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Organ? - Belief Statistics Topic

[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)
Results weighted by WT_ALL4_CONG_DUP (National Congregations Study, Cumulative Dataset (1998, 2006-2007, 2012, and 2018-2019))


Organ? by Political ideology

 More conservativeRight in the middleMore liberalTotalMissing
Yes43.5%
840
52.9%
637
47.1%
186
47.1%
1663
89
No56.5%
1089
47.1%
568
52.9%
209
52.9%
1866
77
Missing777595120175799
Total 100%
1929
100%
1205
100%
395
 
3529

Organ? by Year

 19982006-200720122018-2019TotalMissing
Yes53.0%
621
0.0%
0
41.9%
557
46.7%
562
47.0%
1740
0
No47.0%
551
0.0%
0
58.1%
771
53.3%
641
53.0%
1963
0
Missing37150654315910
Total 100%
1172
100%
0
100%
1328
100%
1203
 
3703

Organ? by Region

 New England or Mid-AtlanticEast North Central or West North CentralSouth Atlantic, East South Central or West South CentralMountain or PacificTotalMissing
Yes53.2%
247
55.5%
467
43.6%
781
40.6%
246
47.0%
1741
0
No46.8%
217
44.5%
375
56.4%
1012
59.4%
360
53.0%
1964
0
Missing25040663130415910
Total 100%
464
100%
842
100%
1793
100%
606
 
3705

Organ? by Religion

 Roman CatholicWhite conservative, evangelical or fundamentalistBlack ProtestantWhite liberal or moderateNon-ChristianTotalMissing
Yes70.5%
167
35.6%
598
57.8%
421
60.6%
508
20.9%
46
47.0%
1740
0
No29.5%
70
64.4%
1082
42.2%
307
39.4%
330
79.1%
174
53.0%
1963
0
Missing3845921963407915910
Total 100%
237
100%
1680
100%
728
100%
838
100%
220
 
3703

Organ? by Theology

 More conservativeRight in the middleMore liberalTotalMissing
Yes42.5%
911
55.3%
580
49.3%
201
47.0%
1692
44
No57.5%
1234
44.7%
469
50.7%
207
53.0%
1910
44
Missing861520152167958
Total 100%
2145
100%
1049
100%
408
 
3602

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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