Did the leader of this service wear a robe or other special garments? (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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Special Garments? (National Congregations Study 2006-2007)     [Results weighted by W1]

Related Topics • Length of Sermon • Length of Service • Number of Worship Services Per Week • Visual Projection Equipment? • See all Topics Demographic Patterns • Year Founded • Adult Members • Political Ideology • Region of the Country • Religious Tradition • Theology

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Special Garments? (Demographic Patterns)

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Special Garments? by Year Founded

	Before 1900	1900-1950	1951-1999	2000 or Later	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	47.6% 171	33.3% 129	20.7% 118	32.3% 32	20	31.8% 450
No	52.4% 188	66.7% 258	79.3% 453	67.7% 67	69	68.2% 966
MISSING	0	2	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 359	100.0% 387	100.0% 571	100.0% 99	89	1416

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Special Garments? by Adult Members

	25 or Less	26-50	51-100	101-200	More than 200	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	17.5% 35	30.6% 114	24.5% 92	33.1% 96	50.4% 131	1	31.2% 468
No	82.5% 165	69.4% 259	75.5% 283	66.9% 194	49.6% 129	4	68.8% 1030
MISSING	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 200	100.0% 373	100.0% 375	100.0% 290	100.0% 260	5	1498

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Special Garments? by Political Ideology

	More on the conservative side	Right in the middle	More on the liberal side	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	22.9% 188	39.6% 193	51.4% 57	32	30.8% 438
No	77.1% 634	60.4% 294	48.6% 54	52	69.2% 982
MISSING	0	2	0	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 822	100.0% 487	100.0% 111	84	1420

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Special Garments? 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	54.8% 108	27.2% 105	26.1% 187	33.8% 69	31.2% 469
No	45.2% 89	72.8% 281	73.9% 529	66.2% 135	68.8% 1034
MISSING	0	0	0	2	2
TOTAL	100.0% 197	100.0% 386	100.0% 716	100.0% 204	1503

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Special Garments? by Religious Tradition

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Yes	87.5% 70	7.6% 56	39.4% 140	62.5% 177	54.0% 27	31.2% 470
No	12.5% 10	92.4% 681	60.6% 215	37.5% 106	46.0% 23	68.8% 1035
MISSING	0	0	0	2	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 80	100.0% 737	100.0% 355	100.0% 283	100.0% 50	1505

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Special Garments? by Theology

	More on the conservative side	Right in the middle	More on the liberal side	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	24.3% 222	39.4% 167	53.8% 64	16	31.1% 453
No	75.7% 692	60.6% 257	46.2% 55	31	68.9% 1004
MISSING	0	0	2	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 914	100.0% 424	100.0% 119	47	1457

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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.