Can Women Preach? - Belief Statistics Topic
If they are otherwise qualified, are women in your congregation permitted to: Hold all of the volunteer leadership positions that men can hold? Preach at a main worship service? (WMNPRCH)Results weighted by WT_ALL4_CONG_DUP (National Congregations Study, Cumulative Dataset (1998, 2006-2007, 2012, and 2018-2019))
Can Women Preach? by Political ideology
| More conservative | Right in the middle | More liberal | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 56.7%1176 | 76.5%1058 | 93.1%402 | 67.8%2636 | 97 |
| No | 42.6%884 | 23.2%321 | 6.9%30 | 31.8%1235 | 83 |
| Don't know | 0.7%14 | 0.3%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.5%18 | 6 |
| Missing | 639 | 437 | 102 | 1443 | 79 |
| Total | 100%2074 | 100%1383 | 100%432 | 3889 |
Can Women Preach? by Year
| 1998 | 2006-2007 | 2012 | 2018-2019 | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 0.0%0 | 65.3%981 | 67.7%897 | 71.8%898 | 68.1%2776 | 0 |
| No | 0.0%0 | 33.4%501 | 32.3%427 | 27.8%348 | 31.3%1276 | 0 |
| Don't know | 0.0%0 | 1.3%20 | 0.0%0 | 0.3%4 | 0.6%24 | 0 |
| Missing | 1234 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 1257 | 0 |
| Total | 100%0 | 100%1502 | 100%1324 | 100%1250 | 4076 |
Can Women Preach? 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 | 75.4%392 | 68.8%676 | 62.7%1228 | 78.0%480 | 68.1%2776 | 0 |
| No | 23.3%121 | 30.5%300 | 36.9%722 | 21.8%134 | 31.3%1277 | 0 |
| Don't know | 1.3%7 | 0.7%7 | 0.4%8 | 0.2%1 | 0.6%23 | 0 |
| Missing | 231 | 294 | 508 | 224 | 1257 | 0 |
| Total | 100%520 | 100%983 | 100%1958 | 100%615 | 4076 |
Can Women Preach? by Religion
| Roman Catholic | White conservative, evangelical or fundamentalist | Black Protestant | White liberal or moderate | Non-Christian | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 15.8%38 | 55.2%1026 | 80.0%718 | 94.2%783 | 84.7%211 | 68.1%2776 | 0 |
| No | 84.2%202 | 44.1%820 | 19.6%176 | 4.9%41 | 15.3%38 | 31.3%1277 | 0 |
| Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.6%12 | 0.4%4 | 0.8%7 | 0.0%0 | 0.6%23 | 0 |
| Missing | 308 | 446 | 146 | 311 | 46 | 1257 | 0 |
| Total | 100%240 | 100%1858 | 100%898 | 100%831 | 100%249 | 4076 |
Can Women Preach? by Theology
| More conservative | Right in the middle | More liberal | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 56.6%1343 | 81.0%943 | 95.9%399 | 67.9%2685 | 51 |
| No | 43.0%1021 | 18.4%214 | 4.1%17 | 31.7%1252 | 43 |
| Don't know | 0.4%10 | 0.6%7 | 0.0%0 | 0.4%17 | 6 |
| Missing | 644 | 438 | 129 | 1357 | 46 |
| Total | 100%2374 | 100%1164 | 100%416 | 3954 |
