[Have you/Has this person] graduated from a seminary or theological school? (National Congregations Study 2006-2007)

Each question was asked of a key informant from the congregation, such as a minister, priest, rabbi, or other staff person or leader.

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Education of Religious Leader (National Congregations Study 2006-2007)     [Results weighted by W1]

Related Topics • See all Topics Demographic Patterns • Year Founded • Adult Members • Political Ideology • Region of the Country • Religious Tradition • Theology

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Education of Religious Leader (Demographic Patterns)

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Education of Religious Leader by Year Founded

	Before 1900	1900-1950	1951-1999	2000 or Later	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	76.8% 255	62.4% 227	56.6% 288	49.5% 49	34	62.8% 819
No	23.2% 77	37.6% 137	43.4% 221	50.5% 50	43	37.2% 485
MISSING	27	24	63	0	0	114
TOTAL	100.0% 332	100.0% 364	100.0% 509	100.0% 99	77	1304

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Education of Religious Leader by Adult Members

	25 or Less	26-50	51-100	101-200	More than 200	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	40.3% 58	40.2% 143	65.2% 227	73.1% 201	87.0% 221	2	61.7% 850
No	59.7% 86	59.8% 213	34.8% 121	26.9% 74	13.0% 33	0	38.3% 527
MISSING	57	19	26	14	6	0	122
TOTAL	100.0% 144	100.0% 356	100.0% 348	100.0% 275	100.0% 254	2	1377

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Education of Religious Leader by Political Ideology

	More on the conservative side	Right in the middle	More on the liberal side	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	61.2% 471	63.0% 273	68.6% 72	37	62.4% 816
No	38.8% 298	37.0% 160	31.4% 33	36	37.6% 491
MISSING	53	56	6	0	115
TOTAL	100.0% 769	100.0% 433	100.0% 105	73	1307

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Education of Religious Leader by Region of the Country

	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
Yes	79.2% 141	63.9% 214	53.9% 363	69.6% 135	61.8% 853
No	20.8% 37	36.1% 121	46.1% 311	30.4% 59	38.2% 528
MISSING	20	52	42	12	126
TOTAL	100.0% 178	100.0% 335	100.0% 674	100.0% 194	1381

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Education of Religious Leader by Religious Tradition

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Yes	98.8% 79	57.6% 381	33.4% 110	94.1% 254	75.0% 30	61.8% 854
No	1.3% 1	42.4% 281	66.6% 219	5.9% 16	25.0% 10	38.2% 527
MISSING	0	75	25	15	11	126
TOTAL	100.0% 80	100.0% 662	100.0% 329	100.0% 270	100.0% 40	1381

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Education of Religious Leader by Theology

	More on the conservative side	Right in the middle	More on the liberal side	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	66.1% 553	53.6% 210	69.4% 77	13	62.7% 840
No	33.9% 284	46.4% 182	30.6% 34	27	37.3% 500
MISSING	77	33	10	0	120
TOTAL	100.0% 837	100.0% 392	100.0% 111	40	1340

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Notes

The National Congregations Study (NCS) dataset "fills a void in the sociological study of congregations by providing, for the first time, data that can be used to draw a nationally aggregate picture of congregations" (Chaves et al. 1999, p.460). Thanks to innovations in sampling techniques, the NCS data is the first nationally representative sample of American congregations. In 2006-07, a panel component was added to the NCS. In addition to the new cross-section of congregations generated in conjunction with the 2006 General Social Survey (GSS), a stratified random sample was drawn from congregations who participated in the 1998 NCS. The 2006-07 NCS sample, then, includes a subset of cases that were also interviewed in 1998. A full codebook, prepared by the primary investigator, is available for download here. The codebook contains the original questionnaire, as well as detailed information on survey methodology, weights, coding, and more.