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Gender of Religious Leader - Belief Statistics Topic

Is this person male or female? [ARDA Note: Please see DENOM in the survey instrument for full remarks.] (CLERGSEX)
Results weighted by WT_ALL4_CONG_DUP (National Congregations Study, Cumulative Dataset (1998, 2006-2007, 2012, and 2018-2019))


Gender of Religious Leader by Political ideology

 More conservativeRight in the middleMore liberalMissingTotal
Male93.7%
2452
87.5%
1469
68.8%
329
21489.0%
4250
Female6.3%
166
12.5%
209
31.2%
149
1511.0%
524
Missing98732245836
Total 100%
2618
100%
1678
100%
478
   
4774

Gender of Religious Leader by Year

 19982006-200720122018-2019MissingTotal
Male89.4%
1016
92.1%
1314
88.6%
1110
86.5%
1030
089.3%
4470
Female10.6%
120
7.9%
113
11.4%
143
13.5%
161
010.7%
537
Missing585256632290
Total 100%
1136
100%
1427
100%
1253
100%
1191
   
5007

Gender of Religious Leader by Region

 New England or Mid-AtlanticEast North Central or West North CentralSouth Atlantic, East South Central or West South CentralMountain or PacificMissingTotal
Male85.1%
518
89.9%
1058
90.8%
2221
86.8%
673
089.3%
4470
Female14.9%
91
10.1%
119
9.2%
226
13.2%
102
010.7%
538
Missing304994562290
Total 100%
609
100%
1177
100%
2447
100%
775
   
5008

Gender of Religious Leader by Religion

 Roman CatholicWhite conservative, evangelical or fundamentalistBlack ProtestantWhite liberal or moderateNon-ChristianMissingTotal
Male96.9%
316
97.2%
2184
84.3%
900
78.1%
869
78.8%
201
089.3%
4470
Female3.1%
10
2.8%
62
15.7%
167
21.9%
244
21.2%
54
010.7%
537
Missing131352231282290
Total 100%
326
100%
2246
100%
1067
100%
1113
100%
255
   
5007

Gender of Religious Leader by Theology

 More conservativeRight in the middleMore liberalMissingTotal
Male94.8%
2753
85.3%
1239
67.3%
342
11889.1%
4334
Female5.2%
152
14.7%
213
32.7%
166
910.9%
531
Missing119682335619
Total 100%
2905
100%
1452
100%
508
   
4865

Notes

The National Congregations Study (NCS) dataset fills a void in the sociological study of congregations by providing data that can be used to draw a nationally aggregate picture of congregations. Thanks to innovations in sampling techniques, the 1998 NCS data was the first nationally representative sample of American congregations. Subsequent NCS waves were conducted in 2006-07, 2012, and 2018-19. The 2006-07 NCS sample includes a subset of cases that were also interviewed in 1998. The 2012 NCS includes an oversample of Hispanic congregations. The 2018-19 NCS includes a subset of congregations that also were interviewed in 2012. The NCS Wave I-II Panel Dataset is also available from the ARDA. The Wave III-IV Panel Dataset will be available soon.

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