Greeting at Service? - Belief Statistics Topic
Was there a time during the service in which people in the congregation greeted each other by shaking hands or some other way? (GREET)Results weighted by WT_ALL4_CONG_DUP (National Congregations Study, Cumulative Dataset (1998, 2006-2007, 2012, and 2018-2019))
Greeting at Service? by Political ideology
| More conservative | Right in the middle | More liberal | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 78.1%2189 | 84.0%1470 | 77.2%400 | 80.0%4059 | 208 |
| No | 21.9%614 | 16.0%280 | 22.8%118 | 20.0%1012 | 54 |
| Missing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 269 | 3 |
| Total | 100%2803 | 100%1750 | 100%518 | 5071 |
Greeting at Service? by Year
| 1998 | 2006-2007 | 2012 | 2018-2019 | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 78.4%967 | 80.7%1214 | 81.4%1083 | 79.3%998 | 80.0%4262 | 0 |
| No | 21.6%267 | 19.3%291 | 18.6%248 | 20.7%260 | 20.0%1066 | 0 |
| Missing | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 100%1234 | 100%1505 | 100%1331 | 100%1258 | 5328 |
Greeting at Service? by Region
| New England or Mid-Atlantic | East North Central or West North Central | South Atlantic, East South Central or West South Central | Mountain or Pacific | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 77.2%522 | 77.9%960 | 82.1%2115 | 78.7%664 | 80.0%4261 | 0 |
| No | 22.8%154 | 22.1%272 | 17.9%460 | 21.3%180 | 20.0%1066 | 0 |
| Missing | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 100%676 | 100%1232 | 100%2575 | 100%844 | 5327 |
Greeting at Service? by Religion
| Roman Catholic | White conservative, evangelical or fundamentalist | Black Protestant | White liberal or moderate | Non-Christian | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 94.3%313 | 76.5%1861 | 89.2%980 | 79.3%918 | 61.6%191 | 80.0%4263 | 0 |
| No | 5.7%19 | 23.5%571 | 10.8%119 | 20.7%239 | 38.4%119 | 20.0%1067 | 0 |
| Missing | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 100%332 | 100%2432 | 100%1099 | 100%1157 | 100%310 | 5330 |
Greeting at Service? by Theology
| More conservative | Right in the middle | More liberal | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 77.6%2412 | 84.4%1287 | 80.7%436 | 79.9%4135 | 119 |
| No | 22.4%698 | 15.6%238 | 19.3%104 | 20.1%1040 | 24 |
| Missing | 2 | 2 | 0 | 150 | 3 |
| Total | 100%3110 | 100%1525 | 100%540 | 5175 |
