Thinking again of these [NUMBER OF ADULT PARTICIPANTS] regular adult participants, what percent would you say are female? (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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Demographic Patterns
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Percent Female (Demographic Patterns)
Percent Female by Year Founded
| Before 1900 | 1900-1950 | 1951-1999 | 2000 or Later | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-25% | 0.0% 0 | 1.4% 5 | 2.1% 11 | 0.0% 0 | 0 | 1.2% 16 |
| 26-50% | 20.8% 70 | 20.8% 74 | 18.2% 93 | 37.9% 33 | 19 | 20.9% 270 |
| 51-75% | 62.5% 210 | 66.8% 237 | 65.6% 336 | 41.4% 36 | 52 | 63.5% 819 |
| 76-100% | 16.7% 56 | 11.0% 39 | 14.1% 72 | 20.7% 18 | 2 | 14.3% 185 |
| MISSING | 23 | 33 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 128 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 336 | 100.0% 355 | 100.0% 512 | 100.0% 87 | 73 | 1290 |
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Percent Female by Adult Members
| 25 or Less | 26-50 | 51-100 | 101-200 | More than 200 | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-25% | 0.0% 0 | 0.9% 3 | 2.3% 8 | 1.8% 5 | 0.0% 0 | 0 | 1.2% 16 |
| 26-50% | 19.0% 32 | 17.7% 56 | 22.6% 79 | 23.4% 65 | 22.5% 56 | 1 | 21.2% 288 |
| 51-75% | 44.6% 75 | 62.0% 196 | 62.9% 220 | 69.1% 192 | 75.1% 187 | 0 | 63.9% 870 |
| 76-100% | 36.3% 61 | 19.3% 61 | 12.3% 43 | 5.8% 16 | 2.4% 6 | 0 | 13.7% 187 |
| MISSING | 33 | 58 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 139 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 168 | 100.0% 316 | 100.0% 350 | 100.0% 278 | 100.0% 249 | 1 | 1361 |
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Percent Female by Political Ideology
| More on the conservative side | Right in the middle | More on the liberal side | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-25% | 1.1% 8 | 1.1% 5 | 1.0% 1 | 3 | 1.1% 14 |
| 26-50% | 21.7% 159 | 21.5% 99 | 14.3% 15 | 16 | 21.0% 273 |
| 51-75% | 65.2% 478 | 60.0% 276 | 74.3% 78 | 39 | 64.1% 832 |
| 76-100% | 12.0% 88 | 17.4% 80 | 10.5% 11 | 7 | 13.8% 179 |
| MISSING | 89 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 124 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 733 | 100.0% 460 | 100.0% 105 | 65 | 1298 |
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Percent Female 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-25% | 2.2% 4 | 1.6% 6 | 0.7% 4 | 1.0% 2 | 1.2% 16 |
| 26-50% | 15.9% 29 | 20.1% 75 | 23.9% 147 | 19.9% 38 | 21.2% 289 |
| 51-75% | 76.4% 139 | 59.6% 223 | 61.1% 376 | 69.1% 132 | 63.9% 870 |
| 76-100% | 5.5% 10 | 18.7% 70 | 14.3% 88 | 9.9% 19 | 13.7% 187 |
| MISSING | 14 | 13 | 102 | 15 | 144 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 182 | 100.0% 374 | 100.0% 615 | 100.0% 191 | 1362 |
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Percent Female by Religious Tradition
| Roman Catholic | White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist | Black Protestant | White liberal or moderate | Non-Christian | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-25% | 0.0% 0 | 0.9% 6 | 0.3% 1 | 0.0% 0 | 18.0% 9 | 1.2% 16 |
| 26-50% | 18.4% 14 | 28.8% 187 | 14.7% 46 | 10.9% 30 | 24.0% 12 | 21.2% 289 |
| 51-75% | 69.7% 53 | 64.3% 418 | 47.0% 147 | 83.2% 228 | 50.0% 25 | 63.9% 871 |
| 76-100% | 11.8% 9 | 6.0% 39 | 38.0% 119 | 5.8% 16 | 8.0% 4 | 13.7% 187 |
| MISSING | 3 | 87 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 143 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 76 | 100.0% 650 | 100.0% 313 | 100.0% 274 | 100.0% 50 | 1363 |
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Percent Female by Theology
| More on the conservative side | Right in the middle | More on the liberal side | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-25% | 1.2% 10 | 0.8% 3 | 0.9% 1 | 2 | 1.1% 14 |
| 26-50% | 23.7% 196 | 18.9% 74 | 8.0% 9 | 10 | 20.9% 279 |
| 51-75% | 62.8% 520 | 63.3% 248 | 77.0% 87 | 16 | 64.1% 855 |
| 76-100% | 12.3% 102 | 17.1% 67 | 14.2% 16 | 2 | 13.9% 185 |
| MISSING | 86 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 126 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 828 | 100.0% 392 | 100.0% 113 | 30 | 1333 |
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Percent Female by Year
| 1998 | 2006 | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-25% | 5.8% 64 | 1.2% 17 | 3.3% 81 |
| 26-50% | 25.6% 281 | 21.2% 289 | 23.2% 570 |
| 51-75% | 61.2% 671 | 63.8% 870 | 62.6% 1541 |
| 76-100% | 7.4% 81 | 13.7% 187 | 10.9% 268 |
| MISSING | 137 | 143 | 280 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 1097 | 100.0% 1363 | 2460 |
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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.
