Table 14

Race/Ethnicity and Gender of PC(USA) Members, Elders, Deacons, Ministers,
and Commissioned Lay Pastors -- 1999

  Members Elders Deacons Ministers Commissioned
Lay Pastors
Race/Ethnicity                 
White 94.0 % 92.3% 86.4% 91.6% 15.9%
Black    2.7%  4.0% 4.8% 2.8% 2.1%
Asian 1.9% 1.4% 5.8% 3.7% --
Hispanic 1.0% 1.3% 1.7% 1.6% 0.7%
Native American 0.2% 0.5% 0.4% 0.2% 0.7%
Other 0.1% 0.6% 0.9% 0.1% --
Unknown -- -- -- -- 80.7%
TOTAL 99.9%  100.1% 100.00% 100.0% 100.0%
Gender      
Female 58.9%  48.0% 68.4% 17.6% 30.0%
Male 41.1% 52.0% 33.6% 82.4% 70.0%
TOTAL 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%



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