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Assess Community Needs? - Belief Statistics Topic

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


Assess Community Needs? by Political ideology

 More conservativeRight in the middleMore liberalMissingTotal
Yes43.0%
1201
55.0%
959
58.3%
302
14248.7%
2462
No57.0%
1591
45.0%
786
41.7%
216
10951.3%
2593
Missing84027714
Total 100%
2792
100%
1745
100%
518
   
5055

Assess Community Needs? by Year

 19982006-200720122018-2019MissingTotal
Yes36.8%
449
48.4%
729
56.8%
755
54.1%
679
049.2%
2612
No63.2%
770
51.6%
777
43.2%
575
45.9%
577
050.8%
2699
Missing94211260
Total 100%
1219
100%
1506
100%
1330
100%
1256
   
5311

Assess Community Needs? by Region

 New England or Mid-AtlanticEast North Central or West North CentralSouth Atlantic, East South Central or West South CentralMountain or PacificMissingTotal
Yes52.0%
351
45.0%
554
48.9%
1253
53.8%
454
049.2%
2612
No48.0%
324
55.0%
677
51.1%
1308
46.2%
390
050.8%
2699
Missing46133260
Total 100%
675
100%
1231
100%
2561
100%
844
   
5311

Assess Community Needs? by Religion

 Roman CatholicWhite conservative, evangelical or fundamentalistBlack ProtestantWhite liberal or moderateNon-ChristianMissingTotal
Yes52.7%
174
42.5%
1030
63.5%
698
46.0%
529
58.3%
180
049.2%
2611
No47.3%
156
57.5%
1391
36.5%
402
54.0%
622
41.7%
129
050.8%
2700
Missing119150260
Total 100%
330
100%
2421
100%
1100
100%
1151
100%
309
   
5311

Assess Community Needs? by Theology

 More conservativeRight in the middleMore liberalMissingTotal
Yes45.4%
1408
53.1%
807
59.1%
319
7349.1%
2534
No54.6%
1691
46.9%
714
40.9%
221
6050.9%
2626
Missing75115913
Total 100%
3099
100%
1521
100%
540
   
5160

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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