Deepening our knowledge of America’s religious leaders
The National Survey of Religious Leaders is a survey of a nationally representative sample of clergy from across the religious spectrum.
Conducted in 2019-2020, the NSRL contains a wealth of information about congregations’ religious leaders and their characteristics, beliefs, attitudes, and practices in several arenas. It provides a significant new resource for information on their demographics, jobs and careers, pastoral activities, health, perspectives on science, political activities, and much more.
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About the project
The NSRL answers a wide range of questions about clergy who serve congregations.
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Read about NSRL research results and findings.
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The data
NSRL data are publicly available from the Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) and the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR).