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Non-profit? - Belief Statistics Topic

Within the past two years, has your congregation established a separate nonprofit organization to conduct human service projects or outreach ministries? (NONPRFT)
Results weighted by WT_ALL4_CONG_DUP (National Congregations Study, Cumulative Dataset (1998, 2006-2007, 2012, and 2018-2019))


Non-profit? by Political ideology

 More conservativeRight in the middleMore liberalTotalMissing
Yes5.7%
118
8.4%
117
9.7%
42
7.1%
277
15
No94.3%
1952
91.6%
1274
90.3%
390
92.9%
3616
172
Missing646438102145178
Total 100%
2070
100%
1391
100%
432
 
3893

Non-profit? by Year

 19982006-200720122018-2019TotalMissing
Yes0.0%
0
6.1%
91
8.9%
119
7.2%
90
7.4%
300
0
No0.0%
0
93.9%
1400
91.1%
1212
92.8%
1166
92.6%
3778
0
Missing12341041612640
Total 100%
0
100%
1491
100%
1331
100%
1256
 
4078

Non-profit? by Region

 New England or Mid-AtlanticEast North Central or West North CentralSouth Atlantic, East South Central or West South CentralMountain or PacificTotalMissing
Yes6.2%
32
7.6%
74
6.4%
127
11.0%
68
7.4%
301
0
No93.8%
487
92.4%
899
93.6%
1844
89.0%
548
92.6%
3778
0
Missing23329750822612640
Total 100%
519
100%
973
100%
1971
100%
616
 
4079

Non-profit? by Religion

 Roman CatholicWhite conservative, evangelical or fundamentalistBlack ProtestantWhite liberal or moderateNon-ChristianTotalMissing
Yes7.9%
19
4.6%
85
11.8%
107
8.4%
70
8.0%
20
7.4%
301
0
No92.1%
221
95.4%
1768
88.2%
797
91.6%
762
92.0%
230
92.6%
3778
0
Missing3084521463124612640
Total 100%
240
100%
1853
100%
904
100%
832
100%
250
 
4079

Non-profit? by Theology

 More conservativeRight in the middleMore liberalTotalMissing
Yes6.1%
145
9.5%
110
6.7%
28
7.2%
283
9
No93.9%
2234
90.5%
1054
93.3%
387
92.8%
3675
92
Missing649441129136545
Total 100%
2379
100%
1164
100%
415
 
3958

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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