National Congregations Study, Cumulative Dataset (1998, 2006-2007, 2012, and 2018-2019)

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CLERGSEX Is this person male or female? [ARDA Note: Please see DENOM in the survey instrument for full remarks.]   1) Male   2) Female

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Male	4762	93.3%	93.3%	-0.27
Female	342	6.7%	100.0%	3.73

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	2012	2018	TOTAL
Male	94.3% 1109	94.6% 1375	92.8% 1183	91.3% 1095	93.3% 4762
Female	5.7% 67	5.4% 79	7.2% 92	8.7% 104	6.7% 342
TOTAL	100.0% 1176	100.0% 1454	100.0% 1275	100.0% 1199	5104

Region (I-REGION)

	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
Male	91.1% 695	93.1% 1208	94.6% 1983	92.4% 876	93.3% 4762
Female	8.9% 68	6.9% 89	5.4% 113	7.6% 72	6.7% 342
TOTAL	100.0% 763	100.0% 1297	100.0% 2096	100.0% 948	5104

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Male	96.9% 2668	92.5% 1543	77.7% 433	93.3% 4644
Female	3.1% 84	7.5% 125	22.3% 124	6.7% 333
TOTAL	100.0% 2752	100.0% 1668	100.0% 557	4977

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Male	96.5% 2411	92.9% 1753	78.4% 384	93.3% 4548
Female	3.5% 88	7.1% 133	21.6% 106	6.7% 327
TOTAL	100.0% 2499	100.0% 1886	100.0% 490	4875

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Male	98.7% 1258	98.1% 1830	91.4% 616	81.9% 907	82.5% 151	93.3% 4762
Female	1.3% 16	1.9% 36	8.6% 58	18.1% 200	17.5% 32	6.7% 342
TOTAL	100.0% 1274	100.0% 1866	100.0% 674	100.0% 1107	100.0% 183	5104