Comparative Statistics 1998
Research Services
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Table 14
Race/Ethnicity and Gender of PCUSA Members, Edlers, Deacons, and Ministers -- 1998

  Members Elders Deacons Ministers
Race/Ethnicity                 
White 93.8 % 86.6% 92.6% 92.0%
Black    2.7%  4.8% 3.9% 2.7%
Asian 1.8% 5.8% 1.4% 3.6%
Hispanic 0.9% 1.6% 1.2% 1.6%
Native American 0.3% 0.4% 0.5% 0.2%
Other 0.5% 0.8% 0.5% --
TOTAL 100.0% 100.0% 100.1% 100.1%
Gender      
Female 58.9%  47.8% 66.9% 16.9%
Male 41.1% 52.2% 33.1% 83.1%
TOTAL 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

- = no such category for ministers


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Membership, Worship Attendance, and Church School Enrollment, 1989-1998

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