Sermon or Speech? - Belief Statistics Topic
Was there a sermon or a speech of some sort at this service? (SERMON)Results weighted by WT_ALL4_CONG_DUP (National Congregations Study, Cumulative Dataset (1998, 2006-2007, 2012, and 2018-2019))
Sermon or Speech? by Political ideology
| More conservative | Right in the middle | More liberal | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 96.9%2713 | 95.7%1673 | 90.5%469 | 95.8%4855 | 255 |
| No | 3.1%88 | 4.3%76 | 9.5%49 | 4.2%213 | 6 |
| Missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 268 | 4 |
| Total | 100%2801 | 100%1749 | 100%518 | 5068 |
Sermon or Speech? by Year
| 1998 | 2006-2007 | 2012 | 2018-2019 | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 95.3%1172 | 95.4%1436 | 96.5%1283 | 96.2%1210 | 95.8%5101 | 0 |
| No | 4.7%58 | 4.6%70 | 3.5%47 | 3.8%48 | 4.2%223 | 0 |
| Missing | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 100%1230 | 100%1506 | 100%1330 | 100%1258 | 5324 |
Sermon or Speech? 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 | 89.3%604 | 98.5%1212 | 97.2%2502 | 92.9%783 | 95.8%5101 | 0 |
| No | 10.7%72 | 1.5%18 | 2.8%73 | 7.1%60 | 4.2%223 | 0 |
| Missing | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 100%676 | 100%1230 | 100%2575 | 100%843 | 5324 |
Sermon or Speech? by Religion
| Roman Catholic | White conservative, evangelical or fundamentalist | Black Protestant | White liberal or moderate | Non-Christian | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 98.2%325 | 96.8%2351 | 96.7%1063 | 97.1%1122 | 78.0%241 | 95.8%5102 | 0 |
| No | 1.8%6 | 3.2%78 | 3.3%36 | 2.9%34 | 22.0%68 | 4.2%222 | 0 |
| Missing | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 100%331 | 100%2429 | 100%1099 | 100%1156 | 100%309 | 5324 |
Sermon or Speech? by Theology
| More conservative | Right in the middle | More liberal | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 95.9%2978 | 96.8%1477 | 92.8%501 | 95.8%4956 | 138 |
| No | 4.1%128 | 3.2%49 | 7.2%39 | 4.2%216 | 5 |
| Missing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 3 |
| Total | 100%3106 | 100%1526 | 100%540 | 5172 |
