What percent of the regular adult participants in your congregation are white and non-Hispanic? Percent of regular adult participants; Remarks: If an informant replied with an absolute number rather than a percent, we calculated a percent for WHITEPCT (National Congregations Study, Cumulative Dataset (1998, 2006-2007, 2012, and 2018-2019))
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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Related Topics
• At least 30% of congregation below povery level?
• Percent African-American • Percent Hispanic in census tract? • Percent members from low income households? • Percent under 35 • Percent 60 or Older • Percent Female • Percent Two-Parent Families with Children • Percent with Four-Year Degree • See all Topics Demographic Patterns
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Percent White (Demographic Patterns)
Percent White by Political Ideology (2018-2019)
| More conservative | Right in the middle | More liberal | Missing | TOTAL | |
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| Less than 20% | 110 | 227 | 42 | 35 | 379 |
| 20% to less than 80% | 83 | 50 | 22 | 14 | 155 |
| 80% to less than 99% | 168 | 110 | 81 | 5 | 359 |
| 99% or more | 185 | 74 | 36 | 9 | 295 |
| Missing | |||||
| TOTAL | 546 | 461 | 181 | 63 | 1188 |
Percent White by Region (2018-2019)
| 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 | |
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| Less than 20% | 36 | 60 | 246 | 72 | 414 |
| 20% to less than 80% | 25 | 33 | 60 | 50 | 168 |
| 80% to less than 99% | 54 | 94 | 145 | 70 | 363 |
| 99% or more | 49 | 110 | 130 | 15 | 304 |
| Missing | |||||
| TOTAL | 164 | 297 | 581 | 207 | 1249 |
Percent White by Religious Tradition (2018-2019)
| Roman Catholic | White conservative, evangelical or fundamentalist | Black Protestant | White liberal or moderate | Non-Christian | TOTAL | |
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| Less than 20% | 24 | 76 | 257 | 12 | 45 | 414 |
| 20% to less than 80% | 14 | 105 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 168 |
| 80% to less than 99% | 29 | 177 | 1 | 118 | 39 | 364 |
| 99% or more | 8 | 172 | 0 | 103 | 20 | 303 |
| Missing | ||||||
| TOTAL | 75 | 530 | 268 | 263 | 113 | 1249 |
Percent White by Theology (2018-2019)
| More conservative | Right in the middle | More liberal | Missing | TOTAL | |
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| Less than 20% | 163 | 197 | 21 | 34 | 381 |
| 20% to less than 80% | 103 | 49 | 11 | 5 | 163 |
| 80% to less than 99% | 200 | 83 | 78 | 2 | 361 |
| 99% or more | 178 | 74 | 33 | 18 | 285 |
| Missing | |||||
| TOTAL | 644 | 403 | 143 | 59 | 1190 |
Percent White by Year of Survey
| 1998 | 2006-2007 | 2012 | 2018-2019 | TOTAL | |
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| Less than 20% | 266 | 426 | 409 | 414 | 1515 |
| 20% to less than 80% | 79 | 131 | 162 | 168 | 540 |
| 80% to less than 99% | 301 | 417 | 344 | 364 | 1426 |
| 99% or more | 549 | 509 | 414 | 303 | 1775 |
| Missing | |||||
| TOTAL | 1195 | 1483 | 1329 | 1249 | 5256 |
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.
