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

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WMNLEAD (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: Be the head clergyperson or primary religious leader of your congregation?   1) Yes   2) No   3) Don't know

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Yes	2171	53.3%	53.3%
No	1833	45.0%	98.3%
Don't know	72	1.8%	100.1%
Missing	1256

* 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	46.8% 702	57.7% 764	56.4% 705	53.3% 2171
No	0.0% 0	51.3% 770	41.6% 551	40.9% 512	45.0% 1833
Don't know	0.0% 0	1.9% 29	0.7% 9	2.7% 34	1.8% 72
TOTAL	100.0% 0	100.0% 1501	100.0% 1324	100.0% 1251	4076

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	65.6% 341	54.2% 533	47.9% 938	58.3% 359	53.2% 2171
No	32.1% 167	43.9% 432	50.1% 981	41.1% 253	45.0% 1833
Don't know	2.3% 12	1.8% 18	2.0% 39	0.6% 4	1.8% 73
TOTAL	100.0% 520	100.0% 983	100.0% 1958	100.0% 616	4077

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	40.5% 961	65.0% 757	91.6% 381	53.1% 2099
No	58.2% 1380	32.8% 382	7.9% 33	45.4% 1795
Don't know	1.3% 32	2.1% 25	0.5% 2	1.5% 59
TOTAL	100.0% 2373	100.0% 1164	100.0% 416	3953

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	More conservative	Right in the middle	More liberal	TOTAL
Yes	40.9% 848	61.3% 848	87.0% 375	53.3% 2071
No	57.3% 1188	36.9% 510	13.0% 56	45.1% 1754
Don't know	1.8% 37	1.8% 25	0.0% 0	1.6% 62
TOTAL	100.0% 2073	100.0% 1383	100.0% 431	3887

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Roman Catholic	White conservative, evangelical, or fundamentalist	Black Protestant	White liberal or moderate	Non-Christian	TOTAL
Yes	7.9% 19	35.4% 658	57.8% 519	93.1% 775	80.3% 200	53.3% 2171
No	92.1% 220	62.4% 1158	39.0% 350	6.7% 56	19.7% 49	45.0% 1833
Don't know	0.0% 0	2.2% 41	3.2% 29	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	1.7% 71
TOTAL	100.0% 239	100.0% 1857	100.0% 898	100.0% 832	100.0% 249	4075