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Special Garments? - Belief Statistics Topic

Did the leader of this service wear a robe or other special garments? (ROBE)
Results weighted by WT_ALL4_CONG_DUP (National Congregations Study, Cumulative Dataset (1998, 2006-2007, 2012, and 2018-2019))


Special Garments? by Political ideology

 More conservativeRight in the middleMore liberalTotalMissing
Yes22.3%
464
41.0%
569
61.5%
265
33.3%
1298
98
No77.7%
1614
59.0%
819
38.5%
166
66.7%
2599
104
Missing638435102144063
Total 100%
2078
100%
1388
100%
431
 
3897

Special Garments? by Year

 19982006-200720122018-2019TotalMissing
Yes0.0%
0
32.1%
483
30.1%
401
38.7%
487
33.5%
1371
0
No0.0%
0
67.9%
1021
69.9%
930
61.3%
771
66.5%
2722
0
Missing123410312380
Total 100%
0
100%
1504
100%
1331
100%
1258
 
4093

Special Garments? by Region

 New England or Mid-AtlanticEast North Central or West North CentralSouth Atlantic, East South Central or West South CentralMountain or PacificTotalMissing
Yes47.9%
249
30.6%
301
30.3%
598
36.3%
223
33.5%
1371
0
No52.1%
271
69.4%
684
69.7%
1376
63.7%
391
66.5%
2722
0
Missing22829050022012380
Total 100%
520
100%
985
100%
1974
100%
614
 
4093

Special Garments? by Religion

 Roman CatholicWhite conservative, evangelical or fundamentalistBlack ProtestantWhite liberal or moderateNon-ChristianTotalMissing
Yes94.2%
227
9.7%
181
43.5%
394
49.6%
411
63.5%
158
33.5%
1371
0
No5.8%
14
90.3%
1688
56.5%
511
50.4%
418
36.5%
91
66.5%
2722
0
Missing2984391443114612380
Total 100%
241
100%
1869
100%
905
100%
829
100%
249
 
4093

Special Garments? by Theology

 More conservativeRight in the middleMore liberalTotalMissing
Yes23.4%
558
44.7%
521
62.0%
256
33.7%
1335
58
No76.6%
1829
55.3%
644
38.0%
157
66.3%
2630
58
Missing641437130135430
Total 100%
2387
100%
1165
100%
413
 
3965

Notes

The National Congregations Study (NCS) dataset fills a void in the sociological study of congregations by providing data that can be used to draw a nationally aggregate picture of congregations. Thanks to innovations in sampling techniques, the 1998 NCS data was the first nationally representative sample of American congregations. Subsequent NCS waves were conducted in 2006-07, 2012, and 2018-19. The 2006-07 NCS sample includes a subset of cases that were also interviewed in 1998. The 2012 NCS includes an oversample of Hispanic congregations. The 2018-19 NCS includes a subset of congregations that also were interviewed in 2012. The NCS Wave I-II Panel Dataset is also available from the ARDA. The Wave III-IV Panel Dataset will be available soon.

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