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

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WMNPRCH (Weighted by WT_ALL4_CONG_DUP) The frequencies below and pie chart to the right combine data from all NCS waves. Go here to see crosstabulations between this variable and other variables within each NCS wave. If they are otherwise qualified, are women in your congregation permitted to: Preach at a main worship service?   1) Yes   2) No   3) Don't know

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Yes	2775	68.1%	68.1%
No	1276	31.3%	99.4%
Don't know	24	.6%	100.0%
Missing	1257

* The number of missing cases reported above is unweighted. Missing cases are not displayed in tables below.

Variable Comparisons

Year Region Theology Political ideology Religion

Year (I-YEAR)

	1998	2006	2012	2018	TOTAL
Yes	0.0% 0	65.3% 980	67.7% 897	71.8% 898	68.1% 2775
No	0.0% 0	33.4% 501	32.3% 427	27.8% 348	31.3% 1276
Don't know	0.0% 0	1.3% 20	0.0% 0	0.3% 4	0.6% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 0	100.0% 1501	100.0% 1324	100.0% 1250	4075

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
Yes	75.4% 392	68.8% 676	62.7% 1228	78.0% 480	68.1% 2776
No	23.3% 121	30.5% 300	36.9% 722	21.8% 134	31.3% 1277
Don't know	1.3% 7	0.7% 7	0.4% 8	0.2% 1	0.6% 23
TOTAL	100.0% 520	100.0% 983	100.0% 1958	100.0% 615	4076

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	56.6% 1343	81.0% 942	95.9% 399	67.9% 2684
No	43.0% 1020	18.4% 214	4.1% 17	31.7% 1251
Don't know	0.4% 10	0.6% 7	0.0% 0	0.4% 17
TOTAL	100.0% 2373	100.0% 1163	100.0% 416	3952

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	56.7% 1175	76.5% 1058	93.1% 402	67.8% 2635
No	42.6% 883	23.2% 321	6.9% 30	31.7% 1234
Don't know	0.7% 14	0.3% 4	0.0% 0	0.5% 18
TOTAL	100.0% 2072	100.0% 1383	100.0% 432	3887

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Yes	15.9% 38	55.2% 1025	80.0% 718	94.2% 783	84.7% 211	68.1% 2775
No	84.1% 201	44.2% 820	19.6% 176	4.9% 41	15.3% 38	31.3% 1276
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.6% 12	0.4% 4	0.8% 7	0.0% 0	0.6% 23
TOTAL	100.0% 239	100.0% 1857	100.0% 898	100.0% 831	100.0% 249	4074