Entry:
Elifson, Kirk W. and Hadaway, C. Kirk, "Prayer in Public Schools: When Church and State Collide," Public Opinion Quarterly, 49 (Fall, 1985), 317-329.
Abstract:
Persons favoring school prayer are older, less educated, and socially, politically, and religiously conservative. Multivariate analysis reveals that religious orthodoxy and religious salience are key predictor variables.
GSS Years:1974, 1982
Other Data Sets:
ANES 1980
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| CHILDS |
NUMBER OF CHILDREN |
| POLVIEWS |
THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE |
| SPKATH |
ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO SPEAK |
| COLATH |
ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO TEACH |
| LIBATH |
ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIOUS BOOK IN LIBRARY |
| SEXEDUC |
SEX EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
| ERA |
DOES R FAVOR OR OPPOSE ERA? |
| PRAYER |
BIBLE PRAYER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
| ATTEND |
HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES |
| RELIG |
RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |
| DENOM |
SPECIFIC DENOMINATION |
| OTHER |
OTHER PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS |
| REGION |
REGION OF INTERVIEW |
| INCOME |
TOTAL FAMILY INCOME |