Can Women be Religious Leaders? - Belief Statistics Topic
If they are otherwise qualified, are women in your congregation permitted to: Be the head clergyperson or primary religious leader of your congregation? (WMNLEAD)Results weighted by WT_ALL4_CONG_DUP (National Congregations Study, Cumulative Dataset (1998, 2006-2007, 2012, and 2018-2019))
Can Women be Religious Leaders? by Political ideology
| More conservative | Right in the middle | More liberal | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 40.9%848 | 61.3%848 | 87.0%375 | 53.3%2071 | 63 |
| No | 57.3%1188 | 36.9%510 | 13.0%56 | 45.1%1754 | 109 |
| Don't know | 1.8%37 | 1.8%25 | 0.0%0 | 1.6%62 | 14 |
| Missing | 639 | 436 | 102 | 1442 | 79 |
| Total | 100%2073 | 100%1383 | 100%431 | 3887 |
Can Women be Religious Leaders? by Year
| 1998 | 2006-2007 | 2012 | 2018-2019 | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 0.0%0 | 46.7%702 | 57.7%764 | 56.4%705 | 53.2%2171 | 0 |
| No | 0.0%0 | 51.3%771 | 41.6%551 | 40.9%512 | 45.0%1834 | 0 |
| Don't know | 0.0%0 | 1.9%29 | 0.7%9 | 2.7%34 | 1.8%72 | 0 |
| Missing | 1234 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 1256 | 0 |
| Total | 100%0 | 100%1502 | 100%1324 | 100%1251 | 4077 |
Can Women be Religious Leaders? by 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 | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 65.6%341 | 54.2%533 | 47.9%938 | 58.3%359 | 53.2%2171 | 0 |
| No | 32.1%167 | 43.9%432 | 50.1%981 | 41.1%253 | 45.0%1833 | 0 |
| Don't know | 2.3%12 | 1.8%18 | 2.0%39 | 0.6%4 | 1.8%73 | 0 |
| Missing | 231 | 294 | 507 | 224 | 1256 | 0 |
| Total | 100%520 | 100%983 | 100%1958 | 100%616 | 4077 |
Can Women be Religious Leaders? by Religion
| Roman Catholic | White conservative, evangelical or fundamentalist | Black Protestant | White liberal or moderate | Non-Christian | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 7.9%19 | 35.4%658 | 57.8%519 | 93.1%775 | 80.3%200 | 53.3%2171 | 0 |
| No | 92.1%220 | 62.4%1158 | 39.0%350 | 6.7%56 | 19.7%49 | 45.0%1833 | 0 |
| Don't know | 0.0%0 | 2.2%41 | 3.2%29 | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 1.7%71 | 0 |
| Missing | 307 | 446 | 146 | 311 | 46 | 1256 | 0 |
| Total | 100%239 | 100%1857 | 100%898 | 100%832 | 100%249 | 4075 |
Can Women be Religious Leaders? by Theology
| More conservative | Right in the middle | More liberal | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 40.5%961 | 65.1%758 | 91.6%381 | 53.1%2100 | 35 |
| No | 58.2%1380 | 32.8%382 | 7.9%33 | 45.4%1795 | 51 |
| Don't know | 1.3%32 | 2.1%25 | 0.5%2 | 1.5%59 | 14 |
| Missing | 644 | 437 | 129 | 1356 | 46 |
| Total | 100%2373 | 100%1165 | 100%416 | 3954 |
