121	100.0

236) (If FTSRCHNO is less than or equal to three) What [is/are] the job title[s] of the position[s] you are trying to fill? (If FTSRCHNO is greater than or equal to three) What are the job titles of the three most important positions you are trying to fill? Second mention (FTPOSFL2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Primary Congregational Leader	0	0.0
3) Music	4	12.1
4) Education	2	6.0
5) Youth and Young Adults	2	7.4
6) Adult/Family/Outreach	0	0.2
7) Sick/Bereaved	0	0.1
9) Spanish-Speaking/Hispanic	0	0.8
10) Administration	15	46.8
12) Building Caretaking	9	27.4
13) Other	0	0.0
14) Multiple Roles	0	0.0
Missing	5296
Total	32	100.0

237) (If FTSRCHNO is less than or equal to three) What [is/are] the job title[s] of the position[s] you are trying to fill? (If FTSRCHNO is greater than or equal to three) What are the job titles of the three most important positions you are trying to fill? Third mention (FTPOSFL3)

	TOTAL	%
1) Primary Congregational Leader	0	0.3
2) General Congregational Leader (not necessarily primary)	0	1.2
3) Music	0	0.1
5) Youth and Young Adults	0	0.2
6) Adult/Family/Outreach	0	0.2
10) Administration	16	100.1
12) Building Caretaking	0	0.1
13) Other	0	0.1
Missing	5319
Total	16	100.0

238) [1998 and 2006-07 wording; 2012 wording if head clergyperson is not part-time paid staff; 2018-19 wording if head clergyperson or neither co-leader is part-time paid staff] How many people currently are part-time paid employees of this congregation, including people who receive regular fees for singing or other work? [ARDA Note: Please see PTSTAFF in the survey instrument for full remarks and question wording.] (PTSTAFF)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,279	2.34	4.39

239) [2012 wording if head clergyperson is not part-time paid staff; 2018-19 wording if head clergyperson or neither co-leader is part-time paid staff] Of the [NUMBER FROM PTSTAFF] part-time paid staff people in this congregation, how many would be considered ministerial or other religious staff, such as youth ministers, other pastors, pastoral counselors, directors of religious education, music ministers, and so on? [ARDA Note: Please see PTMINSTF in the survey instrument for full remarks and question wording.] (PTMINSTF)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	2,572	0.86	1.68

240) What are the job titles of each of these [NUMBER FROM PTMINSTF] part-time paid staff people? Please begin with [yourself/the senior clergy person or religious leader]. First mention [ARDA Note: Please see PSTF1TITL in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PSTF1TITL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Primary Congregational Leader	30	73.4
2) General Congregational Leader	1	2.7
5) Youth and Young Adults	10	24.0
Missing	5311
Total	41	100.0

241) What are the job titles of each of these [NUMBER FROM PTMINSTF] part-time paid staff people? Please begin with [yourself/the senior clergy person or religious leader]. Second mention; [ARDA Note: Please see PSTF2TITL in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PSTF2TITL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Primary Congregational Leader	21	6.6
2) General Congregational Leader	44	13.6
3) Music	162	49.8
4) Education	13	4.0
5) Youth and Young Adults	56	17.1
6) Adult/Family/Outreach	5	1.5
7) Sick/Bereaved	3	1.0
8) Missions	0	0.0
9) Spanish-Speaking/Hispanic	1	0.3
10) Administration	19	5.8
11) Lay Leader	1	0.4
13) Other	0	0.1
Missing	4948
Total	325	100.0

242) What are the job titles of each of these [NUMBER FROM PTMINSTF] part-time paid staff people? Please begin with [yourself/the senior clergy person or religious leader]. Third mention; [ARDA Note: Please see PSTF3TITL in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PSTF3TITL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Primary Congregational Leader	2	2.5
2) General Congregational Leader	17	20.3
3) Music	30	35.4
4) Education	8	9.7
5) Youth and Young Adults	25	30.3
6) Adult/Family/Outreach	0	0.4
7) Sick/Bereaved	1	0.9
8) Missions	0	0.2
10) Administration	1	1.1
13) Other	0	0.0
Missing	5199
Total	84	100.0

243) [2018-19 wording] [Are you/Is this part-time paid ministerial staff person] male or female? Or [Are you/Is this second part-time paid ministerial staff person] male or female? Remarks: See remarks for PSTF1TITL through PTSF3TITL. [ARDA Note: Please see PSTF2GEND in the survey instrument for full remarks and question wording.] (PSTF2GEND)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	294	56.3
2) Female	229	43.9
Missing	4718
Total	523	100.0

244) What race or ethnicity is this person? Remarks: See remarks for PSTF1TITL through PSTF3TITL and PSTF2GEND. Responses of '5, Other' were re-coded when possible, based on verbatim specifications of 'Other'. For more methodological details, see remarks for CLERRACE. (PSTF2RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	354	67.8
2) Black or African American	126	24.1
3) Hispanic	29	5.5
4) Asian or Pacific Islander	8	1.5
5) Other	5	1.0
Missing	4722
Total	522	100.0

245) Is this person Hispanic or Latino? Remarks: See remarks for PSTF1TITL through PSTF3TITL and PSTF2GEND.This item was asked only if the person's race or ethnicity was not previously specified as Hispanic (PSTF2RACE does not equal three). (PSTF2HISP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	19	3.8
2) No	470	96.1
Missing	4773
Total	489	100.0

246) How old is this person? Remarks: See remarks for PSTF1TITL through PSTF3TITL and PSTF2GEND. (PSTF2AGE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	512	48.11	15.43

247) In what year did this person start this job at this congregation? Remarks: See remarks for PSTF1TITL through PSTF3TITL and PSTF2GEND. (PSTF2STRT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	479	2,007.13	9.27

248) [Wording if hired in the present position two or more years ago] In the past two years, has this person taken a pay cut or had [his/her] salary reduced? [Wording if hired within the past two years] Since [he/she] was hired in [his/her] present position, has this person taken a pay cut or had [his/her] salary reduced? Remarks: See remarks for PSTF1TITL through PTSF3TITL. (PSTF2CUT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	19	5.7
2) No	306	94.1
Missing	4952
Total	325	100.0

249) Did this person graduate from a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remarks for PSTF1TITL through PSTF3TITL and PSTF2GEND. (PSTF2GRDT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	109	21.1
2) No	409	78.9
Missing	4728
Total	518	100.0

250) Is this person currently attending a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remarks for PSTF1TITL through PSTF3TITL and PSTF2GEND. This item was asked only if the person had not graduated from a seminary or theological school (PSTF2GRDT=2). (PSTF2ATTD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	22	5.3
2) No	391	94.6
Missing	4852
Total	413	100.0

251) Is this person ordained to full clergy status in your congregation, church, or religious group? Remarks: See remarks for PSTF1TITL through PTSF3TITL. (PSTF2ORDN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	90	27.5
2) No	236	72.3
Missing	4949
Total	326	100.0

252) Was this person a member or regular participant in this congregation before starting this job at your congregation? Remarks: See remarks for PSTF1TITL through PSTF3TITL and PSTF2GEND. (PSTF2MMBR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	280	53.9
2) No	239	46.1
Missing	4729
Total	519	100.0

253) [Do you/Does this person] specialize in a particular area of work or [do you/does he/does she] have a wide range of responsibilities? Remarks: See remarks for PSTF2GEND. (PTS2SPEC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Specialize	144	72.1
2) Wide Range of Responsibilities	55	27.4
Missing	5103
Total	199	100.0

254) What is [your/this person's] job title? Remarks: See remarks from PSTF2GEND. This item was asked only if PTS2SPEC = 2. (PSTAFF2A)

	TOTAL	%
1) Primary Congregational Leader	21	39.0
2) General Congregational Leader	7	13.2
3) Music	1	2.5
4) Education	0	0.2
5) Youth and Young Adults	5	8.7
6) Adult/Family/Outreach	1	1.8
7) Sick/Bereaved	0	0.5
9) Spanish-Speaking/Hispanic	0	0.2
10) Administration	6	11.5
11) Lay Leader	5	9.3
14) Multiple Roles	8	14.2
Missing	5281
Total	54	100.0

255) What is [your/this person's] area of specialization? First mention; Remarks: See remarks for PSTF2GEND. This item was asked only if PTS2SPEC = 1. The respondent was allowed to list up to three areas. (PSTF2SPZ1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Children's ministry	7	5.0
2) Youth ministry	17	11.9
3) Young adult ministry	1	0.9
4) Music	100	69.6
5) Religious education	9	6.3
6) Family ministry	3	2.0
7) Pastoral care	3	2.2
8) Psychological counseling	0	0.2
9) Community engagement	1	0.5
17) Other	2	1.7
Missing	5155
Total	143	100.0

256) What is [your/this person's] area of specialization? Second mention; Remarks: See remarks for PSTF2GEND. This item was asked only if PTS2SPEC = 1. The respondent was allowed to list up to three areas. (PSTF2SPZ2)

	TOTAL	%
3) Young adult ministry	0	4.5
4) Music	5	60.7
5) Religious education	2	20.8
6) Family ministry	0	2.0
7) Pastoral care	1	7.8
17) Other	1	10.2
Missing	5315
Total	9	100.0

257) What is [your/this person's] area of specialization? Third mention; Remarks: See remarks for PSTF2GEND. This item was asked only if PTS2SPEC = 1. The respondent was allowed to list up to three areas. (PSTF2SPZ3)

	TOTAL	%
17) Other	0	0
Missing	5332
Total	0	100.0

258) Thinking of [PSTF3TITL], is this person male or female? Remarks: See remarks for PSTF1TITL through PTSF3TITL. (PSTF3GEND)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	19	22.2
2) Female	66	77.6
Missing	5199
Total	85	100.0

259) What race or ethnicity is this person? Remarks: See remarks for PSTF1TITL through PTSF3TITL. Responses of '5, Other' were re-coded when possible, based on verbatim specifications of 'Other'. For more methodological details, see remarks for CLERRACE. (PSTF3RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	56	67.2
2) Black or African American	23	27.5
3) Hispanic	4	4.6
4) Asian or Pacific Islander	1	0.9
Missing	5201
Total	84	100.0

260) Is this person Hispanic or Latino? Remarks: See remarks for PSTF1TITL through PTSF3TITL. This item was asked only if the person's race or ethnicity was not previously specified as Hispanic (PSTF3RACE does not equal three). (PSTF3HISP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	0	0.0
2) No	80	100.5
Missing	5218
Total	80	100.0

261) How old is this person? Remarks: See remarks for PSTF1TITL through PTSF3TITL. (PSTF3AGE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	83	43.68	11.12

262) In what year did this person start this job at this congregation? Remarks: See remarks for PSTF1TITL through PTSF3TITL. (PSTF3STRT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	83	2,007.22	7.36

263) [Wording if hired in the present position two or more years ago] In the past two years, has this person taken a pay cut or had [his/her] salary reduced? [Wording if hired within past two years] Since [he/she] was hired in [his/her] present position, has this person taken a pay cut or had [his/her] salary reduced? Remarks: See remarks for PSTF1TITL through PTSF3TITL. (PSTF3CUT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	4	4.3
2) No	80	95.7
Missing	5201
Total	84	100.0

264) Did this person graduate from a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remarks for PSTF1TITL through PTSF3TITL. (PSTF3GRDT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	15	17.3
2) No	70	82.5
Missing	5199
Total	85	100.0

265) Is this person currently attending a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remarks for PSTF1TITL through PTSF3TITL. This item was asked only if the person had not graduated. (PSTF3ATTD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	12	17.3
2) No	58	82.9
Missing	5220
Total	70	100.0

266) Is this person ordained to full clergy status in your congregation, church, or religious group? Remarks: See remarks for PSTF1TITL through PTSF3TITL. (PSTF3ORDN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	7	7.8
2) No	78	92.0
Missing	5199
Total	85	100.0

267) Was this person a member or regular participant in this congregation before starting this job at your congregation? Remarks: See remarks for PSTF1TITL through PTSF3TITL. (PSTF3MMBR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	55	64.2
2) No	30	35.4
Missing	5200
Total	85	100.0

268) Of these [NUMBER FROM PTMINSTF], how many are white and non-Hispanic? Remarks: In 2012, items PTSTFWHT, PTSTFBLK, et al. through PTSTFMBR were asked if congregations had four or more part-time ministerial staff (PTMINSTF is greater than or equal to four). (PTSTFWHT_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	82	3.10	3.01

269) Of these [NUMBER FROM PTMINSTF], how many are white and non-Hispanic? [ARDA Note: Please see PTSTFWHT_12 and PTSTFWHT_18 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PTSTFWHT_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	225	2.36	2.51

270) Of these [NUMBER FROM PTMINSTF], how many are Black or African American? Remarks: See remarks for PSTF1TITL through PTSF3TITL. (PTSTFBLK_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	82	1.05	1.92

271) Of these [NUMBER FROM PTMINSTF], how many are Black or African American? Remarks: See remarks for PSTF1TITL through PTSF3TITL. (PTSTFBLK_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	225	0.69	1.39

272) Of these [NUMBER FROM PTMINSTF], how many are Hispanic or Latino? Remarks: See remarks for PTSTFWHT_12 and PTSTFWHT_18. (PTSTFHIS_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	82	0.44	1.84

273) Of these [NUMBER FROM PTMINSTF], how many are Hispanic or Latino? Remarks: See remarks for PTSTFWHT_12 and PTSTFWHT_18. (PTSTFHIS_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	225	0.28	1.03

274) Of these [NUMBER FROM PTMINSTF], how many are Asian or Pacific Islander? Remarks: See remarks for PTSTFWHT_12 and PTSTFWHT_18. (PTSTFASI_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	82	0.04	0.26

275) Of these [NUMBER FROM PTMINSTF], how many are Asian or Pacific Islander? Remarks: See remarks for PTSTFWHT_12 and PTSTFWHT_18. (PTSTFASI_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	225	0.10	0.46

276) Of these [NUMBER FROM PTMINSTF], how many are American Indian? Remarks: See remarks for PTSTFWHT_12 and PTSTFWHT_18. (PTSTFAI)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	82	0.00	0.00

277) Of these [NUMBER FROM PTMINSTF], how many are under 40 years old? Remarks: See remarks for PTSTFWHT_12 and PTSTFWHT_18. (PTSTFU40_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	82	1.87	2.40

278) Of these [NUMBER FROM PTMINSTF], how many are under 40 years old? Remarks: See remarks for PTSTFWHT_12 and PTSTFWHT_18. (PTSTFU40_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	223	1.38	2.16

279) How many are between 40 and 60 years old? Remarks: See remarks for PTSTFWHT_12 and PTSTFWHT_18. (PTSTFU60)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	82	2.14	2.16

280) How many are over 60 years old? Remarks: See remarks for PTSTFWHT_12 and PTSTFWHT_18. (PTSTFO60)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	82	0.62	0.92

281) Of these [NUMBER FROM PTMINSTF], how many are men? Remarks: See remarks for PTSTFWHT_12 and PTSTFWHT_18, (PTSTFMEN_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	82	2.01	1.71

282) Of these [NUMBER FROM PTMINSTF], how many are men? Remarks: See remarks for PTSTFWHT_12 and PTSTFWHT_18. (PTSTFMEN_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	225	1.68	1.78

283) In the past two years, have any of these staff people taken a pay cut or had their salary reduced? Remarks: See remarks for PTSTFWHT_12 and PTSTFWHT_18. (PTSTFCUT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	11	13.0
2) No	70	85.0
3) All hired within the last two years	1	1.1
Missing	5075
Total	82	100.0

284) How many? Remarks: See remarks for PTSTFWHT_12 and PTSTFWHT_18. This item was asked only if staff had taken a recent pay cut (PTSTFCUT=1). (PTSTFCUT1)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	11	3.44	2.28

285) Of these [NUMBER FROM PTMINSTF], how many have graduated from a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remarks for PTSTFWHT_12 and PTSTFWHT_18. (PTSTFGRD_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	82	0.66	1.21

286) Of these [NUMBER FROM PTMINSTF], how many have graduated from a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remarks for PTSTFWHT_12 and PTSTFWHT_18. (PTSTFGRD_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	222	0.66	1.12

287) How many are currently attending a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remarks for PTSTFWHT_12 and PTSTFWHT_18. (PTSTFATD_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	82	0.24	0.72

288) How many are currently attending a seminary or theological school? Remarks: See remarks for PTSTFWHT_12 and PTSTFWHT_18. (PTSTFATD_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	224	0.26	0.59

289) How many are ordained to full clergy status in your congregation, church, or religious group? Remarks: See remarks for PTSTFWHT_12 and PTSTFWHT_18. (PTSTFORD)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	82	0.74	1.22

290) How many were members or regular participants in your congregation before they started their jobs at this congregation? Remarks: See remarks for PTSTFWHT_12 and PTSTFWHT_18. (PTSTFMBR_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	80	2.95	3.28

291) How many were members or regular participants in your congregation before they started their jobs at this congregation? Remarks: See remarks for PTSTFWHT_12 and PTSTFWHT_18. (PTSTFMBR_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	221	1.92	2.24

292) Do any of the [NUMBER FROM PTMINSTF] part-time ministerial staff specialize in particular areas of work or do they all have a wide range of responsibilities? Remarks: This item was only asked if the congregation had three or more part-time ministerial staff (PTMINSTF is greater than or equal to three). (PTSSPZ_18)

	TOTAL	%
1) All have a wide range	44	19.6
2) At least one specializes	181	80.5
Missing	4863
Total	225	100.0

293) How many specialize? Remarks: This item was only asked if the congregation reported three or more part-time ministerial staff (PTMINSTF is greater than or equal to three) and if at least one of these staff members specializes in a particular area of work (PTSSPZ = 2). (PTSSNO_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	181	3.04	2.23

294) (Asked if PTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (Asked if PTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM PTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: children's ministry; [ARDA Note: Please see PTSCHLD in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PTSCHLD)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	181	0.57	1.00

295) (Asked if PTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (Asked if PTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM PTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: youth ministry; [ARDA Note: Please see PTSYOUTH in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PTSYOUTH)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	181	0.55	0.69

296) (Asked if PTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (Asked if PTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM PTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: young adult ministry; [ARDA Note: Please see PTSYA in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PTSYA)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	181	0.19	0.46

297) (Asked if PTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (Asked if PTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM PTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: music; [ARDA Note: Please see PTSMUSIC in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PTSMUSIC)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	181	1.63	1.63

298) (Asked if PTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (Asked if PTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM PTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: religious education; [ARDA Note: Please see PTSREDU in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PTSREDU)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	181	0.47	0.84

299) (Asked if PTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (Asked if PTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM PTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: family ministry; [ARDA Note: Please see PTSFAMIN in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PTSFAMIN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	180	0.26	0.64

300) (Asked if PTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (Asked if PTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM PTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: pastoral care; [ARDA Note: Please see PTSCARE in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PTSCARE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	181	0.35	0.73

301) (Asked if PTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (Asked if PTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM PTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: psychological counseling; [ARDA Note: Please see PTSPSYCH in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PTSPSYCH)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	180	0.07	0.30

302) (Asked if PTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (Asked if PTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM PTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: community engagement; [ARDA Note: Please see PTSENGAG in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PTSENGAG)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	181	0.37	0.95

303) (Asked if PTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (Asked if PTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM PTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: spiritual growth; [ARDA Note: Please see PTSGROW in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PTSGROW)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	181	0.56	1.45

304) (Asked if PTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (Asked if PTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM PTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: outreach; [ARDA Note: Please see PTSREACH in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PTSREACH)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	181	0.47	1.04

305) (Asked if PTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (Asked if PTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM PTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: administration; [ARDA Note: Please see PTSADMIN in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PTSADMIN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	181	0.22	0.59

306) (Asked if PTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (Asked if PTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM PTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: volunteer coordination; [ARDA Note: Please see PTSVOLC in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PTSVOLC)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	181	0.37	0.86

307) (Asked if PTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (Asked if PTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM PTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: worship-related technology; [ARDA Note: Please see PTSWTECH in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PTSWTECH)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	181	0.31	0.67

308) (Asked if PTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (Asked if PTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM PTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: technology other than worship-related technology; [ARDA Note: Please see PTSTECH in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PTSTECH)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	180	0.15	0.53

309) (Asked if PTSSNO = 1) What is this person's area of specialization? (Asked if PTSSNO is greater than or equal to two) Of the [NUMBER FROM PTSSNO] who specialize, how many specialize in each of the following areas of activities: media or communications; [ARDA Note: Please see PTSMEDIA in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PTSMEDIA)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	181	0.21	0.57

310) Any area of specialization that I haven't mentioned? (PTSOTHER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	17	9.4
2) No	164	90.6
Missing	4949
Total	181	100.0

311) Number of part time ministerial staff who specialize in an area not previously mentioned. [ARDA Note: Please see PTSPZOTHNUM in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PTSPZOTHNUM)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	11	1.11	0.49

312) Within the past 12 months has the number of part-time paid staff in your congregation increased, decreased, or stayed the same? (PTSFCHG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Increased	105	8.3
2) Stayed the same	1122	89.0
3) Decreased	34	2.7
Missing	4076
Total	1261	100.0

313) By how many? Remarks: This item was only asked if PTSTFCHG = 1 or 3. (PTCHGNO)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	138	1.46	0.94

314) Are you currently searching to fill any part-time ministerial staff positions? (PTSRCH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	87	6.9
2) No	1175	93.1
Missing	4075
Total	1262	100.0

315) How many positions are you seeking to fill? Remarks: This item was only asked if the congregation reported they were currently searching to fill any part-time ministerial staff position(s) (PTSRCH = 1). (PTSRCHNO)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	86	1.27	0.85

316) (If PTSRCHNO is less than or equal to three) What [is/are] the job title[s] of the position[s] you are trying to fill? (If PTSRCHNO is greater than or equal to three) What are the job titles of the three most important position you are trying to fill? First mentioned (PTPOSFL1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Primary Congregational Leader	4	4.6
2) General Congregational Leader (not necessarily primary)	5	5.5
3) Music	29	33.2
4) Education	6	7.1
5) Youth and Young Adults	28	32.5
6) Adult/Family/Outreach	2	2.6
7) Sick/Bereaved	1	1.0
9) Spanish-Speaking/Hispanic	1	0.6
10) Administration	6	6.4
11) Lay Leader	1	1.0
13) Other	1	1.4
14) Multiple Roles	3	3.3
Missing	5205
Total	87	100.0

317) (If PTSRCHNO is less than or equal to three) What [is/are] the job title[s] of the position[s] you are trying to fill? (If PTSRCHNO is greater than or equal to three) What are the job titles of the three most important position you are trying to fill? Second mentioned (PTPOSFL2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Primary Congregational Leader	2	15.0
2) General Congregational Leader (not necessarily primary)	1	9.6
3) Music	3	24.7
4) Education	2	16.3
5) Youth and Young Adults	2	14.1
6) Adult/Family/Outreach	1	9.3
7) Sick/Bereaved	0	2.9
8) Missions	0	0.1
10) Administration	1	4.7
12) Building Caretaking	0	0.8
13) Other	1	7.2
Missing	5301
Total	13	100.0

318) (If PTSRCHNO is less than or equal to three) What [is/are] the job title[s] of the position[s] you are trying to fill? (If PTSRCHNO is greater than or equal to three) What are the job titles of the three most important position you are trying to fill? Third mentioned (PTPOSFL3)

	TOTAL	%
2) General Congregational Leader (not necessarily primary)	0	4.6
3) Music	0	0.4
4) Education	2	57.9
5) Youth and Young Adults	1	14.5
6) Adult/Family/Outreach	0	0.7
10) Administration	0	8.2
11) Lay Leader	1	21.6
12) Building Caretaking	0	2.7
Missing	5320
Total	4	100.0

319) In a typical week, how many worship services does your congregation hold? (NUMSERV1)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,315	2.88	8.03

320) [1998] Most recent or main worship service [2006-07, 2012, 2018-19] Most recent or main worship service at which respondent was present: Month; [ARDA Note: Please see SVCMNTH in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (SVCMNTH)

	TOTAL	%
1) January	190	3.6
2) February	123	2.3
3) March	253	4.8
4) April	386	7.3
5) May	643	12.2
6) June	682	13.0
7) July	686	13.0
8) August	703	13.4
9) September	497	9.4
10) October	528	10.0
11) November	301	5.7
12) December	269	5.1
Missing	52
Total	5261	100.0

321) [1998] Most recent or main worship service [2006-07, 2012, 2018-19] Most recent or main worship service at which respondent was present: Day of the month (1 through 31); [ARDA Note: Please see SVCDAY in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (SVCDAY)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,257	15.45	8.92

322) How long did this service last? Time in minutes; Remarks: Respondents were asked to report the length of service in hours and minutes. We converted their responses into the total number of minutes. (LENGTH)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,315	89.68	42.11

323) Was there a sermon or a speech of some sort at this service? (SERMON)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	5101	95.8
2) No	223	4.2
Missing	7
Total	5324	100.0

324) How long did the sermon or speech last? Time in minutes; Remarks: SERMTIME was asked only if SERMON=1. If a congregation did not have a sermon (SERMON=2), SERMTIME was set at zero. (SERMTIME)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,288	29.31	18.51

325) Did the speaker come down from the altar, podium, chancel, or stage during the sermon? Remarks: SPKRDWN was asked only if SERMON=1. (SPKRDWN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1345	49.7
2) No	1364	50.4
Missing	2556
Total	2709	100.0

326) What language or languages were spoken or sung at this service? First language mentioned; Remarks: SERVLNG1, SERVLNG2, and SERVLNG3 were coded from verbatim responses to items SERVLNG1 through SERVLNG3. (SERVLNG1)

	TOTAL	%
3) Arabic	2	0.2
5) Armenian	0	0.0
8) Chinese	2	0.1
11) Creole	1	0.1
15) Dutch	0	0.0
16) English	1181	96.0
25) Greek	0	0.0
30) Hebrew	6	0.5
39) Korean	4	0.3
41) Latin	1	0.1
50) Polish	1	0.1
52) Punjabi	1	0.1
59) Spanish	24	2.0
63) Tongan	5	0.4
64) Vietnamese	0	0.0
87) Ukrainian	1	0.1
90) Other	1	0.1
Missing	4105
Total	1230	100.0

327) What language or languages were spoken or sung at this service? Second language mentioned; Remarks: SERVLNG1, SERVLNG2, and SERVLNG3 were coded from verbatim responses to items SERVLNG1 through SERVLNG3. (SERVLNG2)

	TOTAL	%
2) American Sign Language	7	8.8
3) Arabic	4	4.4
5) Armenian	1	0.8
6) Bangladeshi	2	2.5
8) Chinese	1	1.1
11) Creole	0	0.1
16) English	23	28.7
22) French	1	1.7
25) Greek	1	1.5
28) Haitian	2	2.0
30) Hebrew	8	9.7
32) Hindi	0	0.2
36) Italian	0	0.1
39) Korean	1	1.3
41) Latin	8	10.2
44) Native American - American Indian	0	0.3
51) Portuguese	1	1.6
54) Russian	1	1.1
59) Spanish	19	23.5
64) Vietnamese	0	0.0
67) Zulu	0	0.4
81) Lebanese	0	0.2
82) Tamil	0	0.0
90) Other	1	1.8
Missing	5196
Total	81	100.0

328) What language or languages were spoken or sung at this service? Third language mentioned; Remarks: SERVLNG1, SERVLNG2, and SERVLNG3 were coded from verbatim responses to items SERVLNG1 through SERVLNG3. (SERVLNG3)

	TOTAL	%
4) Aramaic	5	38.6
8) Chinese	1	6.5
11) Creole	0	2.6
16) English	0	3.1
22) French	0	3.6
25) Greek	1	5.2
30) Hebrew	1	3.7
32) Hindi	0	0.0
36) Italian	2	14.2
39) Korean	0	0.3
41) Latin	0	0.4
51) Portuguese	2	11.9
59) Spanish	1	4.3
66) Yiddish	0	3.6
85) Coptic	1	4.1
90) Other	0	0.2
Missing	5306
Total	14	100.0

329) Which one of these was the primary language in which the service was conducted? Remarks: MAINLANG was asked only if more than one language was mentioned in items SERVLNG1 through SERVLNG3. (MAINLANG)

	TOTAL	%
3) Arabic	3	3.9
5) Armenian	1	0.9
6) Bangladeshi	2	2.8
11) Creole	0	0.7
16) English	44	63.0
22) French	0	0.6
25) Greek	0	0.5
30) Hebrew	8	11.1
41) Latin	1	1.1
59) Spanish	1	1.0
63) Tongan	5	7.1
85) Coptic	1	0.8
90) Other	4	6.2
Missing	5227
Total	70	100.0

330) Were languages other than [SERVLNG1, SERVLNG2, SERVLNG3] spoken or sung at any service in the past 12 months? (OTHLANG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	229	19.2
2) No	964	80.8
Missing	4144
Total	1193	100.0

331) What other languages were spoken or sung? First language mentioned; Remarks: This item was asked only if OTHLANG=1. (OTHLANG1)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	218	46.34	20.22

332) What other languages were spoken or sung? Second language mentioned; Remarks: This item was asked only if OTHLANG=1. (OTHLANG2)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	79	36.78	20.20

333) What other languages were spoken or sung? Third language mentioned; Remarks: This item was asked only if OTHLANG=1. (OTHLANG3)

	TOTAL	%
2) American Sign Language	0	0.8
7) Bulgarian	1	3.6
11) Creole	1	3.4
17) Ethiopian	0	1.6
19) Filipino	0	0.8
22) French	3	11.1
23) German	2	9.1
25) Greek	2	7.0
30) Hebrew	0	2.0
31) Nigerian	0	0.1
33) Hungarian	0	1.3
36) Italian	0	1.9
37) Japanese	1	3.1
39) Korean	0	1.4
41) Latin	1	5.1
46) Norwegian	0	0.5
49) Persian	6	22.1
51) Portuguese	0	0.7
53) Romanian	0	1.2
54) Russian	0	1.9
59) Spanish	6	22.1
63) Tongan	1	2.9
64) Vietnamese	0	1.9
90) Other	1	2.4
Missing	5262
Total	25	100.0

334) Still thinking about [the worship service/the main service] that took place this past week, how many different individuals spoke or read to the group at some point in this service? Please don't include those who made brief announcements or informally shared a concern. (NUMSPOKE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,211	3.26	4.87

335) Was this person male or female? Remarks: This item was asked if the congregation had only one speaker (NUMSPOKE=1). (SEXSPKR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	232	90.4
2) Female	24	9.6
Missing	5163
Total	256	100.0

336) How many of these readers or speakers were male and how many were female? Number of males; [ARDA Note: Please see MALESPKR in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (MALESPKR)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,204	2.06	3.00

337) How many of these readers or speakers were male and how many were female? Number of females; [ARDA Note: Please see FEMSPKR in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (FEMSPKR)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,204	1.19	2.76

338) Was there singing by the congregation at this service? (SINGING)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	5153	96.7
2) No	176	3.3
Missing	4
Total	5329	100.0

339) Was there a period of extended singing during the service where the congregation sang three or more songs in a row? Remarks: This item was asked only if there was singing by the congregation during the main service (SINGING=1). (EXTSING)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	593	48.9
2) No	619	51.1
Missing	4111
Total	1212	100.0

340) Were any song lyrics specially provided to people on a flyer or handout? Remarks: This item was asked only if there was singing by the congregation at the service (SINGING=1). If a congregation reported that there was no singing by the congregation (SINGING=2), HANDOUT was set at 2. (HANDOUT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	347	26.1
2) No	984	73.9
Missing	4002
Total	1331	100.0

341) Was there singing by a choir at this service? (CHOIR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2459	46.1
2) No	2870	53.8
Missing	5
Total	5329	100.0

342) Was there singing by a soloist at this service? (SOLOIST)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	503	40.8
2) No	728	59.1
Missing	4102
Total	1231	100.0

343) [2006-07, 2012 and 2018-19 wording] Counting all the musical parts of this service, how many minutes would you say were taken up by music? [ARDA Note: Please see MUSICMIN in the survey instrument for full question wording.] (MUSICMIN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,285	24.71	16.52

344) Were any musical instruments used in this service? (INSTMENT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1032	85.2
2) No	179	14.8
Missing	4120
Total	1211	100.0

345) Was a piano used? Remarks: This item was asked only if instruments were used (INSTMENT=1). If a congregation reported that no musical instruments were used during the main service (INSTMENT=2), PIANO was set at 2. (PIANO)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	825	68.9
2) No	372	31.0
Missing	4143
Total	1197	100.0

346) [2012 and 2018-19 wording] Was an organ used in this service? [ARDA Note: Please see ORGAN in the survey instrument for full remarks and question wording.] (ORGAN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1740	47.0
2) No	1962	53.0
Missing	1591
Total	3702	100.0

347) Were drums used at this service? [ARDA Note: Please see DRUMS in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (DRUMS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1661	32.1
2) No	3515	67.9
Missing	128
Total	5176	100.0

348) Electric guitar? Remarks: This item was asked only if instruments were used (INSTMENT=1). If a congregation reported that no musical instruments were used during the main service (INSTMENT=2), ELECGTR was set at 2. (ELECGTR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	240	20.8
2) No	912	79.2
Missing	4170
Total	1152	100.0

349) Was a guitar used at this service? Remarks: This item was asked only if MUSICMIN is greater than 0. If a congregation reported no music in the main service (MUSICMIN=0), GUITAR was set at 2. (GUITAR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1319	32.7
2) No	2717	67.3
Missing	1285
Total	4036	100.0

350) Was anyone paid by the congregation to sing or perform music at this service? (PAIDMUS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	317	23.9
2) No	1010	76.1
Missing	4008
Total	1327	100.0

351) How many? Remarks: This item was asked only if the congregation reported that someone was paid to sing or perform music at the main service (PAIDMUS=1). If a congregation reported no paid musicians (PAIDMUS=2), PAIDMUS1 was set at zero. (PAIDMUS1)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,327	0.38	0.91

352) Does your congregation have a copyright license agreement to perform or sing certain songs in worship services? (HAVECLA)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	659	51.1
2) No	631	48.9
Missing	4035
Total	1290	100.0

353) Was there a time during the service in which people in the congregation greeted each other by shaking hands or some other way? (GREET)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	4261	80.0
2) No	1066	20.0
Missing	7
Total	5327	100.0

354) Was there time during the service for silent prayer or meditation? (MEDITATE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2014	73.6
2) No	723	26.4
Missing	2596
Total	2737	100.0

355) Was there a part of this service specifically directed at children? (KIDTIME)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	596	48.3
2) No	638	51.7
Missing	4101
Total	1234	100.0

356) Did any teens participate in this service by speaking, reading, singing, or performing, not including participating just by being part of the congregation or the choir? (TEENPART)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	491	39.8
2) No	741	60.2
Missing	4101
Total	1232	100.0

357) Did people join hands at any point during the service, such as during a prayer or at other moments? (JOINHNDS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1047	37.0
2) No	1786	63.0
Missing	2503
Total	2833	100.0

358) Did the leader of this service wear a robe or other special garments? (ROBE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1371	33.5
2) No	2722	66.5
Missing	1238
Total	4093	100.0

359) Did anyone call out 'amen' or other expressions of approval? (AMEN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	3561	67.0
2) No	1756	33.0
Missing	17
Total	5317	100.0

360) Was there applause at any point in this service? (APPLAUSE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	3194	60.1
2) No	2124	39.9
Missing	13
Total	5318	100.0

361) Did people laugh out loud at any point in this service? (LAUGH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	911	74.7
2) No	308	25.2
Missing	4105
Total	1219	100.0

362) Was there a written order of service or program that people could follow, either in book form or as a handout? (PROGRAM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	3567	66.9
2) No	1762	33.1
Missing	3
Total	5329	100.0

363) Was any visual projection equipment used in this service? (OVERHEAD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1594	29.9
2) No	3730	70.1
Missing	7
Total	5324	100.0

364) Were song lyrics projected on a wall or screen at any time during this service? Remarks: This item was asked only if the congregation reported using visual projection equipment in the main service (OVERHEAD=1). If a congregation reported no visual projection equipment in the service (OVERHEAD=2), LYRICS was set at 2. (LYRICS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	949	36.7
2) No	1640	63.4
Missing	2745
Total	2589	100.0

365) Were cameras used to project images of musicians or speakers during this service so that people in the same room can see them better? Remarks: This item was asked only if the congregation reported using visual projection equipment in the main service (OVERHEAD=1). (PROJECT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	111	8.8
2) No	1147	91.2
Missing	4076
Total	1258	100.0

366) Did any part of this service involve watching video clips of any sort? (WTCHCLP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	228	18.2
2) No	1029	81.9
Missing	4077
Total	1257	100.0

367) Was this service broadcast or streamed live so that people outside your building or campus could see it? (STREAMED)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	253	20.2
2) No	1000	79.8
Missing	4079
Total	1253	100.0

368) Was any part of this service recorded so people can listen or watch at a later time? (RECORDED)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	623	49.7
2) No	631	50.3
Missing	4080
Total	1254	100.0

369) Were people offered the opportunity to use their smartphones during the service to participate in some way? (SMTPHONE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	415	33.0
2) No	842	67.0
Missing	4078
Total	1257	100.0

370) How? Using smartphone to access scripture; Remarks: This item was only asked if the congregation reported offering the opportunity to use their smartphones during the service to participate (SMTPHONE = 1). [ARDA Note: Please see PHONSCRPT in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PHONSCRPT)

	TOTAL	%
0) No phone use of this type named	1021	81.2
1) Response includes this type of phone use	236	18.8
Missing	4078
Total	1257	100.0

371) How? Using smartphone to donate money to the congregation; Remarks: This item was only asked if the congregation reported offering the opportunity to use their smartphones during the service to participate (SMTPHONE = 1). [ARDA Note: Please see PHONDON in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PHONDON)

	TOTAL	%
0) No phone use of this type named	1195	95.1
1) Response includes this type of phone use	62	4.9
Missing	4078
Total	1257	100.0

372) How? Using smartphone to interact with social media; Remarks: This item was only asked if the congregation reported offering the opportunity to use their smartphones during the service to participate (SMTPHONE = 1). [ARDA Note: Please see PHONSM in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PHONSM)

	TOTAL	%
0) No phone use of this type named	1189	94.6
1) Response includes this type of phone use	68	5.4
Missing	4078
Total	1257	100.0

373) How? Using smartphone to record (audio/video/pictures); Remarks: This item was only asked if the congregation reported offering the opportunity to use their smartphones during the service to participate (SMTPHONE = 1). [ARDA Note: Please see PHONREC in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PHONREC)

	TOTAL	%
0) No phone use of this type named	1135	90.3
1) Response includes this type of phone use	122	9.7
Missing	4078
Total	1257	100.0

374) How? Using smartphone to engage with the sermon or message; Remarks: This item was only asked if the congregation reported offering the opportunity to use their smartphones during the service to participate (SMTPHONE = 1). [ARDA Note: Please see PHONSERM in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PHONSERM)

	TOTAL	%
0) No phone use of this type named	1202	95.6
1) Response includes this type of phone use	55	4.4
Missing	4078
Total	1257	100.0

375) How? Using smartphone to engage or interact with the service's music; Remarks: This item was only asked if the congregation reported offering the opportunity to use their smartphones during the service to participate (SMTPHONE = 1). [ARDA Note: Please see PHONMUS in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PHONMUS)

	TOTAL	%
0) No phone use of this type named	1235	98.2
1) Response includes this type of phone use	22	1.7
Missing	4078
Total	1257	100.0

376) How? Using smartphone in some way not previously mentioned; Remarks: This item was only asked if the congregation reported offering the opportunity to use their smartphones during the service to participate (SMTPHONE = 1). [ARDA Note: Please see PHONOTH in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PHONOTH)

	TOTAL	%
0) No phone use of this type named	386	93.0
1) Response includes this type of phone use	29	6.9
Missing	4926
Total	415	100.0

377) Did the people speak or read or recite something together at any point? (CONGREAD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1677	61.3
2) No	1057	38.7
Missing	2596
Total	2734	100.0

378) Was incense used in this service? (INCENSE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	47	3.8
2) No	1167	96.1
Missing	4104
Total	1214	100.0

379) Did any adults jump, shouts, or dance spontaneously during this service? (JUMP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1323	24.9
2) No	3984	75.1
Missing	17
Total	5307	100.0

380) Did anyone besides the leader raise their hands in praise during the service? (RAISEHND)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2965	56.0
2) No	2331	44.0
Missing	40
Total	5296	100.0

381) Was communion or the Lord's Supper celebrated at this service? Remarks: This item was asked only of Christian congregations. (COMMUN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	374	32.3
2) No	784	67.7
Missing	4161
Total	1158	100.0

382) Was a monetary offering collected at this service? (OFFERING)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1330	88.5
2) No	173	11.5
Missing	3829
Total	1503	100.0

383) Was there a reading from the Bible during the service? Remarks: This item was asked only of Christian or Jewish congregations. (RDBIBLE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1211	98.4
2) No	19	1.5
Missing	4058
Total	1230	100.0

384) From what translation? Remarks: This item was asked only if the congregation reported reading from the Bible during the main service (RDBIBLE=1). BIBLE1 was coded from verbatim responses to BIBLE1. (BIBLE1)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,203	8.90	9.42

385) Did any part of this service involve watching video that was recorded at or broadcasted from another location? (WTCHVID)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	40	3.0
2) No	1291	97.0
Missing	4002
Total	1331	100.0

386) For about how long would you say that people in this congregation usually mingle and socialize informally with each other before and after the service? Time in minutes (SOCLTIME)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	4,065	35.37	27.90

387) [2006-07, 2012, and 2018-19 wording] Still thinking about [the worship service/the main service] that we've been talking about, how many people, including both adults and children, would you say attended? [ARDA Note: Please see NUMATTND in the survey instrument for full question wording.] (NUMATTND)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,307	120.70	614.51

388) What was the total attendance, including both adults and children, at all of the worship services that took place this past weekend, including services on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday? [ARDA Note: Please see TOTATTND in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (TOTATTND)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	2,662	242.73	617.78

389) In the past week, did your congregation have any services on days other than Friday, Saturday, and Sunday? (SVCWEEK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	525	70.6
2) No	218	29.4
Missing	4369
Total	743	100.0

390) How many people would you say attended one of those weekday services without also attending on the weekend? Remarks: This item was asked only if SVCWEEK = 1. (ATTNDWEEK)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	517	24.77	66.53

391) Of the regularly participating adults in this congregation, how many would you say attended more than one of the services held during the previous seven days? Remarks: This item was asked only if the congregation reported more than one worship service in the past week. If a congregation had one or no services, ATTMORE was set at zero. (ATTMORE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	3,416	38.44	102.35

392) Are there important differences between any of the worship services your congregation has on a typical weekend, or are they all about the same? (IMPDIFF)

	TOTAL	%
1) Important differences	1008	39.1
2) All about the same	1572	60.9
Missing	2085
Total	2580	100.0

393) Thinking about the worship service on a typical weekend that is most different in terms of worship style from the service we've been talking about, how would you describe the main difference between these two services? Different language; [ARDA Note: Please see DIFFLANG in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (DIFFLANG)

	TOTAL	%
0) Did not mention this type of difference	1009	97.3
1) Mentioned this type of difference	29	2.8
Missing	4098
Total	1038	100.0

394) Thinking about the worship service on a typical weekend that is most different in terms of worship style from the service we've been talking about, how would you describe the main difference between these two services? Different schedule; [ARDA Note: Please see DIFFSCHED in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (DIFFSCHED)

	TOTAL	%
0) Did not mention this type of difference	1024	98.5
1) Mentioned this type of difference	15	1.4
Missing	4098
Total	1039	100.0

395) Thinking about the worship service on a typical weekend that is most different in terms of worship style from the service we've been talking about, how would you describe the main difference between these two services? Appeals to special group; [ARDA Note: Please see DIFFGRP in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (DIFFGRP)

	TOTAL	%
0) Did not mention this type of difference	980	94.3
1) Mentioned this type of difference	59	5.6
Missing	4098
Total	1039	100.0

396) Thinking about the worship service on a typical weekend that is most different in terms of worship style from the service we've been talking about, how would you describe the main difference between these two services? Difference in In/Formality; [ARDA Note: Please see DIFFFORM in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (DIFFFORM)

	TOTAL	%
0) Did not mention this type of difference	725	69.9
1) Mentioned this type of difference	313	30.2
Missing	4098
Total	1038	100.0

397) Thinking about the worship service on a typical weekend that is most different in terms of worship style from the service we've been talking about, how would you describe the main difference between these two services? Difference in music; [ARDA Note: Please see DIFFMUSIC in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (DIFFMUSIC)

	TOTAL	%
0) Did not mention this type of difference	908	87.5
1) Mentioned this type of difference	130	12.5
Missing	4098
Total	1038	100.0

398) Thinking about the worship service on a typical weekend that is most different in terms of worship style from the service we've been talking about, how would you describe the main difference between these two services? Other differences; [ARDA Note: Please see OTHDIFFS in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (OTHDIFFS)

	TOTAL	%
0) Did not mention this type of difference	1027	98.8
1) Mentioned this type of difference	12	1.1
Missing	4098
Total	1039	100.0

399) Are any of these differences related to: How formal or informal services are? [ARDA Note: Please see FORMDIF in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (FORMDIF)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	360	23.3
2) No	1182	76.7
Missing	3321
Total	1542	100.0

400) Are any of these differences related to: Which languages are used during services? [ARDA Note: Please see LANGDIF in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (LANGDIF)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	58	3.7
2) No	1484	96.3
Missing	3320
Total	1542	100.0

401) Are any of these differences related to: What kind of music is played or sung during services? [ARDA Note: Please see MUSDIF in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (MUSDIF)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	260	16.9
2) No	1282	83.2
Missing	3320
Total	1542	100.0

402) Within the past 12 months, has the number of worship services in a typical week increased, decreased, or remained the same? (NMSRVCHG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Increased	171	11.4
2) Remained the same	1271	84.4
3) Decreased	64	4.3
Missing	3827
Total	1506	100.0

403) Why was the number of services [increased/decreased]? [ARDA Note: Please see WHYCHG in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (WHYCHG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Change in congregation attendance	40	16.8
2) Add scheduling options	40	16.8
3) Provide alternative worship style	45	19.2
4) Staffing issues	37	15.6
5) Seasonal change	26	11.1
6) Needed a bilingual service	6	2.5
10) Some other reason	42	17.9
Missing	5088
Total	236	100.0

404) In a typical week, does your congregation have a worship service in which the primary language is Spanish, or which is bilingual in Spanish and English? (SPANSRVC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	339	8.3
2) No	3756	91.7
Missing	1240
Total	4095	100.0

405) Is that true of the main service we just talked about? Remarks: This item was asked only if the congregation reported having a worship service in which the primary language is Spanish or which is bilingual in Spanish and English (SPANSRVC=1). (SPANMAIN1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	78	66.0
2) No	40	33.8
Missing	5083
Total	118	100.0

406) In a typical week, does your congregation have a worship service that is attended primarily by Hispanic or Latino people, even if the service is conducted in English? Remarks: This item was asked only if the congregation reported that they did not have a worship service in which the primary language is Spanish or which is bilingual in Spanish and English (SPANSRVC=2). (HISPSVC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	8	0.7
2) No	1205	99.3
Missing	4253
Total	1213	100.0

407) Is that true of the main service we just talked about? Remarks: This item was asked only if the congregation reported having a worship service that is not in Spanish or bilingual in Spanish and English, but which is attended primarily by Hispanic or Latino people (HISPSVC=1). See also remarks for HISPSVC. (SPANMAIN2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	7	74.5
2) No	2	19.5
Missing	5309
Total	9	100.0

408) Have you attended any of [the Spanish language or bilingual worship services / worship services primarily attended by Hispanic and Latino people] in the past 12 months? [ARDA Note: Please see ATSPSVC in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (ATSPSVC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	21	76.7
2) No	6	20.4
Missing	5191
Total	27	100.0

409) When was your most recent [Spanish language or bilingual worship service / worship service attended primarily by Hispanic and Latino people]? Month; [ARDA Note: Please see HVSCMNTH in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (HSVCMNTH)

	TOTAL	%
1) January	0	1.0
3) March	0	0.1
4) April	2	8.3
5) May	1	4.2
6) June	3	12.3
7) July	6	27.2
8) August	2	7.8
9) September	5	21.0
10) October	2	7.1
11) November	1	3.1
12) December	0	2.0
Missing	5219
Total	22	100.0

410) When was your most recent [Spanish language or bilingual worship service / worship service attended primarily by Hispanic and Latino people]? Day of the month; [ARDA Note: Please see HSVCDAY in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (HSVCDAY)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	21	16.40	10.06

411) Did anyone call out 'amen' or other expressions of approval? Remarks: See remarks for HSVCMNTH and HSVCDAY. (HAMEN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	14	65.6
2) No	7	31.8
Missing	5222
Total	21	100.0

412) Did any adults jump, shout, or dance spontaneously during this service? Remarks: See remarks for HSVCMNTH and HSVCDAY. (HJUMP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	8	36.5
2) No	13	60.9
Missing	5221
Total	21	100.0

413) Did anyone besides the leader raise their hands in praise during the service? Remarks: See remarks for HSVCMNTH and HSVCDAY. (HRAISHNDS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	14	70.7
2) No	6	31.6
Missing	5221
Total	20	100.0

414) Within the past 12 months, has your congregation participated in a joint worship service with any other congregation? (JOINTWOR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2652	66.4
2) No	1340	33.6
Missing	1351
Total	3992	100.0

415) Were any of these services with congregations whose racial or ethnic make-up is different than your congregation's? Remarks: This item was asked only if congregations had participated in a joint worship service (JOINTWOR=1). If a congregation reported no joint worship services (JOINTWOR=2), RACEWOR was set at 2. (RACEWOR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1165	29.5
2) No	2788	70.5
Missing	1390
Total	3953	100.0

416) Were any of these services with Jewish congregations? Remarks: If a congregation reported no joint worship services (JOINTWOR=2), JEWWOR was set at 2. In 2006-07, this item was asked only of non-Jewish congregations. (JEWWOR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	85	3.2
2) No	2614	96.8
Missing	2634
Total	2699	100.0

417) Were any of these services with Muslim congregations? Remarks: If a congregation reported no joint worship services (JOINTWOR=2), MUSLMWOR was set at 2. This item was asked only of non-Muslim congregations. (MUSLMWOR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	23	1.5
2) No	1462	98.5
Missing	3843
Total	1485	100.0

418) Were any of these services with Protestant congregations? Remarks: If a congregation reported no joint worship services (JOINTWOR=2), PROTWOR was set at 2. Also, see remarks on data cleaning associated with OTHWOR through OTHWOR3 below. (PROTWOR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	761	62.2
2) No	462	37.8
Missing	4108
Total	1223	100.0

419) Were any of these services with Roman Catholic congregations? Remarks: If a congregation reported no joint worship services (JOINTWOR=2), CATHWOR was set at 2. (CATHWOR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	196	16.1
2) No	1020	83.9
Missing	4117
Total	1216	100.0

420) Were any of these services with congregations other than Protestant, Catholic, or Jewish? [ARDA Note: Please see OTHWOR in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (OTHWOR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	42	3.4
2) No	1184	96.5
Missing	4116
Total	1226	100.0

421) With what other type of congregations have you had joint worship in the past 12 months? First mention; [ARDA Note: Please see OTHWOR1 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (OTHWOR1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Eastern Orthodox	4	19.8
2) Mormons, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS)	5	20.8
3) Buddhist	0	1.9
4) Muslim	3	11.8
7) Baha'i	1	2.4
8) Hindu	0	1.9
10) Other congregation same denomination	9	40.1
Missing	5294
Total	22	100.0

422) With what other type of congregations have you had joint worship in the past 12 months? Second mention; [ARDA Note: Please see OTHWOR2 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (OTHWOR2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Eastern Orthodox	0	8.3
2) Mormons, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS)	0	2.2
3) Buddhist	0	19.8
4) Muslim	0	3.3
7) Baha'i	1	71.1
Missing	5326
Total	1	100.0

423) With what other type of congregations have you had joint worship in the past 12 months? Third mention; [ARDA Note: Please see OTHWOR3 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (OTHWOR3)

	TOTAL	%
8) Hindu	1	71.1
Missing	5332
Total	1	100.0

424) Within the past 12 months, was there dance performed by teens or adults at any worship service of your congregation? (EVERDANC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	215	17.5
2) No	1017	82.5
Missing	4104
Total	1232	100.0

425) Within the past 12 months, was there an acting skit or play performed by teens or adults at any worship service of your congregation? (EVERSKIT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	781	63.4
2) No	451	36.6
Missing	4103
Total	1232	100.0

426) Within the past 12 months, has your congregation hired any singers or other musicians to perform at a worship service? (EVERHIRE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	442	35.9
2) No	790	64.1
Missing	4103
Total	1232	100.0

427) Within the past 12 months, have people at worship services been told of opportunities for political activity, including petition campaigns, lobbying, or demonstrating? (POLOPPS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1028	19.4
2) No	4261	80.6
Missing	34
Total	5289	100.0

428) Within the past 12 months, have people at worship services been told of opportunities to volunteer to provide assistance for people outside your congregation who are in need? (VOLOPPS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2631	92.8
2) No	205	7.2
Missing	2499
Total	2836	100.0

429) At any service during the past 12 months was there a time for people other than the leaders of the service to testify or speak about their own religious experience? (TESTIFY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	3363	82.7
2) No	703	17.3
Missing	1272
Total	4066	100.0

430) Was there a time during the service when people other than the leaders spoke to share their own joys, concerns, or thoughts? Remarks: In 2018-19, SPOKE was asked instead of TESTIFY. Analysts using TESTIFY and SPOKE to examine trends over time should use caution. (SPOKE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	808	64.4
2) No	446	35.6
Missing	4078
Total	1254	100.0

431) Within the past 12 months, did any service include praying over or laying hands on people who were injured or ill in an effort to cure them? (CURE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	769	57.8
2) No	561	42.2
Missing	4006
Total	1330	100.0

432) Did people speak in tongues at any service within the past 12 months? Remarks: This item was asked only of Christian congregations. (TONGUES)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1371	27.6
2) No	3604	72.4
Missing	264
Total	4975	100.0

433) Does your congregation encourage people to use the New International Version of the Bible rather than other translations? Remarks: This item was asked only of Christian congregations. (NIV)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	504	21.1
2) No	1892	78.9
Missing	2892
Total	2396	100.0

434) [1998, 2006-07, 2012 wording] Does your congregation consider the Bible to be the literal and inerrant word of God? [2018-19 wording] Does your congregation teach that the Bible is the literal and inerrant word of God? Remarks: This item was asked only of Christian congregations. (INERRANT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	3991	81.3
2) No	920	18.7
Missing	335
Total	4911	100.0

435) Are there Bibles in the pews or chairs for people to use during worship services? Remarks: This item was asked only of Christian congregations. (BIBLPEW)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	816	66.4
2) No	413	33.6
Missing	4058
Total	1229	100.0

436) What translation? Remarks: This item was asked only if congregation reported having Bibles in the pews or chairs for people to use during worship service (BIBLPEW=1). BIBLPEW1 was coded from verbatim responses to this question. (BIBLPEW1)

	TOTAL	%
1) King James Version	336	41.5
2) New King James Version	58	7.1
3) Revised Standard Version	23	2.9
4) New Revised Standard Version	72	8.9
5) New American Bible (includes New American Bible, Revised)	3	0.3
6) Catholic, other (includes Jerusalem Bible, lectionary, and missal)	1	0.1
7) English Standard Version	13	1.6
8) New Living Translation	2	0.2
9) New American Standard Bible	7	0.8
12) Good News Bible	6	0.8
13) Reina-Valera (Spanish)	14	1.7
19) New International Version (NIV), 1984	0	0.0
20) Today's New International Version (TNIV)	4	0.5
21) New International Version, not specified	212	26.2
22) Holman Christian Standard Bible	11	1.4
25) Other English translation of the Tanakh (includes Artscroll, Etz Hayim)	2	0.2
26) Multiple translations	39	4.8
27) Translation in other language (not English or Spanish)	0	0.0
28) Other (includes American Standard, Common English Bible, Amplified, and unspecified or unclear)	7	0.8
Missing	4698
Total	810	100.0

437) Are people encouraged to bring their own Bibles to worship services? Remarks: This item was asked only of Christian congregations. (BIBLOWN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	973	79.2
2) No	256	20.8
Missing	4058
Total	1229	100.0

438) Does your congregation follow a lectionary or some other schedule of scripture readings when it comes to what passages are read in worship services? Remarks: This item was asked only of Christian congregations. (READINGS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	494	40.2
2) No	735	59.8
Missing	4058
Total	1229	100.0

439) In the past 12 months, have there been any events during which children from your congregation recited scripture from memory? Remarks: This item was asked only of Christian congregations. (MEMSCRIPT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	785	64.1
2) No	440	35.9
Missing	4063
Total	1225	100.0

440) Does your congregation display an American flag in your main sanctuary or worship space? (DISPFLAG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	906	60.4
2) No	594	39.6
Missing	3835
Total	1500	100.0

441) Some religious groups teach that God gives financial wealth and good physical health to those with enough faith. Does your congregation teach this? Remarks: This item was asked only of Christian congregations. (PROSPERG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	277	25.0
2) No	829	74.9
Missing	4172
Total	1106	100.0

442) Does your congregation have any choirs, choruses, or other musical groups that sing or perform on a regular basis? (ANYCHOIR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	794	64.5
2) No	437	35.5
Missing	4104
Total	1231	100.0

443) How many different musical groups are there? Remarks: If a congregation reported no choirs or musical groups (ANYCHOIR=2), NUMCHOIR was set at zero. (NUMCHOIR)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,227	1.63	2.45

444) How many people - adults and children - would you say are in [this group/at least one of these groups]? Remarks: If a congregation reported no choirs or musical groups (ANYCHOIR=2), INCHOIR was set at zero. (INCHOIR)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,227	18.37	35.00

445) Does your congregation have religious education classes for children, teens, or adults? [ARDA Note: Please see RELED in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (RELED)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2464	90.1
2) No	269	9.9
Missing	2598
Total	2733	100.0

446) How many different classes meet at least once a month? Remarks: If a congregation reported no religious education classes (RELED=2), NUMCLASS was set at zero. (NUMCLASS)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,228	6.85	7.53

447) How many children age 12 or younger would you say attend at least one of these classes in a typical week? Remarks: If a congregation reported no religious education classes (RELED=2), KIDNO was set at zero. (KIDNO)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,208	34.22	81.07

448) How many teenagers - those aged 13-18 - would you say attend at least one of these classes in a typical week? Remarks: If a congregation reported no religious education classes (RELED=2), TEENNO was set at zero. (TEENNO)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,204	15.25	32.69

449) How many adults would you say attend at least one of these classes in a typical week? Remarks: if a congregation reported no religious education classes (RELED=2), ADLTNO was set at zero. (ADLTNO)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,224	35.58	83.76

450) Does your congregation have religious education classes for children 12 years and younger that meet at least weekly? (CLSUND12)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1228	81.6
2) No	278	18.4
Missing	3827
Total	1506	100.0

451) Other than regular youth group meetings, does your congregation have religious education classes for younger teenagers, those who are 13 or 14 years old, that meet at least weekly? (CLS13_14)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	964	64.2
2) No	537	35.8
Missing	3830
Total	1501	100.0

452) Other than regular youth group meetings, does your congregation have religious education classes for older teenagers, those between the ages of 15 and 19, that meet at least weekly? (CLS15_19)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	801	53.3
2) No	702	46.7
Missing	3831
Total	1503	100.0

453) Other than regular youth group meetings, does your congregation have religious education classes targeted at young adults or college students that meet at least weekly? (CLSYACS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	545	36.5
2) No	950	63.6
Missing	3831
Total	1495	100.0

454) Does your congregation have religious education classes for adults of any age that meet at least weekly? (CLSADLT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1168	77.7
2) No	336	22.4
Missing	3830
Total	1504	100.0

455) An organized youth group for teenagers? (YTHGRP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	931	62.2
2) No	565	37.8
Missing	3831
Total	1496	100.0

456) Choirs or other musical groups comprised primarily of teens? (TEENCHOR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	514	34.2
2) No	987	65.8
Missing	3830
Total	1501	100.0

457) How many teenagers, between 13 and 19 years old, are regular participants in your congregation? (TEENRGLR)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	4,043	19.93	65.49

458) Do you have a youth minister or other leader specially designated to coordinate activities for youth? (YTHMNSTR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1473	55.3
2) No	1192	44.7
Missing	2571
Total	2665	100.0

459) Is this person a paid employee [Are any of these people paid employees] of your congregation? Remarks: This variable is coded 1 if at least one youth minister or youth leader is a paid employee of the congregation. (YTHMINPD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	229	36.1
2) No	407	64.0
Missing	4399
Total	636	100.0

460) Does this person [Do any of these people] work full-time as a youth leader at your congregation? Remarks: This variable is coded 1 if at least one youth minister or youth leader works full-time as a youth leader for the congregation. (YTHMINFT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	109	17.1
2) No	527	82.9
Missing	4399
Total	636	100.0

461) Within the past 12 months, have teens participated through your congregation in any youth retreats, conferences, or camps composed primarily of teenagers? (TEENCAMP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	949	63.3
2) No	550	36.7
Missing	3833
Total	1499	100.0

462) Within the past 12 months, have teens participated through your congregation in any service or volunteer projects composed primarily of teenage volunteers? (TEENVOL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	885	59.5
2) No	602	40.5
Missing	3835
Total	1487	100.0

463) Within the past 12 months, have there been any regular worship services in which teens participated by speaking or reading in front of the congregation? (TEENSPK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1074	71.4
2) No	430	28.6
Missing	3830
Total	1504	100.0

464) Within the past 12 months, have there been any congregational events other than worship services that teens planned, led, or at which they gave presentations or speeches? (TEENEVNT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	750	49.9
2) No	753	50.1
Missing	3836
Total	1503	100.0

465) Do any teenagers serve on any of your congregation's governing committees, commissions, or boards? (TEENLEAD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	335	22.4
2) No	1159	77.6
Missing	3833
Total	1494	100.0

466) Within the past 12 months, has your congregation organized any events or programs whose primary purpose was to meet the needs of teenagers who are not part of your congregation? (OTHTEEN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	678	45.3
2) No	817	54.7
Missing	3840
Total	1495	100.0

467) Within the past two years, has anyone from your congregation entered seminary, theological school, or other kinds of training or preparation for full-time religious work? (ENTSCHL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	452	30.1
2) No	1048	69.9
Missing	3840
Total	1500	100.0

468) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups of people from your congregation meeting once a month or more for religious, social, recreational, or other purposes? Please do not include governing or administrative committees here, and please do not include groups you already have mentioned. (GRPX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	913	74.3
2) No	316	25.7
Missing	4112
Total	1229	100.0

469) How many such groups have met within the past 12 months? Remarks: if a congregation reported no groups (GRPX=2), NUMGRPX was set at zero. Group purposes are detailed in OTHGRPS, below. (NUMGRPX)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,165	3.45	7.05

470) How many people - adults and children - would you say have participated at least once in one of those groups within the past 12 months? Remarks: If a congregation reported no groups (GRPX=2), INGRPX was set at zero. (INGRPX)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,148	50.36	143.95

471) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups of people from your congregation who met together besides the ones that meet once a month or more? (GRPY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	361	29.8
2) No	848	70.1
Missing	4128
Total	1209	100.0

472) How many such groups have met within the past 12 months? Remarks: If a congregation reported no groups (GRPY=2), NUMGRPY was set at zero. Group purposes are detailed in OTHGRPS, below. (NUMGRPY)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,194	1.17	3.41

473) How many people - adults and children - would you say have participated at least once in one of these groups within the past 12 months? Remarks: If a congregation reported no groups (GRPY=2), INGRPY was set at zero. (INGRPY)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,192	20.86	104.10

474) 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 politics? (POLITICS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	381	7.2
2) No	4930	92.8
Missing	22
Total	5311	100.0

475) 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 read and discuss the Bible? (DISBIBLE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1202	90.4
2) No	128	9.6
Missing	4003
Total	1330	100.0

476) 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 a book people have read other than the Bible? (BOOKS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1034	37.9
2) No	1695	62.1
Missing	2604
Total	2729	100.0

477) 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 parenting issues? (PARENTS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1069	39.2
2) No	1657	60.8
Missing	2607
Total	2726	100.0

478) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? An event for cleaning or maintenance of your building? (CLEAN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	878	71.2
2) No	355	28.8
Missing	4103
Total	1233	100.0

479) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? For physical healing? (HEALING)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	398	32.3
2) No	831	67.6
Missing	4104
Total	1229	100.0

480) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? An effort to get people registered to vote? (VOTERREG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	801	15.1
2) No	4496	84.9
Missing	36
Total	5297	100.0

481) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? A class for people in your congregation to learn English? (LRNENGL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	195	4.8
2) No	3860	95.2
Missing	1271
Total	4055	100.0

482) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? [2018-19 wording] To offer services for immigrants, such as legal assistance, translation, English language instruction, or job placement? [ARDA Note: Please see IMMSERV in the survey instrument for full question wording.] (IMMSERV)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	305	11.8
2) No	2283	88.2
Missing	2751
Total	2588	100.0

483) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? A workshop or event for religious leaders who are not part of your own congregation? (OTHRLEAD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	385	30.6
2) No	872	69.4
Missing	4082
Total	1257	100.0

484) 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 any sort of scientific issue or the relationship between science and religion? (SCIENCE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	183	14.6
2) No	1073	85.4
Missing	4083
Total	1256	100.0

485) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? [2018-19 wording] To discuss issues related to the environment? [ARDA Note: Please see ENVIRON in the survey instrument for full question wording.] (ENVIRON)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	311	12.6
2) No	2165	87.5
Missing	2853
Total	2476	100.0

486) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? An event to organize or encourage people to do volunteer work? (ORGVOLS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	472	38.7
2) No	747	61.2
Missing	4106
Total	1219	100.0

487) 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 people's problems or concerns at work? (WORKPROB)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	209	17.1
2) No	1011	82.9
Missing	4105
Total	1220	100.0

488) 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 receive or practice gifts of the spirit such as tongues or prophesying? (SPRGIFTS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	715	14.3
2) No	4270	85.7
Missing	237
Total	4985	100.0

489) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? A class for current members about the history or practice of your own religious tradition? (OWNTRAD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	549	44.9
2) No	673	55.1
Missing	4107
Total	1222	100.0

490) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? A class for prospective or new members? (NEWMEMS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1588	58.3
2) No	1134	41.6
Missing	2601
Total	2722	100.0

491) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? A meeting specifically to pray or meditate? (TOPRAY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	820	67.2
2) No	400	32.8
Missing	4106
Total	1220	100.0

492) 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 put on a musical or theatrical performance, not including the choirs you've already mentioned? (PERFORM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	478	39.1
2) No	744	60.9
Missing	4104
Total	1222	100.0

493) 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 attend a live musical or theatrical performance elsewhere? (SPECTATE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	510	41.9
2) No	707	58.1
Missing	4109
Total	1217	100.0

494) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? A class to train new religious education teachers? (TRAIN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1604	39.6
2) No	2444	60.4
Missing	1279
Total	4048	100.0

495) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? [2018-19 wording] To discuss issues related to race and race relations? [ARDA Note: Please see RACEREL in the survey instrument for full question wording.] (RACEREL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	561	22.7
2) No	1914	77.3
Missing	2859
Total	2475	100.0

496) 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 best to preserve your congregation's own racial or ethnic heritage? (HERITAGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	116	9.5
2) No	1103	90.5
Missing	4105
Total	1219	100.0

497) 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 or learn about a religion other than your own? (OTHTRAD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1279	24.1
2) No	4021	75.9
Missing	33
Total	5300	100.0

498) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? Twelve-step groups such as alcoholics anonymous or similar self-help groups? (SELFHELP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	197	16.2
2) No	1020	83.8
Missing	4109
Total	1217	100.0

499) 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 or learn how to manage one's personal finances? (OWNMONY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1085	28.5
2) No	2720	71.5
Missing	1529
Total	3805	100.0

500) 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? (CONGMONY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1454	56.9
2) No	1100	43.1
Missing	2776
Total	2554	100.0

501) 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 take a trip somewhere that required an overnight stay? (OVERNITE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	580	47.5
2) No	641	52.5
Missing	4104
Total	1221	100.0

502) 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 plan or conduct an assessment of community needs? (ASSESS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2611	49.2
2) No	2699	50.8
Missing	26
Total	5310	100.0

503) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? A class for married couples on enriching or improving their marriages? (MARRIAGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	544	36.2
2) No	958	63.8
Missing	3829
Total	1502	100.0

504) 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 or learn about religious or charitable work in other countries? (FRGNWORK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	690	45.9
2) No	812	54.1
Missing	3831
Total	1502	100.0

505) 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 participate in a service project or volunteer activity in which people from your congregation worked with people from another faith? (INTFTHWK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1812	44.3
2) No	2275	55.7
Missing	1254
Total	4087	100.0

506) 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 do strategic planning or discuss the future goals of your congregation? (STRGPLAN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2383	84.1
2) No	450	15.9
Missing	2497
Total	2833	100.0

507) 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 travel to another part of the United States to provide assistance to people in need? (TRVLUS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1235	30.3
2) No	2848	69.8
Missing	1249
Total	4083	100.0

508) 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 travel to another country to provide assistance to people in need? (TRVLFRGN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1087	26.6
2) No	3005	73.4
Missing	1247
Total	4092	100.0

509) 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 get out the vote during an election? (GOVOTE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	935	22.9
2) No	3143	77.1
Missing	1257
Total	4078	100.0

510) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? A group specifically for women? (WOMENGRP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	997	74.9
2) No	334	25.1
Missing	4002
Total	1331	100.0

511) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? A group specifically for men? (MENGRP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	777	58.4
2) No	553	41.6
Missing	4003
Total	1330	100.0

512) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? Support for military veterans and their families? (VETSUPPT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	728	28.1
2) No	1858	71.9
Missing	2751
Total	2586	100.0

513) 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 exercise or promote physical activity? (EXERCISE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	842	32.6
2) No	1745	67.5
Missing	2750
Total	2587	100.0

514) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? [2018-19 wording] To help people who are unemployed find or train for a job? [ARDA Note: Please see NOJOB in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (NOJOB)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	799	30.9
2) No	1788	69.1
Missing	2755
Total	2587	100.0

515) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? Support for people with terminal illness or chronic health problems? (ILLNESS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	619	46.6
2) No	711	53.5
Missing	4003
Total	1330	100.0

516) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? Support for people struggling with drug or alcohol abuse? (SUBABUSE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1038	40.1
2) No	1550	59.9
Missing	2753
Total	2588	100.0

517) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? Support for people with mental illness? (MILLNESS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	635	24.5
2) No	1951	75.5
Missing	2757
Total	2586	100.0

518) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? Support for recently divorced people? (DIVORCE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	295	23.5
2) No	958	76.5
Missing	4084
Total	1253	100.0

519) 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 organize or participate in a blood donation drive? (BLOOD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	233	18.6
2) No	1018	81.3
Missing	4084
Total	1251	100.0

520) 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 issues related to race and the police? (RACEPO)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	236	18.8
2) No	1020	81.2
Missing	4083
Total	1256	100.0

521) 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 issues related to sexual orientation or gender identity? (LGBT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	243	19.4
2) No	1011	80.6
Missing	4086
Total	1254	100.0

522) 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? (WILLS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	256	20.3
2) No	1001	79.6
Missing	4084
Total	1257	100.0

523) 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 organize or participate in efforts to lobby elected officials of any sort? (LOBBY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	383	7.2
2) No	4915	92.8
Missing	24
Total	5298	100.0

524) On what issue or issues did a group from your congregation lobby elected officials? First mention: Remarks: This item was asked only if a group from the congregation met to lobby elected officials (LOBBY=1). [ARDA Note: Please see LISSUE1 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (LISSUE1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Right to Life	19	16.9
3) Stem cell research	2	1.6
5) Death penalty	4	3.7
6) Pro-gay rights	3	2.4
7) Anti-gay rights	10	9.4
8) Education	13	11.7
9) Support immigration	1	0.8
11) Support of workers rights	0	0.1
12) International aid/support, issues, human rights, peace/war	24	21.7
13) Support of environment	1	0.8
14) Poverty, welfare/Social services support	11	10.2
20) Other	5	4.8
22) Multiple mentions	1	0.5
31) Immigration, no position indicated	1	0.8
32) Gay and lesbian issues, no position indicated	1	1.1
33) Abortion, no position indicated	2	1.9
40) Crime, drugs, community safety	4	3.9
41) Racial issues	4	3.6
42) Gambling	4	3.3
Missing	5132
Total	110	100.0

525) On what issue or issues did a group from your congregation lobby elected officials? Second mention; Remarks: This item was asked only if a group from the congregation met to lobby elected officials (LOBBY=1). [ARDA Note: Please see LISSUE2 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (LISSUE2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Right to Life	2	3.1
3) Stem cell research	1	1.9
4) Euthanasia/assisted suicide	0	0.4
5) Death penalty	2	2.7
6) Pro-gay rights	3	4.1
7) Anti-gay rights	0	0.6
8) Education	7	10.7
9) Support immigration	2	2.4
11) Support of workers rights	3	3.6
12) International aid/support, issues, human rights, peace/war	6	9.0
13) Support of environment	1	0.8
14) Poverty, welfare/Social services support	13	18.6
20) Other	9	13.4
31) Immigration, no position indicated	0	0.1
32) Gay and lesbian issues, no position indicated	2	3.4
33) Abortion, no position indicated	2	3.3
40) Crime, drugs, community safety	5	7.4
42) Gambling	11	15.2
Missing	5206
Total	69	100.0

526) On what issue or issues did a group from your congregation lobby elected officials? Third mention; Remarks: This item was asked only if a group from the congregation met to lobby elected officials (LOBBY=1). [ARDA Note: Please see LISSUE3 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (ISSUE3)

	TOTAL	%
1) Right to Life	6	25.0
3) Stem cell research	0	1.9
4) Euthanasia/assisted suicide	0	0.6
5) Death penalty	0	1.6
6) Pro-gay rights	1	4.4
7) Anti-gay rights	0	0.3
8) Education	1	2.1
9) Support immigration	0	0.8
11) Support of workers rights	0	0.8
12) International aid/support, issues, human rights, peace/war	3	12.2
14) Poverty, welfare/Social services support	6	25.9
20) Other	1	2.3
22) Multiple mentions	0	1.2
32) Gay and lesbian issues, no position indicated	2	6.6
33) Abortion, no position indicated	0	0.7
40) Crime, drugs, community safety	5	18.8
Missing	5280
Total	25	100.0

527) To organize or participate in a demonstration or march either in support of or opposition to some public issue or policy? (MARCH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	620	11.7
2) No	4681	88.3
Missing	26
Total	5301	100.0

528) What was the issue or policy about which a group from your congregation demonstrated or marched? First mention; Remarks: This item was asked only if a group from the congregation met to demonstrate or march about a public issue or policy (MARCH=1). [ARDA Note: Please see MISSUE1 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (MISSUE1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Right to Life	39	32.9
2) Right for women to choose	1	0.9
3) Stem cell research	0	0.4
4) Euthanasia/assisted suicide	0	0.1
5) Death penalty	0	0.2
6) Pro-gay rights	10	8.4
7) Anti-gay rights	5	4.6
8) Education	6	4.7
9) Support immigration	7	5.9
10) Against immigration	0	0.0
11) Support of workers rights	1	1.1
12) International aid/support, issues, human rights, peace/war	22	18.6
14) Poverty, welfare/Social services support	7	6.1
20) Other	4	3.2
31) Immigration, no position indicated	2	2.0
32) Gay and lesbian issues, no position indicated	0	0.0
33) Abortion, no position indicated	2	1.6
40) Crime, drugs, community safety	8	7.0
41) Racial issues	4	3.5
Missing	5063
Total	118	100.0

529) What was the issue or policy about which a group from your congregation demonstrated or marched? Second mention; Remarks: This item was asked only if a group from the congregation met to demonstrate or march about a public issue or policy (MARCH=1). [ARDA Note: Please see MISSUE2 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (MISSUE2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Right to Life	1	4.9
3) Stem cell research	0	1.2
4) Euthanasia/assisted suicide	0	0.2
5) Death penalty	0	1.8
6) Pro-gay rights	1	3.0
7) Anti-gay rights	0	1.0
8) Education	1	3.5
9) Support immigration	5	25.4
11) Support of workers rights	1	5.0
12) International aid/support, issues, human rights, peace/war	4	19.8
14) Poverty, welfare/Social services support	3	15.8
20) Other	1	3.4
33) Abortion, no position indicated	0	2.1
40) Crime, drugs, community safety	3	15.0
41) Racial issues	0	1.7
Missing	5265
Total	20	100.0

530) What was the issue or policy about which a group from your congregation demonstrated or marched? Third mention; Remarks: This item was asked only if a group from the congregation met to demonstrate or march about a public issue or policy (MARCH=1). [ARDA Note: Please see MISSUE3 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (MISSUE3)

	TOTAL	%
1) Right to Life	0	7.4
2) Right for women to choose	0	5.0
6) Pro-gay rights	0	9.6
8) Education	0	1.6
11) Support of workers rights	0	1.0
12) International aid/support, issues, human rights, peace/war	1	15.5
14) Poverty, welfare/Social services support	1	18.0
20) Other	3	60.7
22) Multiple mentions	0	3.2
40) Crime, drugs, community safety	0	0.3
41) Racial issues	0	5.3
Missing	5315
Total	5	100.0

531) Were any of these lobbying or marching activities related to: Immigration? [ARDA Note: Please see LMIMMIG in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (LMIMMIG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	126	27.5
2) No	331	72.4
Missing	4599
Total	457	100.0

532) Were any of these lobbying or marching activities related to: Abortion? [ARDA Note: Please see LMABORT in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (LMABORT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	138	30.4
2) No	318	69.8
Missing	4599
Total	456	100.0

533) Were any of these lobbying or marching activities related to: Poverty? [ARDA Note: Please see LMPOV_12 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (LMPOV_12)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	74	37.4
2) No	125	62.7
Missing	4953
Total	199	100.0

534) Were any of these lobbying or marching activities related to: Poverty or economic inequality? [ARDA Note: Please see LMPOV_18 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (LMPOV_18)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	124	48.2
2) No	133	51.8
Missing	4982
Total	257	100.0

535) Were any of these lobbying or marching activities related to: Same-sex marriage? [ARDA Note: Please see LMGAYM in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (LMGAYM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	58	29.0
2) No	142	70.9
Missing	4952
Total	200	100.0

536) Were any of these lobbying or marching activities related to: Issues concerning gay, lesbian, or transgender people? [ARDA Note: Please see LMLGBT in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (LMLGBT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	48	18.8
2) No	209	81.2
Missing	4981
Total	257	100.0

537) Were any of these lobbying or marching activities related to: Environmental issues? [ARDA Note: Please see LMENVIRO in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (LMENVIRO)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	79	30.5
2) No	179	69.2
Missing	4980
Total	258	100.0

538) Were any of these lobbying or marching activities related to: Was there any other issue or policy about which a group from your congregation lobbied or marched? [ARDA Note: Please see LMOTHR in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (LMOTHR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	81	31.6
2) No	176	68.4
Missing	4983
Total	257	100.0

539) Was that to support immigrants and immigration, or to encourage stricter immigration enforcement? Remarks: This item was only asked if LMIMMIG = 1. (IMMSIDE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Support Immigrants/Immigration	96	97.1
2) Encourage Stricter Immigration Enforcement	3	3.2
Missing	5215
Total	99	100.0

540) Was that on the pro-life side or the pro-choice side? Remarks: This item was only asked if LMABORT = 1. (ABORSIDE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Pro-Life	57	83.2
2) Pro-Choice	11	16.1
Missing	5167
Total	68	100.0

541) Was that to support or oppose more rights for gays, lesbians, or transgender people? Remarks: This item was only asked if LMLGBT = 1. (GAYSIDE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Support	43	92.3
2) Oppose	4	9.3
Missing	5274
Total	47	100.0

542) Was that to protect the environment or oppose environmental regulations? Remarks: This item was only asked if LMENVIRO = 1. (ENVRSIDE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Protect the environment	73	92.1
2) Oppose environmental regulations	6	7.2
Missing	5262
Total	79	100.0

543) What specific economic or poverty-related issue did that activity address? Issue addressing poverty as it relates to education; Remarks: This item was only asked if LMPOV = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see POVEDUC in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (POVEDUC)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	250	97.4
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	7	2.7
Missing	4980
Total	257	100.0

544) What specific economic or poverty-related issue did that activity address? Issue addressing poverty as it relates to food and hunger; Remarks: This item was only asked if LMPOV = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see POVFOOD in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (POVFOOD)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	222	85.9
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	36	13.8
Missing	4980
Total	258	100.0

545) What specific economic or poverty-related issue did that activity address? Issue addressing poverty as it relates to housing; Remarks: This item was only asked if LMPOV = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see POVHOUSE in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (POVHOUSE)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	244	94.4
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	14	5.3
Missing	4980
Total	258	100.0

546) What specific economic or poverty-related issue did that activity address? Issue addressing poverty as it relates to homelessness; Remarks: This item was only asked if LMPOV = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see POVHOMLS in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (POVHOMLS)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	231	89.9
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	26	10.2
Missing	4980
Total	257	100.0

547) What specific economic or poverty-related issue did that activity address? Issue addressing poverty as it relates to health; Remarks: This item was only asked if LMPOV = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see POVHLTH in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (POVHLTH)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	244	94.9
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	13	5.2
Missing	4980
Total	257	100.0

548) What specific economic or poverty-related issue did that activity address? Issue addressing poverty as it relates to jobs and employment; Remarks: This item was only asked if LMPOV = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see POVJOB in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (POVJOB)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	244	95.1
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	13	5.0
Missing	4980
Total	257	100.0

549) What specific economic or poverty-related issue did that activity address? Issue addressing poverty as it relates to children; Remarks: This item was only asked if LMPOV = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see POVKID in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (POVKID)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	256	99.7
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	1	0.4
Missing	4980
Total	257	100.0

550) What specific economic or poverty-related issue did that activity address? Issue addressing poverty as it relates to income and pay; Remarks: This item was only asked if LMPOV = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see POVPAY in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (POVPAY)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	241	93.2
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	17	6.5
Missing	4980
Total	258	100.0

551) What specific economic or poverty-related issue did that activity address? Issue addressing poverty as it relates to incarceration; Remarks: This item was only asked if LMPOV = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see POVPRISON in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (POVPRISON)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	253	98.5
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	4	1.6
Missing	4980
Total	257	100.0

552) What specific economic or poverty-related issue did that activity address? Issue addressing poverty as it relates to race; Remarks: This item was only asked if LMPOV = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see POVRACE in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (POVRACE)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	240	92.9
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	18	6.8
Missing	4980
Total	258	100.0

553) What specific economic or poverty-related issue did that activity address? Issue addressing poverty as it relates to women; Remarks: This item was only asked if LMPOV = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see POVWOMEN in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (POVWOMEN)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	255	99.3
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	2	0.8
Missing	4980
Total	257	100.0

554) What specific economic or poverty-related issue did that activity address? Issue is not classified by any of the other descriptors; Remarks: This item was only asked if LMPOV = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see POVOTH in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (POVOTH)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	234	91.2
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	23	8.9
Missing	4980
Total	257	100.0

555) What other issue or policy? Issues or policies concerning the criminal justice system; Remarks: This item was only asked if LMOTHR = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see LMCRIME in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (LMCRIME)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	247	96.0
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	10	4.1
Missing	4982
Total	257	100.0

556) What other issue or policy? Issues or policies related to education; Remarks: This item was only asked if LMOTHR = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see LMEDUC in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (LMEDUC)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	255	99.1
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	2	0.9
Missing	4982
Total	257	100.0

557) What other issue or policy? Issues or policies concerning gun usage in the US; Remarks: This item was only asked if LMOTHR = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see LMGUN in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (LMGUN)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	230	89.6
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	27	10.4
Missing	4982
Total	257	100.0

558) What other issue or policy? Issues or policies involving foreign state or non-state actors; Remarks: This item was only asked if LMOTHR = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see LMFORGN in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (LMFORGN)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	253	98.4
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	4	1.7
Missing	4982
Total	257	100.0

559) What other issue or policy? Issues or policies mentioning health related issues; Remarks: This item was only asked if LMOTHR = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see LMHLTH in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (LMHLTH)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	249	96.8
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	8	3.2
Missing	4982
Total	257	100.0

560) What other issue or policy? Issues or policies related to income, pay, compensation, or benefits; Remarks: This item was only asked if LMOTHR = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see LMPAY in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (LMPAY)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	253	98.6
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	4	1.5
Missing	4982
Total	257	100.0

561) What other issue or policy? Issues or policies concerning race; Remarks: This item was only asked if LMOTHR = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see LMRACE in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (LMRACE)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	240	93.5
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	17	6.5
Missing	4982
Total	257	100.0

562) What other issue or policy? Issues or policies specific to women; Remarks: This item was only asked if LMOTHR = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see LMWOMEN in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (LMWOMEN)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	249	96.9
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	8	3.2
Missing	4982
Total	257	100.0

563) What other issue or policy? Issues or policies not previously mentioned; Remarks: This item was only asked if LMOTHR = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see LMOTHR_OTH in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (LMOTHR_OTH)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	242	94.3
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	15	5.7
Missing	4982
Total	257	100.0

564) Does your congregation have any other groups, meetings, or classes besides those you've already mentioned? (OTHGRPS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	505	33.5
2) No	1001	66.4
Missing	3831
Total	1506	100.0

565) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Social justice, neighborhood, or community issues (GACTION98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	887	96.8
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	29	3.2
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

566) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Social justice, neighborhood, or community issues (GACTION06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1485	98.7
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	20	1.3
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

567) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Fine or performing arts (GARTS98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	817	89.2
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	99	10.8
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

568) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Fine or performing arts (GARTS06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1471	97.7
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	34	2.3
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

569) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Dealing with the loss of loved ones (GBEREAVE98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	898	98.1
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	18	1.9
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

570) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Dealing with the loss of loved ones (GBEREAVE06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1497	99.5
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	8	0.5
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

571) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Bible studies (GBIBLE98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	570	62.2
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	346	37.8
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

572) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Bible studies (GBIBLE06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1366	90.8
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	139	9.2
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

573) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Business or financial purposes (GBUSINESS98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	863	94.2
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	53	5.8
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

574) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Business or financial purposes (GBUSINESS06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1499	99.6
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	6	0.4
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

575) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Care for congregational buildings or property (GCHURCH98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	880	96.1
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	36	3.9
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

576) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Care for congregational buildings or property (GCHURCH06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1503	99.9
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	2	0.1
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

577) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Sewing groups (blankets, clothing, other) (GCLOTHES98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	897	98.0
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	19	2.1
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

578) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Sewing groups (blankets, clothing, other) (GCLOTHES06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1496	99.4
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	9	0.6
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

579) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Specifically for young adults (i.e., age 18+) (GCOLLEGE98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	886	96.8
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	30	3.3
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

580) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Specifically for young adults (i.e., age 18+) (GCOLLEGE06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1498	99.4
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	8	0.5
Missing	3831
Total	1506	100.0

581) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Specifically for couples, including marriage preparation classes (GCOUPLE98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	880	95.9
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	37	4.0
Missing	4253
Total	917	100.0

582) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Specifically for couples, including marriage preparation classes (GCOUPLE06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1491	99.0
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	14	1.0
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

583) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Divorce support groups (GDIVORCE98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	912	99.6
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	4	0.4
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

584) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Divorce support groups (GDIVORCE06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1504	99.9
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	1	0.1
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

585) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Non-religious education purposes (GEDUC98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	851	92.9
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	65	7.1
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

586) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Non-religious education purposes (GEDUC06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1449	96.3
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	56	3.7
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

587) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Specifically for senior citizens (GELDERLY98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	804	87.8
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	112	12.2
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

588) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Specifically for senior citizens (GELDERLY06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1475	98.0
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	30	2.0
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

589) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Specifically for people from certain racial/ethnic groups (GETHNIC98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	901	98.3
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	15	1.7
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

590) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Specifically for people from certain racial/ethnic groups (GETHNIC06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1501	99.7
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	4	0.3
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

591) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Purpose is supporting families, including marriage training, wedding or baby showers, discussion of pregnancy issues or family values (GFAMILY98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	825	90.0
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	91	10.0
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

592) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Purpose is supporting families, including marriage training, wedding or baby showers, discussion of pregnancy issues or family values (GFAMILY06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1461	97.1
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	44	2.9
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

593) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Specifically for women (GFEMALE98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	588	64.2
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	328	35.8
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

594) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Specifically for women (GFEMALE06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1306	86.8
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	199	13.2
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

595) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Festivals, bazaars, craft fairs, or other celebrations (GFEST98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	888	97.0
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	28	3.1
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

596) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Festivals, bazaars, craft fairs, or other celebrations (GFEST06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1497	99.5
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	8	0.5
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

597) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Explicitly involving food, including picnics, dinner, lunches, coffee hours (GFOOD98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	736	80.4
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	180	19.6
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

598) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Explicitly involving food, including picnics, dinner, lunches, coffee hours (GFOOD06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1471	97.8
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	34	2.2
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

599) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Fund-raising (GFUND98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	836	91.3
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	80	8.8
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

600) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Fund-raising (GFUND06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1495	99.3
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	10	0.7
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

601) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Bingo, cards, or other game-playing (GGAME98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	887	96.8
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	29	3.2
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

602) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Bingo, cards, or other game-playing (GGAMES06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1500	99.7
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	5	0.3
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

603) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Focused on individuals' physical well being (GHEALTH98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	864	94.3
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	52	5.7
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

604) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Focused on individuals' physical well being (GHEALTH06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1475	98.0
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	30	2.0
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

605) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Holy Name Society (GHOLYNAME98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	914	99.8
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	2	0.3
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

606) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Holy Name Society (GHOLYNAME06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1504	100.0
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	1	0.0
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

607) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Helping individuals find jobs or advance their careers (GJOB98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	915	99.9
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	1	0.1
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

608) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Helping individuals find jobs or advance their careers (GJOB06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1500	99.7
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	5	0.3
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

609) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Specifically for children and youth (GKID98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	584	63.8
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	332	36.2
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

610) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Specifically for children and youth (GKIDS06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1406	93.4
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	99	6.6
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

611) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Knights of Columbus (GKOFC98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	910	99.4
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	6	0.7
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

612) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Knights of Columbus (GKOFC06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1499	99.6
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	6	0.4
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

613) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Meetings of congregational leaders (GLEAD98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	844	92.2
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	72	7.8
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

614) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Meetings of congregational leaders (GLEAD06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1487	98.8
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	18	1.2
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

615) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Focused on congregations' worship or liturgy (GLITCOM98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	882	96.3
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	34	3.7
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

616) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Focused on congregations' worship or liturgy (GLITCOM06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1492	99.1
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	13	0.9
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

617) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Specifically for men (GMALE98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	715	78.1
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	201	21.9
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

618) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Specifically for men (GMALE06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1371	91.1
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	134	8.9
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

619) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Focused on new members of the congregation (GNEWMEM98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	889	97.0
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	27	3.0
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

620) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Focused on new members of the congregation (GNEWMEM06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1497	99.5
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	8	0.5
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

621) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Group is nowhere else classified (GOTHER98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	758	82.8
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	158	17.3
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

622) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Group is nowhere else classified (GOTHER06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1466	97.4
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	39	2.6
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

623) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Purpose is to recruit new members or evangelize (GOUTREACH98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	832	90.9
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	84	9.2
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

624) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Purpose is to recruit new members or evangelize (GOUTREACH06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1481	98.4
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	24	1.6
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

625) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Prayer, worship, or devotional activity (GPRAY98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	695	75.9
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	221	24.1
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

626) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Prayer, worship, or devotional activity (GPRAY06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1442	95.8
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	63	4.2
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

627) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Promise Keepers (GPROMISE98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	903	98.6
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	13	1.5
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

628) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Promise Keepers (GPROMISE06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1505	100.0
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	0	0.0
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

629) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Recreation (GREC98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	768	83.9
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	148	16.1
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

630) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Recreation (GREC06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1484	98.6
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	21	1.4
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

631) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Religious purpose (GRELIG98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	282	30.8
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	634	69.3
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

632) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Religious purpose (GRELIG06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1258	83.6
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	247	16.4
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

633) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Helping the needy (GSERVICE98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	789	86.1
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	127	13.9
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

634) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Helping the needy (GSERVICE06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1434	95.3
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	71	4.7
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

635) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Specifically for singles (GSINGLE98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	895	97.7
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	21	2.3
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

636) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Specifically for singles (GSINGLE06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1505	100.0
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	0	0.0
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

637) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Socializing or 'fellowship' (GSOCIAL98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	352	38.3
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	565	61.6
Missing	4253
Total	917	100.0

638) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Socializing or 'fellowship' (GSOCIAL06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1425	94.7
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	80	5.3
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

639) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Study, teaching, or education whose content is unclear (GSTUDY98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	774	84.4
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	143	15.5
Missing	4253
Total	917	100.0

640) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Study, teaching, or education whose content is unclear (GSTUDY06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1475	98.0
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	30	2.0
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

641) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Helping people with substance abuse problems (GSUBSTANCE98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	906	98.8
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	11	1.1
Missing	4253
Total	917	100.0

642) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Helping people with substance abuse problems (GSUBSTANCE06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1469	97.6
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	36	2.4
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

643) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Support groups for specific problems or issues, except bereavement and substance abuse (GSUPPORT98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	898	98.0
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	18	2.0
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

644) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Support groups for specific problems or issues, except bereavement and substance abuse (GSUPPORT06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1495	99.3
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	10	0.7
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

645) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Supporting teachers within the congregation or within congregation-related schools (GTEACHER98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	895	97.7
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	21	2.3
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

646) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Supporting teachers within the congregation or within congregation-related schools (GTEACHER06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1504	100.0
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	1	0.0
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

647) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Vacation or summer bible schools (GVBS98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	870	95.0
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	46	5.0
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

648) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Vacation or summer bible schools (GVBS06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1490	99.0
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	15	1.0
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

649) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? St. Vincent de Paul (GVDP98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	913	99.7
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	3	0.3
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

650) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? St. Vincent de Paul (GDP06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1503	99.9
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	2	0.1
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

651) For what purpose or purposes do these groups meet [have these groups met]? Visiting others, such as shut-ins or incarcerated individuals (GVISIT98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	884	96.5
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	32	3.5
Missing	4253
Total	916	100.0

652) What are the three best attended groups that you haven't already mentioned? Visiting others, such as shut-ins or incarcerated individuals (GVISIT06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No group of this type named	1497	99.5
1) Mentions at least one group of this type	8	0.5
Missing	3831
Total	1505	100.0

653) [2006-07, 2012, and 2018-19 wording] Have voter guides been distributed through your congregation within the past two years? [ARDA Note: Please see VOTRGUID in the survey instrument for full question wording.] (VOTRGUID)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	934	17.7
2) No	4348	82.3
Missing	61
Total	5282	100.0

654) Who wrote or produced the voter guide that was distributed? First mention; Remarks: This item was asked only if congregations distributed voter guides (VOTRGUID=1). [ARDA Note: Please see GAUTHR1 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (GAUTHR1)

	TOTAL	%
1) City, county or state government	18	6.5
2) Candidate or political party, unspecified	12	4.3
3) Church member, clergy or other congregation	14	5.0
4) Local council of churches, or ecumenical organization	6	2.1
5) Pro-life groups	11	4.0
6) League of Women Voters	31	11.0
7) NAACP	13	4.5
8) Catholic church/organization (including regional or diocesan office or newspaper)	18	6.3
9) FLARE	0	0.1
10) Citizens Concerned for the Constitution	4	1.5
11) Ohio Round Table	0	0.1
12) Christian Coalition	57	20.1
13) 700 Club/Pat Robertson	5	1.6
14) Focus on the Family/Dr. James Dobson	20	6.9
15) Dr. James Kennedy's group	0	0.2
16) Citizens for Traditional Values and/or Lou Sheldon	2	0.7
17) Family Forum (Michigan)	4	1.6
18) Regional church office, unspecified denomination	7	2.5
19) Other	37	13.0
20) Can't tell	13	4.6
21) Common Cause	1	0.4
22) Moral Majority/Jerry Falwell	1	0.4
23) [Colorado for] Family Values; [Florida] Family Council (i.e., 'Family' organization)	9	3.1
24) Conservative/evangelical source, not elsewhere classified	1	0.2
Missing	4833
Total	284	100.0

655) Who wrote or produced the voter guide that was distributed? Second mention; Remarks: This item was asked only if congregations distributed voter guides (VOTRGUID=1). [ARDA Note: Please see GAUTHR2 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (GAUTHR2)

	TOTAL	%
1) City, county, or state government	0	6.7
5) Pro-life groups	0	1.5
6) League of Women Voters	0	0.5
8) Catholic church/organization (including regional or diocesan office or newspaper)	1	17.9
12) Christian Coalition	0	6.3
19) Other	2	30.4
20) Can't tell	0	1.8
23) [Colorado for] Family Values; [Florida] Family Council (i.e., 'Family' organization)	2	47.7
Missing	5314
Total	5	100.0

656) Who wrote or produced the voter guide that was distributed? Third mention; Remarks: This item was asked only if congregations distributed voter guides (VOTRGUID=1). [ARDA Note: Please see GAUTHR3 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (GAUTHR3)

	TOTAL	%
6) League of Women Voters	0	0
8) Catholic church/organization (including regional or diocesan office or newspaper)	0	0
Missing	5331
Total	0	100.0

657) Within the past two years, has your congregation publicly supported or opposed any candidate for public office? (SUPPORT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	53	4.3
2) No	1198	95.8
Missing	4084
Total	1251	100.0

658) Do you think your congregation would publicly support or oppose candidates for public office if doing so did not put your congregation's tax status at risk? Remarks: This item was only asked if SUPPORT = 2. (TAXRISK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	206	17.2
2) No	895	74.6
3) Don't know	100	8.3
Missing	4117
Total	1201	100.0

659) Some congregations have declared themselves to be sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants. Has your congregation done that? (IMMSANC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	51	4.1
2) No	1203	96.0
Missing	4086
Total	1254	100.0

660) Has your congregation discussed doing this within the last year? Remarks: This item was only asked if IMMSANC = 2. (IMMDISCUS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	108	9.0
2) No	1089	91.0
Missing	4139
Total	1197	100.0

661) Some congregations have directly sponsored refugees who have come to the United States from other countries. Has your congregation directly sponsored any refugees within the last two years? (SPONSREF)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	83	6.6
2) No	1170	93.4
Missing	4089
Total	1253	100.0

662) Has your congregation discussed doing this within the last year? Remarks: This item was only asked if SPONREF = 2. (DISCREF)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	84	7.2
2) No	1086	92.8
Missing	4200
Total	1170	100.0

663) Does your congregation have any organized effort, designated person, or committee whose purpose is to increase racial or ethnic diversity in your congregation? (DIVERSE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	121	9.7
2) No	1130	90.3
Missing	4085
Total	1251	100.0

664) Within the last 12 months, has your congregation had any organized effort to provide your members with health-focused programs such as blood pressure checks, health education classes, or disease prevention information? (HLTHPROG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	417	33.2
2) No	837	66.8
Missing	4087
Total	1254	100.0

665) Within the past 12 months, have any of these health-focused programs involved: Blood pressure checks? Remarks: This item was only asked if HLTHPROG = 1. (HLTHBP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	310	74.6
2) No	106	25.5
Missing	4794
Total	416	100.0

666) Within the past 12 months, have any of these health-focused programs involved: Screen for any type of cancer? Remarks: This item was only asked if HLTHPROG = 1. (HLTHCAN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	112	27.0
2) No	302	73.0
Missing	4801
Total	414	100.0

667) Within the past 12 months, have any of these health-focused programs involved: Offering flu shots? Remarks: This item was only asked if HLTHPROG = 1. (HLTHFLU)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	99	23.7
2) No	318	76.2
Missing	4793
Total	417	100.0

668) Within the past 12 months, have any of these health-focused programs involved: Testing for diabetes or checking blood sugar levels? Remarks: This item was only asked if HLTHPROG = 1. (HLTHDB)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	167	40.4
2) No	247	59.5
Missing	4800
Total	414	100.0

669) Within the past 12 months, have any of these health-focused programs involved: Testing for HIV or AIDS? Remarks: This item was only asked if HLTHPROG = 1. (HLTHAID)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	37	8.9
2) No	374	91.1
Missing	4801
Total	411	100.0

670) Within the past 12 months, have any of these health-focused programs involved: Helping people get health insurance or Medicaid? Remarks: This item was only asked if HLTHPROG = 1. (HLTHMED)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	123	29.6
2) No	292	70.4
Missing	4798
Total	415	100.0

671) Within the past 12 months, have any of these health-focused programs involved: Educating people about nutrition or healthy eating habits? Remarks: This item was only asked if HLTHPROG = 1. (HLTHNUTS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	290	69.5
2) No	127	30.4
Missing	4794
Total	417	100.0

672) Within the past 12 months, have any of these health-focused programs involved: Any other health focused program or activity besides the ones already mentioned? Remarks: This item was only asked if HLTHPROG = 1. (HLTHOTH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	89	21.3
2) No	328	78.6
Missing	4792
Total	417	100.0

673) What are they? Programs addressing issues of substance abuse or addiction; Remarks: This item was only asked if HLTHOTH = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see HLTHADDICT in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (HLTHADDICT)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	401	96.5
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	15	3.6
Missing	4792
Total	416	100.0

674) What are they? Programs providing First Aid, CPR, or AED training; Remarks: This item was only asked if HLTHOTH = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see HLTHFSTAID in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (HLTHFSTAID)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	415	99.9
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	1	0.3
Missing	4792
Total	416	100.0

675) What are they? Programs addressing cardiovascular health issues; Remarks: This item was only asked if HLTHOTH = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see HLTHCARDO in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (HLTHCARDO)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	405	97.1
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	12	2.8
Missing	4792
Total	417	100.0

676) What are they? Programs designed to educate people about health-related issues; Remarks: This item was only asked if HLTHOTH = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see HLTHEDU in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (HLTHEDU)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	392	94.0
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	25	5.9
Missing	4792
Total	417	100.0

677) What are they? Programs targeting senior citizens; Remarks: This item was only asked if HLTHOTH = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see HLTHELDER in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (HLTHELDER)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	412	98.8
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	5	1.2
Missing	4792
Total	417	100.0

678) What are they? Programs addressing health issues related to eyesight, hearing, feet, or dental hygiene; Remarks: This item was only asked if HLTHOTH = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see HLTHFEET in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (HLTHFEET)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	408	97.8
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	9	2.1
Missing	4792
Total	417	100.0

679) What are they? Programs for physical fitness; Remarks: This item was only asked if HLTHF = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see HLTHFIT in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (HLTHFIT)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	405	97.0
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	12	2.9
Missing	4792
Total	417	100.0

680) What are they? Programs addressing mental health conditions; Remarks: This item was only asked if HLTHOTH = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see HLTHMENTL in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (HLTHMENTL)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	411	98.5
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	6	1.4
Missing	4792
Total	417	100.0

681) What are they? Program is nowhere else classified; Remarks: This item was only asked if HLTHOTH = 1. [ARDA Note: Please see HLTHOTH2 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (HLTHOTH2)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	397	95.2
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	20	4.7
Missing	4792
Total	417	100.0

682) Does your congregation provide any materials or have programs or activities specifically aimed at families who home-school their children? (HOMESCHL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	94	6.3
2) No	1412	93.7
Missing	3828
Total	1506	100.0

683) Does your congregation have an elementary or high school? (HAVESCHL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	266	5.0
2) No	5061	95.0
Missing	15
Total	5327	100.0

684) Does your congregation give money directly to any college, university, or seminary? (COLLEGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	422	34.4
2) No	805	65.6
Missing	4108
Total	1227	100.0

685) [2018-19 wording] Within the past 12 months, have there been groups, programs, or events that have no connection to your congregation but that have used or rented space in your building? Remarks: This item was asked only of congregations that owned their own building (OWNBLDG=1). [ARDA Note: Please see USEBLDG in the survey instrument for full question wording.] (USEBLDG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1078	51.1
2) No	1033	49.0
Missing	3040
Total	2111	100.0

686) Please tell me how many such groups or programs have met in your building within the past 12 months (NUMUSE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	2,095	3.74	11.47

687) Have any of these groups used your building for rehearsals or performances of musical or theatrical works? Remarks: If a congregation reported that no outside groups used its building (USEBLDG=2), REHEARSE was set at 2. (REHEARSE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	168	16.0
2) No	881	84.0
Missing	4198
Total	1049	100.0

688) Have any of these groups used your building for exhibits of works of art like paintings, photography, or sculpture? Remarks: If a congregation reported that no outside groups use their building (USEBLDG=2), EXHIBIT was set at 2. (EXHIBIT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	59	5.6
2) No	990	94.4
Missing	4198
Total	1049	100.0

689) Does your congregation have any organized effort, designated person, or committee whose purpose is to coordinate or provide help to members, for example by cooking meals for a new mother or someone just home from the hospital, or providing financial assistance to someone who needs it? (HELPMMBR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2280	80.4
2) No	556	19.6
Missing	2498
Total	2836	100.0

690) Within the past 12 months, how many of your members or regular participants received this sort of help from the congregation? Remarks: This item was asked only if congregations reported an organized effort to help members (HELPMMBR=1). If a congregation reported no such organized effort (HELPMMBR=2), RECVHELP was set at zero. (RECVHELP)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,444	17.62	116.03

691) Does your congregation have any organized effort, designated person, or committee whose purpose is to provide your members with health-focused programs such as blood pressure checks, health education classes, or disease prevention information? (HLTHEDUC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	704	24.8
2) No	2131	75.2
Missing	2500
Total	2835	100.0

692) 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.] (SOCLSERV)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2264	51.7
2) No	2113	48.3
Missing	1103
Total	4377	100.0

693) Within the past 12 months, has your congregation engaged in any human service projects, outreach ministries, or other activities intended to help people who are not members of your congregation? Remarks: This item was asked in 2006-07 and 2012 only if a respondent answered 'no' to item 163 (SOCLSERV=2). [ARDA Note: Please see SCLSERV2 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (SCLSERV2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1771	68.1
2) No	828	31.9
Missing	3189
Total	2599	100.0

694) Total number of social service programs; [ARDA Note: Please see TOTPROG98 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (TOTPROG98)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,233	1.68	2.20

695) Total number of social service programs; [ARDA Note: Please see TOTPROG06A in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (TOTPROG06A)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,494	1.94	1.80

696) Total number of social service programs; [ARDA Note: Please see TOTPROG06B in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (TOTPROG06B)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,495	2.29	2.09

697) How many [social service, human service, etc.] projects or programs has your congregation sponsored or participated in within the last 12 months? [ARDA Note: Please see NUMPROG in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (NUMPROG)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	2,563	4.35	11.90

698) Congregation participated in or sponsored any social or human service program; Remarks: This constructed variable indicates whether congregations participated in any social or human service programs at all. If congregations answered SOCLSERV=1, SCLSERV2=1, or OTHPRJ=1, ANYSOCL was set at one. (ANYSOCL)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	268	17.9
1) Yes	1227	82.1
Missing	3832
Total	1495	100.0

699) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Services for victims of rape or domestic violence (SABUSED98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1180	95.7
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	53	4.3
Missing	4104
Total	1233	100.0

700) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Services for victims of rape or domestic violence (SABUSED06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1437	96.2
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	57	3.8
Missing	3834
Total	1494	100.0

701) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is less than or equal to four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Services for victims of rape or domestic violence (SABUSED12)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1302	97.9
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	28	2.1
Missing	4005
Total	1330	100.0

702) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is greater than four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Services for victims of rape or domestic violence (SABUSED18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1238	98.6
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	18	1.5
Missing	4081
Total	1256	100.0

703) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Clothing or blankets, including rummage sales (SCLOTHES98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1096	88.9
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	137	11.1
Missing	4104
Total	1233	100.0

704) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Clothing or blankets, including rummage sales (SCLOTHES06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1256	84.1
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	238	15.9
Missing	3834
Total	1494	100.0

705) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is less than or equal to four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Clothing or blankets, including rummage sales (SCLOTHES12)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1099	82.7
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	230	17.3
Missing	4005
Total	1329	100.0

706) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is greater than four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Clothing or blankets, including rummage sales (SCLOTHES18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1073	85.3
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	184	14.6
Missing	4081
Total	1257	100.0

707) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Disaster relief (SDISASTER98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1178	95.6
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	55	4.4
Missing	4104
Total	1233	100.0

708) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Disaster relief (SDISASTER06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1355	90.7
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	139	9.3
Missing	3834
Total	1494	100.0

709) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is less than or equal to four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Disaster relief (SDISASTER12)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1258	94.7
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	71	5.3
Missing	4005
Total	1329	100.0

710) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is greater than four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Disaster relief (SDISASTER18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1187	94.4
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	70	5.5
Missing	4081
Total	1257	100.0

711) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Non-religious education (SEDUC98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1156	93.8
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	77	6.2
Missing	4104
Total	1233	100.0

712) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Non-religious education (SEDUC06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1349	90.3
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	145	9.7
Missing	3834
Total	1494	100.0

713) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is less than or equal to four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Non-religious education (SEDUC12)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1148	86.4
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	181	13.6
Missing	4005
Total	1329	100.0

714) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is greater than four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Non-religious education (SEDUC18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1062	84.5
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	195	15.5
Missing	4081
Total	1257	100.0

715) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Specifically for senior citizens (SELDERLY98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1156	93.8
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	77	6.2
Missing	4104
Total	1233	100.0

716) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Specifically for senior citizens (SELDERLY06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1326	88.8
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	167	11.2
Missing	3834
Total	1493	100.0

717) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is less than or equal to four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Specifically for senior citizens (SELDERLY12)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1219	91.6
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	111	8.3
Missing	4005
Total	1330	100.0

718) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is greater than four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Specifically for senior citizens (SELDERLY18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1175	93.5
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	82	6.5
Missing	4081
Total	1257	100.0

719) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Feeding the hungry (SFOOD98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	822	66.7
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	411	33.3
Missing	4104
Total	1233	100.0

720) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Feeding the hungry (SFOOD06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	905	60.5
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	589	39.4
Missing	3834
Total	1494	100.0

721) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is less than or equal to four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Feeding the hungry (SFOOD12)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	638	47.9
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	692	52.0
Missing	4005
Total	1330	100.0

722) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is greater than four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Feeding the hungry (SFOOD18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	652	51.9
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	604	48.1
Missing	4081
Total	1256	100.0

723) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs targeting men or women in particular (SGENDER98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1124	91.2
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	109	8.8
Missing	4104
Total	1233	100.0

724) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs targeting men or women in particular (SGENDER06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1352	90.5
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	142	9.5
Missing	3834
Total	1494	100.0

725) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is less than or equal to four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs targeting men or women in particular (SGENDER12)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1246	93.7
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	84	6.3
Missing	4005
Total	1330	100.0

726) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is greater than four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs targeting men or women in particular (SGENDER18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1169	93.0
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	88	7.0
Missing	4081
Total	1257	100.0

727) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Habitat for Humanity projects (SHABITAT98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1144	92.8
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	89	7.2
Missing	4104
Total	1233	100.0

728) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Habitat for Humanity projects (SHABITAT06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1406	94.2
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	87	5.9
Missing	3834
Total	1493	100.0

729) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is less than or equal to four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Habitat for Humanity projects (SHABITAT12)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1287	96.8
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	42	3.2
Missing	4005
Total	1329	100.0

730) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is greater than four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Habitat for Humanity projects (SHABITAT18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1238	98.5
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	19	1.5
Missing	4081
Total	1257	100.0

731) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs targeting physical health needs (SHEALTH98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1107	89.8
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	126	10.2
Missing	4104
Total	1233	100.0

732) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs targeting physical health needs (SHEALTH06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1233	82.5
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	261	17.5
Missing	3834
Total	1494	100.0

733) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is less than or equal to four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs targeting physical health needs (SHEALTH12)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1049	78.8
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	281	21.1
Missing	4005
Total	1330	100.0

734) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is greater than four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs targeting physical health needs (SHEALTH18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1031	82.0
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	226	18.0
Missing	4081
Total	1257	100.0

735) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs targeting the homeless or transients (SHOMELESS98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1141	92.5
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	92	7.5
Missing	4104
Total	1233	100.0

736) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs targeting the homeless or transients (SHOMELESS06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1320	88.4
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	174	11.6
Missing	3834
Total	1494	100.0

737) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is less than or equal to four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs targeting the homeless or transients (SHOMELESS12)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1173	88.2
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	157	11.8
Missing	4005
Total	1330	100.0

738) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is greater than four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs targeting the homeless or transients (SHOMELESS18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1069	85.1
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	187	14.9
Missing	4081
Total	1256	100.0

739) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Home building, repair, or maintenance (SHOUSE98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1015	82.3
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	218	17.7
Missing	4104
Total	1233	100.0

740) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Home building, repair, or maintenance (SHOUSE06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1218	81.5
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	276	18.5
Missing	3834
Total	1494	100.0

741) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is less than or equal to four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Home building, repair, or maintenance (SHOUSE12)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1089	81.9
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	241	18.1
Missing	4005
Total	1330	100.0

742) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is greater than four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Home building, repair, or maintenance (SHOUSE18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1085	86.3
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	172	13.7
Missing	4081
Total	1257	100.0

743) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs directed at immigrants, migrants, or refugees (SIMMIG98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1224	99.2
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	9	0.8
Missing	4104
Total	1233	100.0

744) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs directed at immigrants, migrants, or refugees (SIMMIG06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1479	99.0
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	15	1.0
Missing	3834
Total	1494	100.0

745) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is less than or equal to four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs directed at immigrants, migrants, or refugees (SIMMIG12)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1315	98.9
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	15	1.1
Missing	4005
Total	1330	100.0

746) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is greater than four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs directed at immigrants, migrants, or refugees (SIMMIG18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1227	97.6
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	30	2.4
Missing	4081
Total	1257	100.0

747) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs targeting people outside the United States (SINTL98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1194	96.8
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	39	3.2
Missing	4104
Total	1233	100.0

748) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs targeting people outside the United States (SINTL06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1391	93.1
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	103	6.9
Missing	3834
Total	1494	100.0

749) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is less than or equal to four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs targeting people outside the United States (SINTL12)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1246	93.7
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	84	6.3
Missing	4005
Total	1330	100.0

750) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is greater than four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs targeting people outside the United States (SINTL18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1118	89.0
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	138	11.0
Missing	4081
Total	1256	100.0

751) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs to help people obtain jobs (SJOB98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1220	99.0
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	13	1.0
Missing	4104
Total	1233	100.0

752) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs to help people obtain jobs (SJOB06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1472	98.5
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	22	1.5
Missing	3834
Total	1494	100.0

753) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is less than or equal to four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs to help people obtain jobs (SJOB12)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1305	98.2
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	24	1.8
Missing	4005
Total	1329	100.0

754) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is greater than four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs to help people obtain jobs (SJOB18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1235	98.2
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	22	1.7
Missing	4081
Total	1257	100.0

755) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Specifically for children or youth (SKID98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	999	81.0
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	234	19.0
Missing	4104
Total	1233	100.0

756) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Specifically for children or youth (SKID06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1159	77.6
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	335	22.4
Missing	3834
Total	1494	100.0

757) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is less than or equal to four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Specifically for children or youth (SKID12)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	917	68.9
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	413	31.0
Missing	4005
Total	1330	100.0

758) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is greater than four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Specifically for children or youth (SKID18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	854	68.0
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	402	32.0
Missing	4081
Total	1256	100.0

759) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs targeting prisoners or people in trouble with the law and their families (SPRISON98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1208	98.0
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	25	2.0
Missing	4104
Total	1233	100.0

760) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs targeting prisoners or people in trouble with the law and their families (SPRISON06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1429	95.7
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	64	4.3
Missing	3834
Total	1493	100.0

761) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is less than or equal to four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs targeting prisoners or people in trouble with the law and their families (SPRISON12)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1303	98.1
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	26	2.0
Missing	4005
Total	1329	100.0

762) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is greater than four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Programs targeting prisoners or people in trouble with the law and their families (SPRISON18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1200	97.3
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	33	2.6
Missing	4104
Total	1233	100.0

763) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Substance abuse programs (SSUBSTANC98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1452	97.2
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	42	2.8
Missing	3834
Total	1494	100.0

764) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Substance abuse programs (SSUBSTANC06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1272	95.6
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	58	4.3
Missing	4005
Total	1330	100.0

765) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is less than or equal to four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Substance abuse programs (SSUBSTANC12)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1209	96.3
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	47	3.8
Missing	4081
Total	1256	100.0

766) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is greater than four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Substance abuse programs (SSUBSTANC18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1220	97.0
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	37	2.9
Missing	4081
Total	1257	100.0

767) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1227	99.5
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	6	0.5
Missing	4104
Total	1233	100.0

768) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1488	99.6
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	6	0.4
Missing	3834
Total	1494	100.0

769) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is less than or equal to four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP12)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1322	99.5
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	7	0.5
Missing	4005
Total	1329	100.0

770) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is greater than four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1247	99.2
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	10	0.8
Missing	4081
Total	1257	100.0

771) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Program is nowhere else classified (SOTHER98)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	884	71.7
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	349	28.3
Missing	4104
Total	1233	100.0

772) [1998 and 2006-07 wording] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Program is nowhere else classified (SOTHER06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1110	74.3
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	384	25.7
Missing	3834
Total	1494	100.0

773) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is less than or equal to four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Program is nowhere else classified (SOTHER12)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1241	93.4
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	88	6.6
Missing	4005
Total	1329	100.0

774) [2012 and 2018-19 wording, if NUMPROG is greater than four] What projects or programs have you sponsored or participated in? Program is nowhere else classified (SOTHER18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1176	95.0
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	62	5.0
Missing	4110
Total	1238	100.0

775) For each of these please tell me whether it is a program or project completely run by your congregation, or whether it is a program that is run by or in collaboration with other groups or organizations. [ARDA Note: Please see COLLAB_12 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (COLLAB_12)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	277	25.5
1) Yes	811	74.5
Missing	4133
Total	1088	100.0

776) With what other organizations does your congregation collaborate on this program? Collaborated with business on social service projects (COLLBUS98)

	TOTAL	%
0) Did not mention this kind of collaborator	1078	98.0
1) Mentioned this kind of collaborator	22	2.0
Missing	4244
Total	1100	100.0

777) With what other organizations does your congregation collaborate on this program? Collaborated with business on social service projects (COLLBUS06)

	TOTAL	%
0) Did not mention this kind of collaborator	1459	97.4
1) Mentioned this kind of collaborator	39	2.6
Missing	3830
Total	1498	100.0

778) With what other organizations does your congregation collaborate on this program? Collaborated with other congregations on social service projects (COLLCONG98)

	TOTAL	%
0) Did not mention this kind of collaborator	838	76.2
1) Mentioned this kind of collaborator	262	23.8
Missing	4244
Total	1100	100.0

779) With what other organizations does your congregation collaborate on this program? Collaborated with other congregations on social service projects (COLLCONG06)

	TOTAL	%
0) Did not mention this kind of collaborator	1097	73.2
1) Mentioned this kind of collaborator	401	26.8
Missing	3830
Total	1498	100.0

780) With what other organizations does your congregation collaborate on this program? Collaborated with a denominational organization on social service projects (COLLDEN98)

	TOTAL	%
0) Did not mention this kind of collaborator	1028	93.4
1) Mentioned this kind of collaborator	72	6.5
Missing	4244
Total	1100	100.0

781) With what other organizations does your congregation collaborate on this program? Collaborated with a denominational organization on social service projects (COLLDEN06)

	TOTAL	%
0) Did not mention this kind of collaborator	1457	97.3
1) Mentioned this kind of collaborator	41	2.7
Missing	3830
Total	1498	100.0

782) With what other organizations does your congregation collaborate on this program? Collaborated with government on social service projects (COLLGOVT98)

	TOTAL	%
0) Did not mention this kind of collaborator	958	87.2
1) Mentioned this kind of collaborator	141	12.9
Missing	4244
Total	1099	100.0

783) With what other organizations does your congregation collaborate on this program? Collaborated with government on social service projects (COLLGOVT06)

	TOTAL	%
0) Did not mention this kind of collaborator	1378	92.1
1) Mentioned this kind of collaborator	119	8.0
Missing	3830
Total	1497	100.0

784) With what other organizations does your congregation collaborate on this program? Collaborated with a non-profit on social service projects (COLLNP98)

	TOTAL	%
0) Did not mention this kind of collaborator	859	78.2
1) Mentioned this kind of collaborator	240	21.8
Missing	4244
Total	1099	100.0

785) With what other organizations does your congregation collaborate on this program? Collaborated with a non-profit on social service projects (COLLNP06)

	TOTAL	%
0) Did not mention this kind of collaborator	1199	80.1
1) Mentioned this kind of collaborator	298	19.9
Missing	3830
Total	1497	100.0

786) With what other organizations does your congregation collaborate on this program? Collaborated with another kind of organization on social service projects (COLLOTH98)

	TOTAL	%
0) Did not mention this kind of collaborator	904	82.2
1) Mentioned this kind of collaborator	195	17.8
Missing	4244
Total	1099	100.0

787) With what other organizations does your congregation collaborate on this program? Collaborated with another kind of organization on social service projects (COLLOTH06)

	TOTAL	%
0) Did not mention this kind of collaborator	1348	90.0
1) Mentioned this kind of collaborator	150	10.0
Missing	3830
Total	1498	100.0

788) With what other organizations does your congregation collaborate on this program? Collaborated with another religious organization on social service projects (COLLREL98)

	TOTAL	%
0) Did not mention this kind of collaborator	947	86.1
1) Mentioned this kind of collaborator	153	13.9
Missing	4244
Total	1100	100.0

789) With what other organizations does your congregation collaborate on this program? Collaborated with another religious organization on social service projects (COLLREL06)

	TOTAL	%
0) Did not mention this kind of collaborator	1308	87.3
1) Mentioned this kind of collaborator	190	12.7
Missing	3830
Total	1498	100.0

790) With what other organizations does your congregation collaborate on this program? Collaborated with an educational institution on social service projects (COLLSCHL98)

	TOTAL	%
0) Did not mention this kind of collaborator	1052	95.7
1) Mentioned this kind of collaborator	47	4.3
Missing	4244
Total	1099	100.0

791) With what other organizations does your congregation collaborate on this program? Collaborated with an educational institution on social service projects (COLLSCHL06)

	TOTAL	%
0) Did not mention this kind of collaborator	1453	97.1
1) Mentioned this kind of collaborator	44	3.0
Missing	3830
Total	1497	100.0

792) With what other organizations does your congregation collaborate on this program? Did not collaborate on social service projects (NOCOLL98)

	TOTAL	%
0) Did not mention this kind of collaborator	586	53.3
1) Mentioned this kind of collaborator	513	46.7
Missing	4244
Total	1099	100.0

793) With what other organizations does your congregation collaborate on this program? Did not collaborate on social service projects (NOCOLL06)

	TOTAL	%
0) Did not mention this kind of collaborator	822	54.9
1) Mentioned this kind of collaborator	676	45.1
Missing	3830
Total	1498	100.0

794) [Does this project or program/Do any of these projects or programs] involve collaborations with the following kinds of partners? [Does it/Do any of them] involve collaborations with: Other congregations (CLBCONG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	643	65.8
2) No	335	34.3
Missing	4250
Total	978	100.0

795) [Does this project or program/Do any of these projects or programs] involve collaborations with the following kinds of partners? [Does it/Do any of them] involve collaborations with: With a nonprofit service organization (CLBNP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	681	69.6
2) No	297	30.4
Missing	4254
Total	978	100.0

796) [Does this project or program/Do any of these projects or programs] involve collaborations with the following kinds of partners? [Does it/Do any of them] involve collaborations with: With an office or program of your own denomination or religious group (CLBDENOM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	425	43.5
2) No	552	56.5
Missing	4252
Total	977	100.0

797) [Does this project or program/Do any of these projects or programs] involve collaborations with the following kinds of partners? [Does it/Do any of them] involve collaborations with: With a public elementary, middle, or high school (CLBSCHL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	332	33.9
2) No	646	66.0
Missing	4251
Total	978	100.0

798) [Does this project or program/Do any of these projects or programs] involve collaborations with the following kinds of partners? [Does it/Do any of them] involve collaborations with: With a college or university (CLBUNIV)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	101	10.3
2) No	876	89.7
Missing	4250
Total	977	100.0

799) [Does this project or program/Do any of these projects or programs] involve collaborations with the following kinds of partners? [Does it/Do any of them] involve collaborations with: With a business (CLBBIZ)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	222	22.8
2) No	754	77.2
Missing	4255
Total	976	100.0

800) [Does this project or program/Do any of these projects or programs] involve collaborations with the following kinds of partners? [Does it/Do any of them] involve collaborations with: With a local, state, or federal government agency or program (CLBGOV)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	281	29.2
2) No	684	70.9
Missing	4261
Total	965	100.0

801) [Is this project or program/Are any of these projects or programs] completely run by your congregation or do they all involve collaborations of some sort with other groups or organizations? (CLBAMNT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Some or all completely run by congregation	508	51.8
2) All involve collaboration	471	48.1
Missing	4249
Total	979	100.0

802) How many are completely run by your congregation? (PGNUMB)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	502	2.91	5.88

803) How much money, overall, did your congregation directly spend on all of these projects or programs within the past 12 months? Here, I'm asking about direct cash donations from your congregation, not counting staff time or volunteer time. Dollar amount; Remarks: If a congregation reported no social service programs (SOCLSERV=2 in 1998), PROGCOST was set at zero. (PROGCOST_98)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,042	6,879.91	77,773.76

804) How much money, overall, did your congregation directly spend on all of these projects or programs within the past 12 months? Here, I'm asking about direct cash donations from your congregation, not counting staff time or volunteer time. Dollar amount; Remarks: If a congregation reported no social service programs (SOCLSERV = 2 and SCLSERV2 = 2 in 2006-07 and 2012), PROGCOST was set at zero. (PROGCOST_06)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,221	9,189.71	99,732.79

805) How much money, overall, did your congregation directly spend on all of these projects or programs within the past 12 months? Here, I'm asking about direct cash donations from your congregation, not counting staff time or volunteer time. Dollar amount; Remarks: If a congregation reported no social service programs (SCLSERV2 = 2 in 2006-07 and 2012), PROGCOST was set at zero. (PROGCOST_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,186	26,781.28	374,582.79

806) How much money, overall, did your congregation directly spend on all of these projects or programs within the past 12 months? Here, I'm asking about direct cash donations from your congregation, not counting staff time or volunteer time. Dollar amount; Remarks: In 2018-19, for congregations that reported no social service programs (SCLSERV2=2 or SOCLSERV=2), PROGCOST was set at zero. (PROGCOST_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,046	10,971.36	94,314.10

807) 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_98 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PRFSTAF1_98)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	70	6.4
2) No	1030	93.6
Missing	4169
Total	1100	100.0

808) 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_06 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PRFSTAF1_06)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	155	10.8
2) No	1270	89.1
Missing	3879
Total	1425	100.0

809) 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.] (PRFSTAF1_12)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	183	14.0
2) No	1126	86.0
Missing	4030
Total	1309	100.0

810) 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_18 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PRFSTAF1_18)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	162	14.7
2) No	943	85.4
Missing	4179
Total	1105	100.0

811) How many of your paid staff spent more than 25 percent of their work time on one or more of these projects? [ARDA Note: Please see PRGSTAF2_98 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PRGSTAF2_98)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,090	0.11	0.85

812) Has anyone from your congregation done any volunteer work for one or more of these programs within the past 12 months? [ARDA Note: Please see PRGVOL1_98 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PRGVOL1_98)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	633	51.9
2) No	586	48.0
Missing	4126
Total	1219	100.0

813) Of the regularly participating adults in your congregation, how many of them would you say did volunteer work at least once for one or more of these programs within the past 12 months? [ARDA Note: Please see PRGVOL2_98 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PRGVOL2_98)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,182	15.07	64.46

814) Has anyone from your congregation done any volunteer work for one or more of these programs within the past 12 months? [ARDA Note: Please see PRGVOL1_06 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PRGVOL1_06)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1069	71.6
2) No	425	28.5
Missing	3839
Total	1494	100.0

815) Of the regularly participating adults in your congregation, how many of them would you say did volunteer work at least once for one or more of these programs within the past 12 months? [ARDA Note: Please see PRGVOL2_06 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PRGVOL2_06)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,464	22.17	76.09

816) Are any of these programs that you've mentioned supported by outside funds directly provided to your congregation by other agencies or organizations? [ARDA Note: Please see OUTFUNDS_98 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (OUTFUNDS_98)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	131	10.7
2) No	1094	89.3
Missing	4116
Total	1225	100.0

817) Are any of these programs that you've mentioned supported by outside funds directly provided to your congregation by other agencies or organizations? [ARDA Note: Please see OUTFUNDS_06 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (OUTFUNDS_06)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	160	10.7
2) No	1332	89.2
Missing	3841
Total	1492	100.0

818) Are any of these programs that you've mentioned supported by outside funds directly provided to your congregation by other agencies or organizations? [ARDA Note: Please see OUTFUNDS_12 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (OUTFUNDS_12)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	117	9.0
2) No	1193	91.1
Missing	4029
Total	1310	100.0

819) Are any of these programs that you've mentioned supported by outside funds directly provided to your congregation by other agencies or organizations? [ARDA Note: Please see OUTFUNDS_18 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (OUTFUNDS_18)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	144	11.7
2) No	1092	88.3
Missing	4117
Total	1236	100.0

820) Did any of these funds come as donations from foundations, businesses, or United Way? [ARDA Note: Please see FOUND1_98 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (FOUND1_98)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	52	4.3
2) No	1164	95.7
Missing	4122
Total	1216	100.0

821) How much did your congregation receive from foundations, businesses, or United Way in your most recent fiscal year? Dollar amount; [ARDA Note: Please see FOUND2_98 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (FOUND2_98)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,201	354.13	5,977.64

822) Did any of these funds come from local, state, or federal government? [ARDA Note: Please see GOVFUND1_98 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (GOVFUND1_98)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	36	3.0
2) No	1173	97.1
Missing	4133
Total	1209	100.0

823) Did any of these funds come from local, state, or federal government? [ARDA Note: Please see GOVFUND1_06 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (GOVFUND1_06)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	60	4.0
2) No	1429	95.9
Missing	3848
Total	1489	100.0

824) Did any of these funds come from local, state, or federal government? [ARDA Note: Please see GOVFUND1_12 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (GOVFUND1_12)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	21	1.6
2) No	1289	98.4
Missing	4030
Total	1310	100.0

825) Did any of these funds come from local, state, or federal government? [ARDA Note: Please see GOVFUND1_18 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (GOVFUND1_18)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	31	2.5
2) No	1201	97.5
Missing	4124
Total	1232	100.0

826) How much money did your congregation receive from the government in grants, contracts, or fees during your most recent fiscal year? Dollar amount; [ARDA Note: Please see GOVFUND2_98 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (GOVFUND2_98)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,187	94.45	6,000.65

827) How much money did your congregation receive from the government in grants, contracts, or fees during your most recent fiscal year? Dollar amount; [ARDA Note: Please see GOVFUND2_06 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (GOVFUND2_06)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,478	2,087.51	62,123.04

828) How much money did your congregation receive from the government in grants, contracts, or fees during your most recent fiscal year? Dollar amount; [ARDA Note: Please see GOVFUND2_12 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (GOVFUND2_12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,308	731.61	24,775.89

829) How much money did your congregation receive from the government in grants, contracts, or fees during your most recent fiscal year? Dollar amount; [ARDA Note: Please see GOVFUND2_18 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (GOVFUND2_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,118	272.63	8,419.83

830) Have you heard about legislation in Congress that would enable religious congregations to apply for public money to support their human services programs? (LEGAWARE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	274	23.5
2) No	894	76.5
Missing	4175
Total	1168	100.0

831) Does your congregation have a policy against receiving funds from local, state, or federal government? (POLICY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	416	16.3
2) No	2128	83.7
Missing	2803
Total	2544	100.0

832) Do you think your congregation would apply for government money to support your human services programs if it was available? Remarks: If a congregation reported having a policy against applying for government funds (POLICY=1), APPLYGOV was set at 2. (APPLYGOV)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1040	43.8
2) No	1335	56.2
Missing	2937
Total	2375	100.0

833) Within the past two years, has your congregation applied for a grant from any government agency at the local, state, or federal level? [ARDA Note: Please see HVAPLYGV in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (HVAPLYGV)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	165	4.1
2) No	3823	95.9
Missing	1442
Total	3988	100.0

834) Does your congregation engage in any other human service projects or outreach ministries besides those you've already mentioned? (OTHPRJ)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	317	21.2
2) No	1180	78.8
Missing	3840
Total	1497	100.0

835) What are the three most important? Services for victims of rape or domestic violence (PABUSED06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1493	99.8
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	3	0.2
Missing	3848
Total	1496	100.0

836) What are the three most important? Cleaning highways or parks (PCLEAN06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1491	99.7
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	5	0.4
Missing	3848
Total	1496	100.0

837) What are the three most important? Clothing or blankets, including rummage sales (PCLOTHES06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1484	99.2
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	12	0.8
Missing	3848
Total	1496	100.0

838) What are the three most important? Specifically for college students or young adults (PCOLLEGE06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1492	99.8
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	4	0.3
Missing	3848
Total	1496	100.0

839) What are the three most important? Disaster relief (PDISASTER06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1471	98.3
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	26	1.7
Missing	3848
Total	1497	100.0

840) What are the three most important? Non-religious education (PEDUC06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1466	97.9
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	31	2.0
Missing	3848
Total	1497	100.0

841) What are the three most important? Specifically for senior citizens (PELDERLY06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1463	97.8
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	33	2.2
Missing	3848
Total	1496	100.0

842) What are the three most important? Programs focused on issues of race or ethnicity (PETHNIC06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1494	99.9
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	2	0.1
Missing	3848
Total	1496	100.0

843) What are the three most important? Feeding the hungry (PFOOD06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1433	95.7
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	64	4.3
Missing	3848
Total	1497	100.0

844) What are the three most important? Programs targeting men or women in particular (PGENDER06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1478	98.8
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	18	1.2
Missing	3848
Total	1496	100.0

845) What are the three most important? Habitat for Humanity projects (PHABITAT06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1491	99.6
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	6	0.4
Missing	3848
Total	1497	100.0

846) What are the three most important? Programs targeting physical health needs (PHEALTH06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1435	95.8
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	62	4.1
Missing	3848
Total	1497	100.0

847) What are the three most important? Programs targeting the homeless or transients (PHOMELESS06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1487	99.4
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	9	0.6
Missing	3848
Total	1496	100.0

848) What are the three most important? Home building, repair, or maintenance (PHOUSE06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1463	97.8
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	33	2.2
Missing	3848
Total	1496	100.0

849) What are the three most important? Programs directed at immigrants, migrants, or refugees (PIMMIG06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1494	99.8
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	3	0.2
Missing	3848
Total	1497	100.0

850) What are the three most important? Programs targeting people outside the United States (PINTL06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1434	95.8
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	63	4.2
Missing	3848
Total	1497	100.0

851) What are the three most important? Programs to help people obtain jobs (PJOB06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1495	99.9
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	1	0.1
Missing	3848
Total	1496	100.0

852) What are the three most important? Specifically for children or youth (PKID06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1414	94.5
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	82	5.5
Missing	3848
Total	1496	100.0

853) What are the three most important? Program is nowhere else classified (POTHER06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1415	94.5
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	82	5.5
Missing	3848
Total	1497	100.0

854) What are the three most important? Programs targeting prisoners or people in trouble with the law and their families (PPRISON06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1482	99.1
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	14	1.0
Missing	3848
Total	1496	100.0

855) What are the three most important? Programs with explicit religious content (PRELIG06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1443	96.5
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	53	3.6
Missing	3848
Total	1496	100.0

856) What are the three most important? Programs focused on crime prevention, crime victims, police and fire departments, military personnel (PSECURE06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1484	99.2
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	12	0.8
Missing	3848
Total	1496	100.0

857) What are the three most important? Substance abuse programs (PSUBSTANC06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1489	99.5
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	7	0.5
Missing	3848
Total	1496	100.0

858) What are the three most important? Providing furniture, household items, and money for rent or utilities (PSUPPHOUS06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1485	99.2
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	12	0.8
Missing	3848
Total	1497	100.0

859) What are the three most important? St. Vincent de Paul (PVDP06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1494	99.9
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	2	0.2
Missing	3848
Total	1496	100.0

860) What are the three most important? Explicit volunteering, not including Habitat for Humanity (PVOL06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No program of this type named	1480	98.9
1) Mentions at least one program of this type	16	1.1
Missing	3848
Total	1496	100.0

861) Within the past two years, has your congregation participated in any efforts to help people respond to or recover from a natural disaster such as an earthquake, flood, tornado, or wildfire? (NDHELP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	730	58.2
2) No	525	41.8
Missing	4088
Total	1255	100.0

862) Thinking about your most recent response to a natural disaster, did your congregation help by raising or contributing money to support the relief effort? Remarks: This item was only asked if NDHELP = 1. If NDHELP=2, NDMONY was left missing. (NDMONY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	598	82.0
2) No	131	18.0
Missing	4439
Total	729	100.0

863) Did your congregation donate food, clothing, furniture, or other in-kind supplies? Remarks: This item was only asked if NDHELP =1. If NDHELP=2, NDDONAT was left missing. (NDDONAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	418	57.3
2) No	311	42.6
Missing	4439
Total	729	100.0

864) Still thinking about your most recent response to a natural disaster, did your congregation provide temporary shelter or transitional housing for people affected by the disaster? Remarks: This item was only asked if NDHELP = 1. If NDHELP=2, NDSHLTR was left missing. (NDSHLTR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	53	7.2
2) No	674	92.8
Missing	4439
Total	727	100.0

865) Did your congregation send a team to the disaster area to help with clean-up or provide other sorts of assistance? Remarks: This item was only asked if NDHELP = 1. If NDHELP=2, NDTEAM was left missing. (NDTEAM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	197	27.1
2) No	530	72.9
Missing	4440
Total	727	100.0

866) Does your congregation currently have any program or activity specifically intended to serve persons with HIV or AIDS? (AIDSPRGM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	80	5.3
2) No	1421	94.7
Missing	3831
Total	1501	100.0

867) Is there anyone in your congregation who has publicly acknowledged his or her infection with the virus that causes AIDS? That is, is there anyone who is openly HIV-positive? (HIVPOSTV)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	163	5.8
2) No	2647	94.2
Missing	2554
Total	2810	100.0

868) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on... Providing support, such as food, housing, personal items, or pastoral care to persons living with HIV or AIDS? (HIVSPRT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	274	10.6
2) No	2303	89.4
Missing	2767
Total	2577	100.0

869) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on... Preventing HIV transmission, such as teaching about prevention strategies or promoting HIV testing? (HIVTEST)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	114	8.6
2) No	1215	91.4
Missing	4007
Total	1329	100.0

870) Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on... Raising awareness about HIV/AIDS in other ways, such as sponsoring World AIDS Day events or participating in an AIDS walk? (HIVAWARE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	98	7.4
2) No	1231	92.6
Missing	4005
Total	1329	100.0

871) Within the past 12 months, has your congregation given financial or in-kind donations to an organization whose primary purpose is to help people living with HIV or AIDS, or to prevent HIV transmission? (HIVGIVE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	100	7.6
2) No	1224	92.5
Missing	4019
Total	1324	100.0

872) Within the past 12 months, have any visiting speakers come to your congregation to give a talk at a meeting or event or worship service? (SPEAKRS1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	4237	79.9
2) No	1066	20.1
Missing	32
Total	5303	100.0

873) How many visiting speakers have spoken to your congregation in the past 12 months? Number of speakers; Remarks: If a congregation reported no visiting speakers (SPEAKRS1=2), SPEAKRS2 was set at zero. (SPEAKRS2)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,183	6.00	7.85

874) Were any of these visiting speakers... Clergy from other congregations? Remarks: If a congregation reported no visiting speakers (SPEAKRS1=2), SPCLERG was set at 2. (SPCLERG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	803	66.0
2) No	414	34.0
Missing	4112
Total	1217	100.0

875) Were any of these visiting speakers... Elected government officials? Remarks: If a congregation reported no visiting speakers (SPEAKRS1=2), SPGOV was set at 2. (SPGOV)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	357	6.8
2) No	4927	93.2
Missing	53
Total	5284	100.0

876) Were any of these visiting speakers... Academics or professors? Remarks: If a congregation reported no visiting speakers (SPEAKRS1=2), SPROF was set at 2. (SPPROF)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	240	19.9
2) No	966	80.1
Missing	4123
Total	1206	100.0

877) Were any of these visiting speakers... Official representatives of your denomination or religious group? Remarks: If a congregation reported no visiting speakers (SPEAKRS1=2), SPSOCSRV was set at 2. (SPDENOM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2744	52.0
2) No	2531	48.0
Missing	43
Total	5275	100.0

878) Were any of these visiting speakers... Representatives of social service organizations in your community? Remarks: If a congregation reported no visiting speakers (SPEAKRS1=2), SPSOCSRV was set at 2. (SPSOCSRV)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1495	28.3
2) No	3786	71.7
Missing	57
Total	5281	100.0

879) Were any of these visiting speakers... Missionaries? Remarks: If a congregation reported no visiting speakers (SPEAKRS1=2), SPMISS was set at 2. (SPMISS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	564	46.8
2) No	640	53.2
Missing	4118
Total	1204	100.0

880) Were any of these visiting speakers... Someone running for office? Remarks: If a congregation reported no visiting speakers (SPEAKRS1=2), SPCAND was set at 2. (SPCAND)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	288	5.5
2) No	4997	94.6
Missing	53
Total	5285	100.0

881) Does your congregation make any efforts to recruit new participants? (RECRUIT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1100	90.2
2) No	119	9.8
Missing	4113
Total	1219	100.0

882) Within the past 12 months have you done any of the following: Placed a paid ad in a newspaper? Remarks: If a congregation reported no efforts to recruit new participants (RECRUIT=2), ADVERT was set at 2. (ADVERT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	544	44.8
2) No	671	55.2
Missing	4111
Total	1215	100.0

883) Within the past 12 months have you done any of the following: Encouraged people already in the congregation to invite a new person? Remarks: If a congregation reported no efforts to recruit new participants (RECRUIT=2), INVITE was set at 2. (INVITE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1076	87.9
2) No	148	12.1
Missing	4107
Total	1224	100.0

884) Within the past 12 months have you done any of the following: Conducted or used a survey of your community? Remarks: If a congregation reported no efforts to recruit new participants (RECRUIT=2), SURVEY was set at 2. (SURVEY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	311	25.6
2) No	903	74.4
Missing	4111
Total	1214	100.0

885) Within the past 12 months have you done any of the following: Mailed or distributed a flyer to people in the community? Remarks: If a congregation reported no efforts to recruit new participants (RECRUIT=2), FLYER was set at 2. (FLYER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	575	47.4
2) No	639	52.7
Missing	4110
Total	1214	100.0

886) Within the past 12 months have you done any of the following: Followed up by phone or face-to-face with people who visit your congregation? Remarks: If a congregation reported no efforts to recruit new participants (RECRUIT=2), FOLLOWUP was set at 2. (FOLLOWUP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	964	78.7
2) No	261	21.3
Missing	4108
Total	1225	100.0

887) Within the past 12 months have you done any of the following: Have a special formal committee to work on recruitment? Remarks: If a congregation reported no efforts to recruit new participants (RECRUIT=2), FORMCOMM was set at 2. (FORMCOMM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	438	35.8
2) No	786	64.2
Missing	4110
Total	1224	100.0

888) Within the past two years, has your congregation intentionally planted or helped start any new congregations? (PLNTCONG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	231	15.4
2) No	1271	84.6
Missing	3832
Total	1502	100.0

889) Within the past two years, has your congregation established a separate nonprofit organization to conduct human service projects or outreach ministries? (NONPRFT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	300	7.4
2) No	3777	92.6
Missing	1264
Total	4077	100.0

890) Does your congregation use electronic mail to communicate with members? (EMAIL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1149	42.1
2) No	1578	57.9
Missing	2605
Total	2727	100.0

891) Does your congregation have a website on the Internet? (WEBSITE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2503	47.3
2) No	2793	52.7
Missing	28
Total	5296	100.0

892) Are recordings of any parts of your congregation's worship services available on your website? Remarks: This item was asked only if WEBSITE = 1. If a congregation reported not having a website (WEBSITE=2), WEBREC was changed to 2. (WEBREC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	395	31.9
2) No	842	68.1
Missing	4088
Total	1237	100.0

893) Is all of the website publicly accessible, or are there parts that are accessible only to people in your congregation? Remarks: This item was asked only if WEBSIRE = 1. If a congregation reported not having a website (WEBSITE=2), WEBPUB was left as missing. (WEBPUB)

	TOTAL	%
1) All Publicly Accessible	796	89.8
2) Parts for Congregation Only	90	10.2
Missing	4254
Total	886	100.0

894) Are people able to use the website to make financial donations to your congregation? Remarks: This item was asked only if WEBSITE = 1. If a congregation reported not having a website (WEBSITE=2), WEBDON was changed to 2. (WEBDON)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	453	36.6
2) No	784	63.4
Missing	4092
Total	1237	100.0

895) Are people able to make financial donations to your congregation using an app, credit card, or other ways of donating electronically? Remarks: This item was only asked if WEBDON=2. If a congregation reported that people were able to use the congregation website to make financial donations to the congregation (WEBDON=1), ELECDON was set to 1. (ELECDON)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	600	48.2
2) No	646	51.8
Missing	4083
Total	1246	100.0

896) Does your congregation have a Facebook page? (FACEBOOK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1443	55.8
2) No	1141	44.2
Missing	2764
Total	2584	100.0

897) Besides having a website or a Facebook page, does your congregation have a presence on other kinds of social media, such as Twitter or Instagram? (OTHSOCMD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	232	18.7
2) No	1010	81.3
Missing	4102
Total	1242	100.0

898) Does your congregation make or recommend apps for people to use on their phones or tablets? (APPS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	285	22.9
2) No	956	77.1
Missing	4090
Total	1241	100.0

899) Does anyone on your congregation's paid staff spend more than 25 percent of their work time managing your congregation's social media presence, website, or apps? [ARDA Note: Please see SMTIME in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (SMTIME)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	56	4.5
2) No	1191	95.5
Missing	4093
Total	1247	100.0

900) Is your congregation able to accept donations by credit card or electronic transfer of funds? (CCETDNTN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	171	11.5
2) No	1321	88.5
Missing	3840
Total	1492	100.0

901) Within the past 12 months, have any people from your congregation attended meetings or served on committees of your denomination or religious group? (SRVDENOM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1809	64.5
2) No	994	35.5
Missing	2522
Total	2803	100.0

902) Within the past 12 months, has your congregation made use of any type of services offered by a denomination, another religious organization, or an outside consultant of any sort? (CONSULT1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	870	32.0
2) No	1849	68.0
Missing	2617
Total	2719	100.0

903) How many times in the past 12 months did your congregation make use of such services? Remarks: If a congregation reported no use of outside consultants (CONSULT1=2), CONSULT2 was set at zero. (CONSULT2)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,198	1.10	3.60

904) [2006-07 wording] What services did you use, beginning with the most important? First mention; [ARDA Note: Please see SERVICE1 in the survey instrument for full remarks and question wording.] (SERVICE1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Congregational growth	41	4.8
2) Personnel/Staff/Leadership training	122	14.3
3) Financial/Management issues	131	15.3
4) Building/Facilities issues	78	9.1
5) Other	297	34.7
6) Education/training for congregation members	102	11.9
7) Strategic Planning	61	7.2
8) Computing and IT	23	2.7
Missing	4155
Total	855	100.0

905) What services did you use, beginning with the most important? Second mention; Remarks: This item was asked only if the congregation reported using a consultant at least once in the past 12 months (CONSULT1=1). These variables were coded from verbatim responses to SERVICE1 through SERVICE3. (SERVICE2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Congregational growth	24	5.5
2) Personnel/Staff/Leadership training	66	15.1
3) Financial/Management issues	57	13.0
4) Building/Facilities issues	34	7.9
5) Other	178	40.8
6) Education/training for congregation members	58	13.3
7) Strategic Planning	16	3.7
8) Computing and IT	3	0.7
Missing	4693
Total	436	100.0

906) What services did you use, beginning with the most important? Third mention; Remarks: This item was asked only if the congregation reported using a consultant at least once in the past 12 months (CONSULT1=1). These variables were coded from verbatim responses to SERVICE1 through SERVICE3. (SERVICE3)

	TOTAL	%
1) Congregational growth	15	7.6
2) Personnel/Staff/Leadership training	12	6.1
3) Financial/Management issues	21	10.8
4) Building/Facilities issues	13	6.6
5) Other	106	55.6
6) Education/training for congregation members	14	7.5
7) Strategic Planning	4	2.1
8) Computing and IT	5	2.7
Missing	5021
Total	190	100.0

907) Who provided these services to you? First mention; Remarks: This item was asked only if the congregation reported using a consultant at least once in the past 12 months (CONSULT1=1). These variables were coded from verbatim responses to SOURCE1 through SOURCE3. (SOURCE1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Private secular firm or sole practitioner (includes members)	54	15.4
2) Private firm or sole practitioner, religious or secular not specified	30	8.7
4) Professor	0	0.0
5) Clergy or evangelist	8	2.2
7) Publishing houses, religious	3	0.8
9) Community organizing agency	1	0.3
11) Congregations (own denomination)	4	1.2
12) Congregations (other denomination)	2	0.4
13) Regional office of own denomination	80	22.8
15) National office of own denomination	2	0.7
17) Office of own denomination, level unspecified	89	25.4
18) Office of other denomination, level unspecified	6	1.8
19) Other religious firm, organization or sole practitioner	48	13.6
20) Other	2	0.4
21) Can't tell	20	5.7
22) Congregation, unspecified denomination	1	0.3
23) Government employee or agency	2	0.6
24) Accrediting officer	0	0.1
Missing	4837
Total	352	100.0

908) Who provided these services to you? Second mention; Remarks: This item was asked only if the congregation reported using a consultant at least once in the past 12 months (CONSULT1=1). These variables were coded from verbatim responses to SOURCE1 through SOURCE3. (SOURCE2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Private secular firm or sole practitioner (includes members)	27	14.9
2) Private firm or sole practitioner, religious or secular not specified	26	14.6
4) Professor	3	1.9
5) Clergy or evangelist	2	1.1
7) Publishing houses, religious	3	1.7
11) Congregations (own denomination)	12	6.6
12) Congregations (other denomination)	0	0.1
13) Regional office of own denomination	31	17.5
15) National office of own denomination	3	1.8
17) Office of own denomination, level unspecified	28	15.6
18) Office of other denomination, level unspecified	1	0.5
19) Other religious firm, organization or sole practitioner	30	16.6
20) Other	3	1.8
21) Can't tell	8	4.2
22) Congregation, unspecified denomination	0	0.1
23) Government employee or agency	2	1.1
Missing	5046
Total	179	100.0

909) Who provided these services to you? Third mention; Remarks: This item was asked only if the congregation reported using a consultant at least once in the past 12 months (CONSULT1=1). These variables were coded from verbatim responses to SOURCE1 through SOURCE3. (SOURCE3)

	TOTAL	%
1) Private secular firm or sole practitioner (includes members)	15	20.6
2) Private firm or sole practitioner, religious or secular not specified	4	5.7
4) Professor	0	0.3
5) Clergy or evangelist	1	0.8
7) Publishing houses, religious	2	2.5
10) IAF	0	0.4
11) Congregations (own denomination)	0	0.7
13) Regional office of own denomination	13	18.0
15) National office of own denomination	1	1.8
17) Office of own denomination, level unspecified	15	20.8
18) Office of other denomination, level unspecified	1	1.0
19) Other religious firm, organization or sole practitioner	8	11.2
20) Other	0	0.6
21) Can't tell	11	15.5
23) Government employee or agency	2	2.4
24) Accrediting officer	0	0.1
Missing	5183
Total	73	100.0

910) Thinking of [SERVICE1], was this service provided by an office of your own denomination or religious group, or not? Remarks: This item was asked only if the congregation reported using a consultant at least once in the past 12 months (CONSULTANT2 is greater than or equal to one) and indicated the type of service used (SERVICE1 is not missing). (PRVDSRV1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	350	73.1
2) No	129	27.0
Missing	4685
Total	479	100.0

911) Thinking of [SERVICE2], was this service provided by an office of your own denomination or religious group, or not? Remarks: This item was asked only if the congregation reported using a consultant at least once in the past 12 months (CONSULTANT2 is greater than or equal to two) and indicated the type of service used (SERVICE2 is not missing). (PRVDSRV2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	183	75.9
2) No	58	24.1
Missing	4999
Total	241	100.0

912) Thinking of [SERVICE3], was this service provided by an office of your own denomination or religious group, or not? Remarks: This item was asked only if the congregation reported using a consultant at least once in the past 12 months (CONSULTANT2 is greater than or equal to three) and indicated the type of service used (SERVICE3 is not missing). (PRVDSRV3)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	75	72.8
2) No	28	27.2
Missing	5192
Total	103	100.0

913) Is your congregation formally affiliated with a community organizing group, organization, or network? (CMORGGRP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	498	19.4
2) No	2062	80.6
Missing	2776
Total	2560	100.0

914) Which one? Affiliated with known community organizing groups; Remarks: This item was asked only if the congregation reported being formally affiliated with a community organizing group, organization, or network (CMORGGRP=1). [ARDA Note: Please see KNWNGRP in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (KNWNGRP)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	305	77.1
1) Yes	91	23.1
Missing	4758
Total	396	100.0

915) Which one? Affiliated with known and potential community organizing groups; Remarks: This item was asked only if the congregation reported being formally affiliated with a community organizing group, organization, or network (CMORGGRP=1). [ARDA Note: Please see KNWNPLUS in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (KNWNPLUS)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	246	61.8
1) Yes	152	38.1
Missing	4757
Total	398	100.0

916) In the last 12 months, has your congregation hosted a clergyperson or preacher who lives in another country? (HOSTCLER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	390	29.5
2) No	931	70.5
Missing	4006
Total	1321	100.0

917) From what country? [ARDA Note: Please see HOSTCLER1 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (HOSTCLER1)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	384	1,269.23	2,698.68

918) Does your congregation send money directly to any congregation outside the United States? (SENDMONY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	248	18.7
2) No	1082	81.4
Missing	4006
Total	1330	100.0

919) In what country is that congregation? First mention; Remarks: This item was asked only if the congregation reported sending money to another congregation outside the United States (SENDMONY=1). (SNDMONY1)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	242	2,456.93	3,919.59

920) In what country is that congregation? Second mention; Remarks: This item was asked only if the congregation reported sending money to another congregation outside the United States (SENDMONY=1). (SNDMONY2)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	106	1,315.70	2,855.81

921) In what country is that congregation? Third mention; Remarks: This item was asked only if the congregation reported sending money to another congregation outside the United States (SENDMONY=1). (SNDMONY3)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	45	1,374.73	2,959.21

922) Does your congregation operate with a formal, written annual budget? (BUDGET)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	3928	75.1
2) No	1299	24.9
Missing	87
Total	5227	100.0

923) What is the total amount of money your congregation received in income from all sources during your most recent fiscal year? Dollar amount (INCOME)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	3,862	282,915.90	1,201,513.09

924) Of this amount, how much came from individuals' donations, dues, or contributions? Dollar amount; Remarks: If a congregation reported zero income (INCOME=0), INCIND was set at zero. (INCIND)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	3,724	245,880.81	1,078,500.25

925) [2018-19 wording] What was your congregation's income from all sources two fiscal years ago, that is, 2016? Dollar amount; [ARDA Note: Please see INC2YA in the survey instrument for full question wording.] (INC2YA)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,658	347,803.95	1,412,182.50

926) Is your congregation's current income greater than, less than, or the same as your congregation's income from all sources two fiscal years ago? Remarks: This item was asked only if the respondent didn't report a dollar amount for INC2YA. (INC2YA1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Greater than	283	37.7
2) The same	212	28.3
3) Less than	256	34.1
Missing	4709
Total	751	100.0

927) Has your congregation held a capital campaign in the last five years? (CAPCPGN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	258	19.5
2) No	1062	80.5
Missing	4011
Total	1320	100.0

928) How much did your capital campaign raise in the last five years? Dollar amount; Remarks: If a congregation did not hold a capital campaign in the last five years (CAPCPGN=2), CAPCPGN1 was set at zero. (CAPCPGN1)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,274	98,812.27	782,189.63

929) Does your congregation have a mortgage, loan, or other outstanding debt? (CONGDEBT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	334	25.5
2) No	976	74.5
Missing	4020
Total	1310	100.0

930) What is the current balance on that debt? Dollar amount; Remarks: If a congregation reported no outstanding debt (CONGDEBT=2), CNGDEBT1 was set at zero. (CNGDEBT1)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,266	135,817.53	1,611,973.91

931) [2012 and 2018-19 wording] During your most recent fiscal year, did your congregation receive any income from the rent of your building or property? [ARDA Note: Please see INCBLDG1 in the survey instrument for full remarks and question wording.] (INCBLDG1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	583	22.5
2) No	2006	77.5
Missing	2722
Total	2589	100.0

932) [2012 and 2018-19 wording] During your most recent fiscal year, did your congregation receive any income from the rent of your building or property? [ARDA Note: Please see RENTBLDG in the survey instrument for full remarks and question wording.] (RENTBLDG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	654	27.8
2) No	1697	72.2
Missing	2907
Total	2351	100.0

933) How much? Dollar amount; Remarks: If a congregation reported no income from their building (INCBLDG1=2 in 1998 and 2006-07; RENTBLDG=2 in 2012 and 2018-19), INCBLDG2 (1998 and 2006-07) or RNTBLDG1 (2012 and 2018-19) was set at zero. See also remarks for INCBLDG1 and RENTBLDG. (INCBLDG2)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	2,508	4,235.02	50,910.59

934) How much? Dollar amount; Remarks: If a congregation reported no income from their building (INCBLDG1=2 in 1998 and 2006-07; RENTBLDG=2 in 2012 and 2018-19), INCBLDG2 (1998 and 2006-07) or RNTBLDG1 (2012 and 2018-19) was set at zero. See also remarks for INCBLDG1 and RENTBLDG. (RNTBLDG1)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	2,256	4,795.27	39,983.35

935) During your most recent fiscal year, did your congregation receive any income from your denomination or religious group? (INCDEN1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	132	11.1
2) No	1061	89.0
Missing	4157
Total	1193	100.0

936) How much? Dollar amount; Remarks: If a congregation reported no income from their denomination (INCDEN1=2), INCDEN2 was set at zero. (INCDEN2)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,139	1,221.08	15,883.76

937) What was your total congregational budget for the most recent fiscal year - the total amount that your congregation spent for all purposes, including standard operating costs, salaries, money sent to your denomination or other religious organizations, and all other purposes? Dollar amount (SPEND)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	3,839	249,871.29	1,081,502.05

938) [2018-19 wording] In your most recent fiscal year, did your congregation give any money to your denomination, diocese, or convention? [ARDA Note: Please see SPNDDEN1 in the survey instrument for full remarks and question wording.] (SPNDDEN1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	3544	69.7
2) No	1539	30.3
Missing	239
Total	5083	100.0

939) How much? Dollar amount; Remarks: If a congregation reported not giving any money to their denomination (SPNDDEN1=2), SPNDDEN2 was set at zero. (SPNDDEN2)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	4,312	16,641.74	119,275.71

940) In the most recent fiscal year, did your congregation give any money to any other religious organizations or agencies, whether or not they are affiliated with your denomination? (SPNDREL1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	603	51.3
2) No	572	48.7
Missing	4165
Total	1175	100.0

941) How much? Dollar amount; Remarks: If a congregation did not give money to any religious organizations (SPNDREL1=2), SPNDREL2 was set at zero. (SPNDREL2)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,081	2,997.44	15,934.12

942) Does your congregation have an endowment, savings account, or other reserve fund? (ENDOW)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	3062	60.9
2) No	1967	39.1
Missing	319
Total	5029	100.0

943) Do you have more than one such account or fund? Remarks: This item is only asked if ENDOW = 1. If ENDOW=2, ENDOWONE was set at 2. (ENDOWONE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	398	33.7
2) No	782	66.2
Missing	4212
Total	1180	100.0

944) How much is in it? Dollar amount; Remarks: If a congregation did not have an endowment, savings account or other reserve fund (ENDOW=2), ENDOWAMT was set at zero. [ARDA Note: Please see ENDOWAMT in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (ENDOWAMT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	4,184	132,779.23	1,181,305.50

945) Has your congregation filed with the Internal Revenue Service for its own official 501(c)(3) status? (IRS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, only through denomination	328	29.7
2) Yes, on our own	471	42.7
3) No	304	27.6
Missing	4252
Total	1103	100.0

946) In the past 12 months, has your congregation tried to obtain any sort of permit or license from a government authority or office? (PERMIT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	205	17.0
2) No	1005	83.0
Missing	4131
Total	1210	100.0

947) For what purpose did you need this permit or license? Remarks: This item was asked only if a congregation reported trying to obtain a permit or license (PERMIT=1), and generated a set of verbatim responses that are coded in PERMPURP. (PERMPURP)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	196	8.35	7.94

948) What was the outcome of your effort to obtain the necessary permit or form? Remarks: This item was asked only if a congregation reported trying to obtain a permit or license (PERMIT=1). (GETPERM1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Permit or license was granted	186	91.6
2) Permit or license was refused	2	1.0
4) Application process is ongoing	13	6.2
5) Other	2	0.8
Missing	4909
Total	203	100.0

949) Thinking of the [NUMBER FROM NUMADLTS] regular adult participants in your congregation, about what percent would you say are new to this congregation in the past year? That is, how many have become involved since [month/last year]? Percent of regular adult participants; Remarks: If an informant replied with an absolute number rather than a percent, we calculated a percent for NEWPCT. (NEWPCT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,189	17.72	19.85

950) Thinking again of these [NUMBER FROM NUMADLTS] regular adult participants, what percent would you say are female? Remarks: If an informant replied with an absolute number rather than a percent, we calculated a percent for FEMPCT. (FEMPCT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,244	61.17	13.73

951) About what percentage would you say have four-year degrees or more? Percent of regular adult participants; Remarks: If an informant replied with an absolute number rather than a percent, we calculated a percent for BAPCT. (BAPCT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	4,830	31.03	27.19

952) About what percentage of the regular adult participants have less than a high school diploma? Percent of regular adult participants; Remarks: If an informant replied with an absolute number rather than a percent, we calculated a percent for NODIPPCT. (NODIPPCT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,097	14.12	21.69

953) Of the regular adult participants, about what percentage would you say are over 60 years old? Percent of regular adult participants; Remarks: If an informant replied with an absolute number rather than a percent, we calculated a percent for GT60PCT. (GT60PCT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,259	35.72	24.89

954) What percentage of the regular adult participants would you say are under 35 years old? Percent of regular adult participants; Remarks: If an informant replied with an absolute number rather than a percent, we calculated a percent for LT35PCT. (LT35PCT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,233	25.94	18.95

955) Still thinking about the [NUMBER FROM NUMADLTS] regular adult participants, what percentage would you say live within a ten minute walk of the place where you meet? Percent of regular adult participants; Remarks: If an informant replied with an absolute number rather than a percent, we calculated a percent for SHRTWPCT. (SHRTWPCT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,196	16.81	21.10

956) What percent would you say live within a ten minute drive of the place where you meet? Percent of regular adult participants; Remarks: If an informant replied with an absolute number rather than a percent, we calculated a percent for SHRTDPCT. (SHRTDPCT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	2,657	58.09	31.06

957) What percent live more than a 30-minute drive away? Percent of regular adult participants; Remarks: If an informant replied with an absolute number rather than a percent, we calculated a percent for LONGDPCT. (LONGDPCT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	3,944	13.92	21.45

958) [2006-07 wording] Still thinking about the [NUMBER FROM NUMADLTS] regular adult participants, what percent would you say live in households with income under $25,000 a year? Percent of regular adult participants; [ARDA Note: Please see POORPCT1 in the survey instrument for full remarks and question wording.] (POORPCT1)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	2,286	32.78	30.08

959) Still thinking about the [NUMBER FROM NUMADLTS] regular adult participants, what percent would you say live in households with income under $35,000 a year? Percent of regular adult participants; [ARDA Note: Please see POORPCT2 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (POORPCT2)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	2,221	33.06	28.39

960) What percent would you say live in households with income higher than $100,000 a year? Percent of regular adult participants; Remarks: If an informant replied with an absolute number rather than a percent, we calculated a percent for RICHPCT1. [ARDA Note: Please see RICHPCT1 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (RICHPCT1)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	2,426	6.63	13.31

961) What percent would you say live in households with income higher than $140,000 a year? Percent of regular adult participants; Remarks: If an informant replied with an absolute number rather than a percent, we calculated a percent for RICHPCT2. See also remarks for RICHPCT1. (RICHPCT2)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	2,258	8.28	14.46

962) What percent would you say own their own store or business? Percent of regular adult participants; Remarks: If an informant replied with an absolute number rather than a percent, we calculated a percent for OWNPCT. (OWNPCT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,140	9.47	15.02

963) What percent of the regular adult participants in your congregation are white and non-Hispanic? Percent of regular adult participants; Remarks: If an informant replied with an absolute number rather than a percent, we calculated a percent for WHITEPCT. (WHITEPCT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,264	64.73	42.32

964) What percent are Black or African American? Percent of regular adult participants; Remarks: If an informant replied with an absolute number rather than a percent, we calculated a percent for BLACKPCT. (BLACKPCT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,268	23.80	38.92

965) Hispanic or Latino? Percent of regular adult participants; Remarks: If an informant replied with an absolute number rather than a percent, we calculated a percent for LATINPCT. (LATINPCT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,261	6.37	18.67

966) What is the largest specific Hispanic ethnicity in your congregation? [ARDA Note: Please see HISPETH in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (HISPETH)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	450	15.20	14.84

967) Asian or Pacific Islander? Percent of regular adult participants; Remarks: If an informant replied with an absolute number rather than a percent, we calculated a percent for ASIANPCT. (ASIANPCT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,219	3.08	13.51

968) American Indian? Percent of regular adult participants; Remarks: If an informant replied with an absolute number rather than a percent, we calculated a percent for AMINDPCT. (AMINDPCT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	2,802	1.12	7.52

969) What percent are an ethnicity other than the ones I've mentioned? Percent of regular adult participants; Remarks: If an informant replied with an absolute number rather than a percent, we calculated a percent for OTHPCT. (OTHPCT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,244	3.01	14.46

970) Any other ethnic groups? (OTHRGRP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	132	11.7
2) No	994	88.3
Missing	4198
Total	1126	100.0

971) Specify: First mention; Remarks: If congregations reported having other ethnic groups (OTHRGRP=1), they were asked to specify the three largest groups in ETHNIC1 through ETHNIC3. This item generated verbatim responses that were coded for ETHNIC1-ETHNIC3. (ETHNIC1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Latin American	10	9.4
2) Asian	7	6.3
3) African	3	2.8
4) Middle Eastern	10	9.6
5) Pacific Islander	2	1.6
6) Native American	65	60.2
7) European	4	4.1
8) Eastern European	4	3.3
9) North American	3	3.1
Missing	5152
Total	108	100.0

972) Specify: Second mention; Remarks: If congregations reported having other ethnic groups (OTHRGRP=1), they were asked to specify the three largest groups in ETHNIC1 through ETHNIC3. This item generated verbatim responses that were coded for ETHNIC1-ETHNIC3. (ETHNIC2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Latin American	6	27.3
2) Asian	2	7.5
3) African	4	18.2
4) Middle Eastern	1	5.9
5) Pacific Islander	0	0.1
6) Native American	1	4.2
7) European	5	22.3
8) Eastern European	3	15.8
Missing	5282
Total	22	100.0

973) Specify: Third mention; Remarks: If congregations reported having other ethnic groups (OTHRGRP=1), they were asked to specify the three largest groups in ETHNIC1 through ETHNIC3. This item generated verbatim responses that were coded for ETHNIC1-ETHNIC3. (ETHNIC3)

	TOTAL	%
1) Latin American	4	38.0
2) Asian	0	1.0
3) African	1	8.4
4) Middle Eastern	1	6.6
5) Pacific Islander	1	10.0
7) European	1	12.0
8) Eastern European	1	9.0
9) North American	1	10.0
10) Mixed- Diverse	0	0.4
Missing	5309
Total	10	100.0

974) Of the [NUMBER FROM NUMADLTS] regular adult participants in your congregation, what percent would you say have come to the United States within the past five years? Percent of regular adult participants; Remarks: If an informant replied with an absolute number rather than a percent, we calculated a percent for IMMPCT. (IMMPCT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,132	2.24	9.62

975) What is the country of origin of the largest specific immigrant group in your congregation? [ARDA Note: Please see IMMETH in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (IMMETH)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	231	2,006.31	3,556.36

976) Of the regular adult participants in your congregation, about what percent live in households in which there are two married adults with children living at home? Percent of regular adult participants; [ARDA Note: Please see TFAMPCT in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (TFAMPCT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	4,956	38.39	27.73

977) What percent live in households in which there are children with just one parent? Percent of regular adult participants; Remarks: If an informant replied with an absolute number rather than a percent, we calculated a percent for SPARPCT. (SPARPCT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,111	10.88	15.09

978) Of the [NUMBER FROM NUMADLTS] regularly participating adults, how many would you say have served in some sort of leadership role in this congregation - such as chairing a committee, serving as an officer, teaching a class, or other leadership roles - within the past 12 months? Percent of regular adult participants (LEADPCT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,221	39.60	39.25

979) How many only attend services without participating in any other way in the congregation's life? Percent of regular adult participants; Remarks: If an informant replied with an absolute number rather than a percent, we calculated a percent for ONLYPCT. (ONLYPCT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,207	36.61	26.10

980) Of these [NUMBER FROM LEADPCT] people who have served in leadership roles in the past 12 months, how many of them are male and how many are female? Number of males; Remarks: If a congregation reported no people serving as leaders, MALELEAD and FEMLEAD were set at zero. (MALELEAD)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,155	16.26	31.10

981) Of these [NUMBER FROM LEADPCT] people who have served in leadership roles in the past 12 months, how many of them are male and how many are female? Number of females; Remarks: If a congregation reported no people serving as leaders, MALELEAD and FEMLEAD were set at zero. (FEMLEAD)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,153	19.16	43.12

982) How many regular adult participants in your congregation are openly gay or lesbian? Percent of regular adult participants; Remarks: If an informant replied with an absolute number rather than a percent, we calculated a percent for GAYPCT. (GAYPCT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,284	1.91	9.14

983) How many are unemployed, that is, involuntarily out of work? Percent of regular adult participants; Remarks: If an informant replied with an absolute number rather than a percent, we calculated a percent for UNEMPCT. (UNEMPCT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,268	6.95	12.95

984) Have any official congregational committees or boards met in the past 12 months? (COMMITTEE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1065	87.6
2) No	150	12.3
Missing	4121
Total	1215	100.0

985) How many committees have met in the past 12 months? Number of committees; Remarks: If a congregation reported no committees meeting in the past 12 months (COMMITTEE=2), NUMCOMM was set at zero. (NUMCOMM)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,154	5.52	10.15

986) Is there one committee that is the most important governing body or coordinating committee in your congregation? (MAINCOMM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	985	82.1
2) No	214	17.8
Missing	4121
Total	1199	100.0

987) How many people are currently on it? Number of persons; Remarks: If a congregation reported no main committee (MAINCOMM=2), MAINSIZE was set at zero. (MAINSIZE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,175	9.17	13.96

988) How many of the people currently on it are male and how many are female? Number of males; Remarks: If a congregation reported no main committee (MAINCOMM=2), MAINMALE and MAINFEM were set at zero. (MAINMALE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,177	5.22	6.52

989) How many of the people currently on it are male and how many are female? Number of females; Remarks: If a congregation reported no main committee (MAINCOMM=2), MAINMALE and MAINFEM were set at zero. (MAINFEM)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,165	3.73	7.37

990) Does your congregation have any special rules or norms regarding what people should eat? (DIET)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	93	7.6
2) No	1132	92.4
Missing	4109
Total	1225	100.0

991) Does your congregation have any special rules or norms regarding dancing? (DANCING)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	253	20.6
2) No	973	79.4
Missing	4107
Total	1226	100.0

992) Does your congregation prohibit smoking tobacco? (SMOKING)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	325	26.5
2) No	901	73.5
Missing	4107
Total	1226	100.0

993) Does your congregation have any special rules or norms regarding what sorts of groups outside the congregation people can join? (JOINING)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	244	20.1
2) No	973	80.0
Missing	4114
Total	1217	100.0

994) Does your congregation prohibit the use of alcohol? (ALCOHOL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	513	42.0
2) No	709	58.0
Missing	4110
Total	1222	100.0

995) Does your congregation have any special rules or norms regarding how much money people give to the congregation? (GIVING)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	250	20.4
2) No	971	79.5
Missing	4113
Total	1221	100.0

996) Does your congregation have any special rules or norms about who single people date or become romantically involved with? (DATING)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	223	18.3
2) No	998	81.8
Missing	4111
Total	1221	100.0

997) Does your congregation have any special rules or norms regarding cohabitation of unmarried adults? (COHABIT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	655	53.8
2) No	562	46.2
Missing	4115
Total	1217	100.0

998) Does your congregation have any special rules or norms concerning homosexual behavior? (HOMOSEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	717	58.9
2) No	499	41.1
Missing	4123
Total	1216	100.0

999) Would the following types of people be permitted to be full-fledged members of your congregation: Someone who drinks alcohol in moderation? (MBRALCMD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2137	77.6
2) No	548	19.9
3) Don't know	68	2.5
Missing	2588
Total	2753	100.0

1000) Would the following types of people be permitted to be full-fledged members of your congregation: An unmarried couple who live together? (MBRCOHBT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1665	60.4
2) No	960	34.8
3) Don't know	131	4.7
Missing	2588
Total	2756	100.0

1001) Would the following types of people be permitted to be full-fledged members of your congregation: Someone who publicly supported a woman's right to choose with regard to abortion? (MBRRCHSE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	888	59.2
2) No	436	29.0
3) Don't know	177	11.8
Missing	3835
Total	1501	100.0

1002) Would the following types of people be permitted to be full-fledged members of your congregation: Someone who publicly supported a right-to-life position on abortion? (MBRRLIFE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1289	85.9
2) No	122	8.1
3) Don't know	89	5.9
Missing	3838
Total	1500	100.0

1003) [2012 wording] Would an openly gay or lesbian couple in a committed relationship be permitted to be full-fledged members of your congregation? [ARDA Note: Please see MBRGAY in the survey instrument for full remarks and question wording.] (MBRGAY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1855	45.8
2) No	1876	46.3
3) Don't know	318	7.9
Missing	1280
Total	4049	100.0

1004) Regarding leadership, if they were otherwise qualified, would the following types of people be permitted to hold all of the volunteer leadership positions open to other members: Someone who drinks alcohol in moderation? (LDRALCMD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1583	57.9
2) No	1072	39.2
3) Don't know	78	2.8
Missing	2591
Total	2733	100.0

1005) Regarding leadership, if they were otherwise qualified, would the following types of people be permitted to hold all of the volunteer leadership positions open to other members: An unmarried couple who live together? (LDRHOBHT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	909	33.1
2) No	1717	62.6
3) Don't know	118	4.3
Missing	2593
Total	2744	100.0

1006) Regarding leadership, if they were otherwise qualified, would the following types of people be permitted to hold all of the volunteer leadership positions open to other members: Someone who publicly supported a woman's right to choose with regard to abortion? (LDRRCHSE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	614	40.9
2) No	760	50.7
3) Don't know	126	8.4
Missing	3836
Total	1500	100.0

1007) Regarding leadership, if they were otherwise qualified, would the following types of people be permitted to hold all of the volunteer leadership positions open to other members: Someone who publicly supported a right-to-life position on abortion? (LDRRLIFE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1225	81.8
2) No	169	11.3
3) Don't know	105	7.0
Missing	3836
Total	1499	100.0

1008) [2012 wording] Regarding leadership, if they were otherwise qualified, would an openly gay or lesbian couple in a committed relationship be permitted to hold all of the volunteer leadership positions open to other members? [ARDA Note: Please see LDRGAY in the survey instrument for full remarks and question wording.] (LDRGAY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	981	24.3
2) No	2793	69.1
3) Don't know	269	6.7
Missing	1277
Total	4043	100.0

1009) Would your congregation allow a wedding of two people of the same sex to take place in your building? Remark: This item was asked only if the congregation owned their old building (OWNBLDG = 1). If the congregation reported not owning their own building (OWNBLDG=2), GAYWED was left as missing. (GAYWED)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	165	15.8
2) No	833	79.4
3) Don't know	51	4.8
Missing	4192
Total	1049	100.0

1010) Some congregations have adopted written statements that officially welcome gays and lesbians. Has your congregation adopted such a statement? (WLMCSTMT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	85	5.8
2) No	1396	94.3
Missing	3843
Total	1481	100.0

1011) If they are otherwise qualified, are women in your congregation permitted to: Hold all of the volunteer leadership positions that men can hold? (WMNVLTR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2156	76.3
2) No	656	23.2
3) Don't know	13	0.5
Missing	2505
Total	2825	100.0

1012) If they are otherwise qualified, are women in your congregation permitted to: Serve as full-fledged members of your congregation's main governing body or coordinating committee? (WMNBRD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	3514	86.2
2) No	537	13.2
3) Don't know	25	0.6
Missing	1257
Total	4076	100.0

1013) If they are otherwise qualified, are women in your congregation permitted to: Teach by themselves a class with adult men in it? (WMNTCH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2391	84.6
2) No	387	13.7
3) Don't know	47	1.7
Missing	2505
Total	2825	100.0

1014) If they are otherwise qualified, are women in your congregation permitted to: Preach at a main worship service? (WMNPRCH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2775	68.1
2) No	1276	31.3
3) Don't know	24	0.6
Missing	1257
Total	4075	100.0

1015) If they are otherwise qualified, are women in your congregation permitted to: Be the head clergyperson or primary religious leader of your congregation? (WMNLEAD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2171	53.3
2) No	1833	45.0
3) Don't know	72	1.8
Missing	1256
Total	4076	100.0

1016) Politically speaking, would your congregation be considered more on the conservative side, more on the liberal side, or right in the middle? (LIBCON)

	TOTAL	%
1) More conservative	2803	55.3
2) Right in the middle	1750	34.5
3) More liberal	518	10.2
Missing	265
Total	5071	100.0

1017) More elaborate scale of political leaning; Remarks: This variable was constructed from answers to LIBCON and follow-up questions 276a and 276b. (LIBCON7)

	TOTAL	%
1) Extremely conservative	130	11.0
2) Moderately conservative	343	28.9
3) Slightly conservative	66	5.5
4) Right in the middle	466	39.3
5) Slightly liberal	13	1.1
6) Moderately liberal	111	9.4
7) Extremely liberal	55	4.6
Missing	4156
Total	1184	100.0

1018) Theologically speaking, would your congregation be considered more on the conservative side, more on the liberal side, or right in the middle? (THEOLOGY)

	TOTAL	%
1) More conservative	3111	60.1
2) Right in the middle	1526	29.5
3) More liberal	541	10.4
Missing	146
Total	5178	100.0

1019) More elaborate scale of theological leaning; Remarks: This variable was constructed from answers to THEOLOGY and follow-up questions 277a and 277b. (THEOLOGY7)

	TOTAL	%
1) Extremely conservative	225	19.0
2) Moderately conservative	366	30.8
3) Slightly conservative	45	3.8
4) Right in the middle	406	34.2
5) Slightly liberal	21	1.8
6) Moderately liberal	64	5.4
7) Extremely liberal	58	4.9
Missing	4135
Total	1185	100.0

1020) When it comes to the overall religious identity or culture of your congregation, would you say that your congregation tends to be fundamentalist, evangelical, mainline, liberal, or do none of those terms describe your congregation well? Remarks: This item was asked only of Protestant congregations. (IDENTITY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Fundamentalist	203	15.7
2) Evangelical	570	43.9
3) Mainline	225	17.3
4) Liberal	44	3.4
5) None	257	19.8
Missing	4284
Total	1299	100.0

1021) In every congregation, disagreements and conflicts occasionally arise. Within the last two years, has your congregation experienced a conflict for which a special meeting was called specifically to deal with the disagreement? (CONFLCT1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	704	25.9
2) No	2016	74.1
Missing	2617
Total	2720	100.0

1022) What was this conflict about? Education/school; [ARDA Note: Please see EDUSCH1 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (EDUSCH1)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1492	99.7
1) Yes	4	0.3
Missing	3839
Total	1496	100.0

1023) What was this conflict about? Homosexuality; [ARDA Note: Please see GAYLES1 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (GAYLES1)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1487	99.3
1) Yes	10	0.6
Missing	3839
Total	1497	100.0

1024) What was this conflict about? Leaders or leadership; [ARDA Note: Please see LEADER1 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (LEADER1)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1450	96.8
1) Yes	47	3.1
Missing	3839
Total	1497	100.0

1025) What was this conflict about? Money or financial management; [ARDA Note: Please see MONEY1 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (MONEY1)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1470	98.2
1) Yes	27	1.8
Missing	3839
Total	1497	100.0

1026) What was this conflict about? Some other issue; [ARDA Note: Please see OTHER1 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (OTHER1)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1330	88.9
1) Yes	166	11.1
Missing	3839
Total	1496	100.0

1027) What was this conflict about? Clergyperson; [ARDA Note: Please see PASTOR1 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PASTOR1)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1406	94.0
1) Yes	90	6.0
Missing	3839
Total	1496	100.0

1028) Within the last two years, has your congregation experienced a conflict that led some people to leave the congregation? (CONFLCT2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	724	26.7
2) No	1988	73.3
Missing	2627
Total	2712	100.0

1029) What was this conflict about? Education/school; [ARDA Note: Please see EDUSCH2 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (EDUSCH2)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1487	99.7
1) Yes	5	0.3
Missing	3845
Total	1492	100.0

1030) What was this conflict about? Homosexuality; [ARDA Note: Please see GAYLES2 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (GAYLES2)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1471	98.6
1) Yes	21	1.4
Missing	3845
Total	1492	100.0

1031) What was this conflict about? Leaders or leadership; [ARDA Note: Please see LEADER2 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (LEADER2)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1445	96.9
1) Yes	47	3.1
Missing	3845
Total	1492	100.0

1032) What was this conflict about? Money or financial management; [ARDA Note: Please see MONEY2 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (MONEY2)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1470	98.5
1) Yes	22	1.5
Missing	3845
Total	1492	100.0

1033) What was this conflict about? Some other issue; [ARDA Note: Please see OTHER2 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (OTHER2)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1333	89.4
1) Yes	159	10.6
Missing	3845
Total	1492	100.0

1034) What was this conflict about? Clergyperson; [ARDA Note: Please see PASTOR2 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PASTOR2)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1353	90.7
1) Yes	139	9.3
Missing	3845
Total	1492	100.0

1035) Did the people who left start a new congregation of their own? Remarks: This item was asked only in 2006-07, if congregations reported a conflict that led people to leave the congregation (CONFLICT2=1). (CONFLCT2B)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	27	6.8
2) No	367	93.1
Missing	4968
Total	394	100.0

1036) Within the last two years, has your congregation experienced a conflict that led to the departure of a clergyperson or other religious leader? (CONFLCT3)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	129	8.7
2) No	1362	91.4
Missing	3844
Total	1491	100.0

1037) What was this conflict about? Education/school; [ARDA Note: Please see EDUSCH3 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (EDUSCH3)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1491	99.9
1) Yes	1	0.1
Missing	3844
Total	1492	100.0

1038) What was this conflict about? Homosexuality; [ARDA Note: Please see GAYLES3 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (GAYLES3)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1491	99.9
1) Yes	1	0.1
Missing	3844
Total	1492	100.0

1039) What was this conflict about? Leaders or leadership; [ARDA Note: Please see LEADER3 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (LEADER3)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1480	99.2
1) Yes	12	0.8
Missing	3844
Total	1492	100.0

1040) What was this conflict about? Money or financial management; [ARDA Note: Please see MONEY3 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (MONEY3)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1485	99.5
1) Yes	7	0.5
Missing	3844
Total	1492	100.0

1041) What was this conflict about? Some other issue; [ARDA Note: Please see OTHER3 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (OTHER3)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1470	98.5
1) Yes	22	1.5
Missing	3844
Total	1492	100.0

1042) What was this conflict about? Clergyperson; [ARDA Note: Please see PASTOR3 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (PASTOR3)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1403	94.1
1) Yes	88	5.9
Missing	3844
Total	1491	100.0

1043) Mode of questionnaire administration (MODE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Over the phone	4318	82.3
2) In person	914	17.4
3) Combination of over the phone and in person	16	0.3
Missing	110
Total	5248	100.0

1044) Year of interview (INTYEAR)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,332	2,008.62	7.31

1045) Number of General Social Survey (GSS) respondents who nominated each congregation (NOMINATE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,281	1.11	0.60

1046) Did the respondent consult anyone else during the interview about answer to any questions? (CNSLTPER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	388	9.6
2) No	3670	90.4
3) [ARDA note: unknown code]	2	0.1
Missing	1281
Total	4060	100.0

1047) Did the respondent consult an annual report, financial statement, or any other document to get answers to any questions? (CNSLTDOC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1063	26.5
2) No	2932	73.2
3) [ARDA note: unknown code]	12	0.3
Missing	1347
Total	4007	100.0

1048) In general, what was the respondent's attitude toward the interview? (ATTITUDE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Friendly and interested	3433	84.6
2) Cooperative but not particularly interested	551	13.6
3) Impatient and restless	68	1.7
4) Hostile	6	0.2
Missing	1282
Total	4058	100.0

1049) Indicates that case was selected for 2006-07 or 2018-19 panel sample. Remarks: PANEL_06 indicates 1998 cases that were selected for the 2006-07 panel, some of which did not participate again in 2006-07. (PANEL_06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	2375	86.7
1) Yes	365	13.3
Missing	2593
Total	2740	100.0

1050) Cases with data in both 1998 and 2006-07 or in both 2012 and 2018-19. Remarks: DUP_06 indicates 1998 cases that are also in 2006. Note that not all duplicate cases are also panel cases. There are a handful of cases that are duplicates, but were not selected for the panel. (DUP_06)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	2444	89.2
1) Yes	296	10.8
Missing	2593
Total	2740	100.0

1051) ID number to identify duplicate pair cases. Remarks: DUP_ID_06 identifies 1998 and 2006 paired cases. (DUP_ID_06)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	296	121.49	71.82

1052) Indicates that case was selected for 2006-07 or 2018-19 panel sample. Remarks: PANEL_18 indicates 2012 cases that were selected for the 2018-19 panel, some of which did not participate again in 2018-19. (PANEL_18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1545	59.6
1) Yes	1048	40.4
Missing	2740
Total	2593	100.0

1053) Cases with data in both 1998 and 2006-07 or in both 2012 and 2018-19; Remarks: DUP_18 indicates 2012 cases that are also in the 2018-19 data. Note that not all duplicate cases are also panel cases. There are a handful of cases that are duplicates, but were not selected for the panel. (DUP_18)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1774	68.4
1) Yes	818	31.6
Missing	2741
Total	2592	100.0

1054) ID number to identify duplicate pair cases; Remarks: DUP_ID_18 identifies 2012 and 2018-19 paired cases. (DUP_ID_18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	818	295.96	164.62

1055) Congregation's set membership (SET)
1056) NCS interview was conducted in Spanish; Remarks: Starting in 2006-07, the NCS interview was available in Spanish. (NCSSPAN)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	2790	98.3
1) Yes	47	1.7
Missing	2496
Total	2837	100.0

1057) Was the interview conducted in English or Spanish? (IWLANGUAGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) English	1241	98.8
2) Spanish	6	0.5
3) Combination of English and Spanish	9	0.7
Missing	4082
Total	1256	100.0

1058) Congregation selected for NCS as part of Hispanic over-sample; [ARDA Note: Please see HISPOVER1 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (HISPOVER)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	1268	95.3
1) Yes	63	4.7
Missing	4002
Total	1331	100.0

1059) If congregation is multisite (MULTISITE_2=1), which site or sites did R have in mind when answering questions about the congregation as a whole? (WHICHSITE)

	TOTAL	%
1) All of them treated together as one congregation	78	58.1
2) One of the them	35	26.3
3) Respondent answered some questions with all sites in mind; answered other questions with one site in mind	20	14.6
4) Other	2	1.8
Missing	5135
Total	135	100.0

1060) Weight for all cases, including the panel cases, ignoring duplicate nominations. Allows users to analyze data at the congregation level. Remarks: See Appendix A for details on weights. (WT_ALL4_CONG_IGN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,333	3.83	4.02

1061) Weight for all cases, including the panel cases, taking account of duplicate nominations. Allows users to analyze data at the congregation level. Remarks: See Appendix A for details on weights. (WT_ALL4_CONG_DUP)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,333	1.00	1.72

1062) Weight for all cases, including the panel cases, which allows users to analyze the data at the attendee level. Remarks: See Appendix A for details on weights. (WT_ALL4_ATTENDEE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	5,333	1.26	0.84

1063) Weight for all cases nominated in the 2006 GSS, ignoring duplicate nominations, which allows users to analyze the data at the congregation level. (WT_WAVE2_CONG_IGN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,454	3.23	3.38

1064) Weight for all cases nominated in the 2006 GSS, taking account of duplicate nominations, which allows users to analyze the data at the congregation level. Remarks: See Appendix A for details on weights. (WT_WAVE2_CONG_DUP)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,454	3.41	3.46

1065) Weight for all cases nominated in the 2006 GSS, which allows users to analyze the data at the attendee level. Remarks: See Appendix A for details on weights. (WT_WAVE2_ATTENDEE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,454	1.10	0.70

1066) Weight for panel cases from Waves I and II, ignoring duplicate nominations, which allows users to analyze the data at the congregation level. Remarks: See Appendix A for details on weights. (WT_PANEL12_CONG_IGN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	296	3.72	3.64

1067) Weight for panel cases from Waves I and II, which allows users to analyze the data at the attendee level. Remarks: See Appendix A for details on weights. (WT_PANEL12_ATTENDEE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	296	1.09	0.53

1068) Weight for Wave III cases dropping all those in the Hispanic oversample (i.e., 2008 panel and 2010 panel ballot B nominations that were not also nominated in other ballots), ignoring duplicate nominations, which allows users to analyze the data at the congregation level. Remarks: See Appendix A for details on weights. (WT_WAVE3_NOHISP_CONG_IGN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,268	4.42	4.85

1069) Weight for Wave III cases dropping all those in the Hispanic oversample (i.e., 2008 panel and 2010 panel ballot B nominations that were not also nominated in other ballots), taking account of duplicate nominations, which allows users to analyze the data at the congregation level. Remarks: See Appendix A for details on weights. (WT_WAVE3_NOHISP_CONG_DUP)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,268	4.45	4.64

1070) Weight for Wave III cases dropping all those in the Hispanic oversample (i.e., 2008 panel and 2010 panel ballot B nominations that were not also nominated in other ballots), ignoring duplicate nominations, which allows users to analyze the data at the attendee level. Remarks: See Appendix A for details on weights. (WT_WAVE3_NOHISP_ATTENDEE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,268	1.35	0.94

1071) Weight for Wave III cases nominated by Hispanic GSS cases, ignoring duplicate nominations, which allows users to analyze the data at the congregation level. Remarks: See Appendix A for details on weights. (WT_WAVE3_HISP_CONG_IGN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	138	7.17	7.28

1072) Weight for Wave III cases nominated by Hispanic GSS cases, taking account of duplicate nominations, which allows users to analyze the data at the congregation level. Remarks: See Appendix A for details on weights. (WT_WAVE3_HISP_CONG_DUP)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	138	7.08	6.94

1073) Weight for Wave III cases nominated by Hispanic GSS cases, which allows users to analyze the data at the attendee level. Remarks: See Appendix A for details on weights. (WT_WAVE3_HISP_ATTENDEE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	138	1.54	1.00

1074) Weight for panel cases from Waves III and IV, ignoring duplicate nominations, which allows users to analyze the data at the congregation level. Remarks: See Appendix A for details on weights. (WT_PANEL34_CONG_IGN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	818	3.83	4.70

1075) Weight for panel cases from Waves III and IV, taking account of duplicate nominations. This weight allows users to analyze the data at the congregation level. Remarks: See Appendix A for details on weights. (WT_PANEL34_CONG_DUP)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	818	3.83	4.45

1076) Weight for panel cases from Waves III and IV, which allows users to analyze the data at the attendee level. Remarks: See Appendix A for details on weights. (WT_PANEL34_ATTENDEE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	818	1.34	1.14

1077) Weight for Wave IV cases nominated in 2018, ignoring duplicate nominations. This weight allows users to analyze the data at the congregation level. Remarks: See Appendix A for details on weights. (WT_WAVE4_CONG_IGN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	984	3.24	2.78

1078) Weight for Wave IV cases nominated in 2018, taking account of duplicate nominations. This weight allows users to analyze the data at the congregation level. Remarks: See Appendix A for details on weights. (WT_WAVE4_CONG_DUP)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	984	3.29	2.81

1079) Weight for Wave IV cases nominated in 2018, which allows users to analyze the data at the attendee level. Remarks: See Appendix A for details on weights. (WT_WAVE4_ATTENDEE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	984	1.20	0.81

1080) At least 30 percent of people in the congregation's census tract are below the official poverty level. [ARDA Note: Please see POOR30_ALL4 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (POOR30_ALL4)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	4527	85.4
1) Yes	773	14.6
Missing	4
Total	5300	100.0

1081) At least 80 percent of people in the congregation's census tract are African American. [ARDA Note: Please see BLCK80_4 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (BLCK80_4)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	5092	96.1
1) Yes	208	3.9
Missing	3
Total	5300	100.0

1082) Percent of people in the congregation's census tract who are Hispanic. [ARDA Note: Please see HISPANIC_ALL4 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (HISPANIC_ALL4)

	TOTAL	%
1) Zero through 4.9	3156	59.5
2) Five thru 100	2144	40.5
Missing	3
Total	5300	100.0

1083) The congregation's census tract is predominately urban, predominately suburban, or predominately rural [based on census data]. [ARDA Note: Please see URBAN_ALL4 in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (URBAN_ALL4)

	TOTAL	%
1) Urban - Inside Urbanized Areas [Labeled as 'Urban in previous NCS datasets]	2588	48.8
2) Suburban - Inside Urban Clusters [Labeled as 'Suburban' in previous NCS datasets]	965	18.2
3) Rural	1748	33.0
Missing	3
Total	5301	100.0

1084) Four-digit year of data collection (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-YEAR)

	TOTAL	%
1) 1998	1234	23.1
2) 2006	1506	28.2
3) 2012	1331	25.0
4) 2018	1262	23.7
Total	5333	100.0

1085) Region in which congregation is located (for use with online analysis) (I-REGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) New England or Mid-Atlantic	677	12.7
2) East North Central or West North Central	1235	23.2
3) South Atlantic, East South Central, or West South Central	2577	48.3
4) Mountain or Pacific	844	15.8
Total	5333	100.0

1086) Theologically speaking, would your congregation be considered more on the conservative side, more on the liberal side, or right in the middle? (for use with online analysis) (I-THEOLOGY)

	TOTAL	%
1) More conservative	3111	60.1
2) Right in the middle	1526	29.5
3) More liberal	541	10.4
Missing	146
Total	5178	100.0

1087) Politically speaking, would your congregation be considered more on the conservative side, more on the liberal side, or right in the middle? (for use with online analysis) (I-POLITICS)

	TOTAL	%
1) More conservative	2803	55.3
2) Right in the middle	1750	34.5
3) More liberal	518	10.2
Missing	265
Total	5071	100.0

1088) Religious Tradition - collapsed (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-RELIGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) Roman Catholic	331	6.2
2) White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	2435	45.7
3) Black Protestant	1100	20.6
4) White liberal or moderate	1156	21.7
5) Non-Christian	309	5.8
Total	5331	100.0