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US Charity Work? - 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 travel to another part of the United States to provide assistance to people in need? (TRVLUS)
Results weighted by WT_ALL4_CONG_DUP (National Congregations Study, Cumulative Dataset (1998, 2006-2007, 2012, and 2018-2019))


US Charity Work? by Political ideology

 More conservativeRight in the middleMore liberalTotalMissing
Yes31.5%
655
31.2%
431
20.0%
86
30.1%
1172
80
No68.5%
1423
68.8%
950
80.0%
345
69.9%
2718
115
Missing640436103144470
Total 100%
2078
100%
1381
100%
431
 
3890

US Charity Work? by Year

 19982006-200720122018-2019TotalMissing
Yes0.0%
0
30.9%
465
34.2%
452
25.3%
318
30.2%
1235
0
No0.0%
0
69.1%
1041
65.8%
869
74.7%
938
69.8%
2848
0
Missing1234121212490
Total 100%
0
100%
1506
100%
1321
100%
1256
 
4083

US Charity Work? by Region

 New England or Mid-AtlanticEast North Central or West North CentralSouth Atlantic, East South Central or West South CentralMountain or PacificTotalMissing
Yes29.8%
155
33.3%
327
30.0%
590
26.6%
164
30.3%
1236
0
No70.2%
365
66.7%
656
70.0%
1374
73.4%
453
69.7%
2848
0
Missing22929350722012490
Total 100%
520
100%
983
100%
1964
100%
617
 
4084

US Charity Work? by Religion

 Roman CatholicWhite conservative, evangelical or fundamentalistBlack ProtestantWhite liberal or moderateNon-ChristianTotalMissing
Yes21.7%
52
37.0%
692
20.5%
183
30.5%
254
21.7%
54
30.2%
1235
0
No78.3%
188
63.0%
1176
79.5%
711
69.5%
578
78.3%
195
69.8%
2848
0
Missing3044411463114712490
Total 100%
240
100%
1868
100%
894
100%
832
100%
249
 
4083

US Charity Work? by Theology

 More conservativeRight in the middleMore liberalTotalMissing
Yes32.2%
768
28.9%
336
25.2%
105
30.5%
1209
44
No67.8%
1619
71.1%
828
74.8%
311
69.5%
2758
65
Missing642441129135837
Total 100%
2387
100%
1164
100%
416
 
3967

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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