Does the head or senior clergy work full-time at this congregation? (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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Is Religious Leader Full-Time? (National Congregations Study 2006-2007)     [Results weighted by W1]

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

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Is Religious Leader Full-Time? (Demographic Patterns)

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Is Religious Leader Full-Time? by Year Founded

	Before 1900	1900-1950	1951-1999	2000 or Later	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	64.4% 221	65.1% 237	62.4% 334	55.6% 55	40	63.2% 847
No	35.6% 122	34.9% 127	37.6% 201	44.4% 44	47	36.8% 494
MISSING	16	24	36	0	0	76
TOTAL	100.0% 343	100.0% 364	100.0% 535	100.0% 99	87	1341

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Is Religious Leader Full-Time? by Adult Members

	25 or Less	26-50	51-100	101-200	More than 200	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	24.6% 44	40.9% 149	69.0% 243	78.1% 217	91.4% 233	2	62.0% 886
No	75.4% 135	59.1% 215	31.0% 109	21.9% 61	8.6% 22	0	38.0% 542
MISSING	23	11	23	12	6	0	75
TOTAL	100.0% 179	100.0% 364	100.0% 352	100.0% 278	100.0% 255	2	1428

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Is Religious Leader Full-Time? by Political Ideology

	More on the conservative side	Right in the middle	More on the liberal side	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	64.0% 498	56.1% 263	63.8% 67	58	61.2% 828
No	36.0% 280	43.9% 206	36.2% 38	17	38.8% 524
MISSING	43	21	6	0	70
TOTAL	100.0% 778	100.0% 469	100.0% 105	75	1352

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Is Religious Leader Full-Time? 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	56.1% 101	57.7% 210	64.4% 444	67.5% 131	62.1% 886
No	43.9% 79	42.3% 154	35.6% 245	32.5% 63	37.9% 541
MISSING	17	22	27	12	78
TOTAL	100.0% 180	100.0% 364	100.0% 689	100.0% 194	1427

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Is Religious Leader Full-Time? by Religious Tradition

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Yes	68.8% 55	62.2% 433	52.5% 180	69.6% 188	77.5% 31	62.1% 887
No	31.3% 25	37.8% 263	47.5% 163	30.4% 82	22.5% 9	37.9% 542
MISSING	0	41	12	15	11	79
TOTAL	100.0% 80	100.0% 696	100.0% 343	100.0% 270	100.0% 40	1429

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Is Religious Leader Full-Time? by Theology

	More on the conservative side	Right in the middle	More on the liberal side	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	63.7% 547	57.8% 240	62.8% 71	29	61.9% 858
No	36.3% 312	42.2% 175	37.2% 42	12	38.1% 529
MISSING	54	10	8	0	72
TOTAL	100.0% 859	100.0% 415	100.0% 113	41	1387

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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.