Reserves? - Belief Statistics Topic

Does your congregation have an endowment, savings account, or other reserve fund? (ENDOW)
Results weighted by WT_ALL4_CONG_DUP (National Congregations Study, Cumulative Dataset (1998, 2006-2007, 2012, and 2018-2019))

Reserves? by Political ideology

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	Total	Missing
Yes	58.1% 1543	61.9% 1028	71.3% 358	60.8% 2929	124
No	41.9% 1113	38.1% 633	28.7% 144	39.2% 1890	67
Missing	129	99	17	510	74
Total	100% 2656	100% 1661	100% 502	4819

Reserves? by Year

	1998	2006-2007	2012	2018-2019	Total	Missing
Yes	59.8% 697	57.3% 786	60.5% 780	66.5% 800	60.9% 3063	0
No	40.2% 468	42.7% 586	39.5% 510	33.5% 403	39.1% 1967	0
Missing	73	115	39	92	319	0
Total	100% 1165	100% 1372	100% 1290	100% 1203	5030

Reserves? 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	68.0% 442	64.1% 741	57.6% 1388	60.3% 491	60.9% 3062	0
No	32.0% 208	35.9% 415	42.4% 1021	39.7% 323	39.1% 1967	0
Missing	52	71	129	67	319	0
Total	100% 650	100% 1156	100% 2409	100% 814	5029

Reserves? by Religion

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	Total	Missing
Yes	70.1% 218	55.0% 1244	47.6% 482	80.8% 924	65.0% 195	60.9% 3063	0
No	29.9% 93	45.0% 1018	52.4% 531	19.2% 220	35.0% 105	39.1% 1967	0
Missing	84	134	70	15	16	319	0
Total	100% 311	100% 2262	100% 1013	100% 1144	100% 300	5030

Reserves? by Theology

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	Total	Missing
Yes	59.3% 1745	59.3% 864	73.3% 387	60.8% 2996	52
No	40.7% 1196	40.7% 593	26.7% 141	39.2% 1930	33
Missing	155	85	18	404	61
Total	100% 2941	100% 1457	100% 528	4926

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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