Entry:

Ellison, Christopher G. and Sherkat, Darren E., "Patterns of Religious Mobility Among Black Americans," 31 (1990), Sociological Quarterly, 551-568.


Abstract:

Examining the religious status of blacks across time, reveals that except for growing apostasy, blacks continue to support mainline churches. Future research should address differential denominational fertility and mobility and the factors influencing individual decisions about religion.

GSS Years:

1972, 1974, 1980-1982, 1987-1988

Other Data Sets:

National Survey of Black Americans 1979-1980

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
RELIG

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

DENOM

SPECIFIC DENOMINATION

OTHER

OTHER PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS

RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

RELIG16

RELIGION IN WHICH RAISED

DENOM16

DENOMINATION IN WHICH R WAS RAISED

OTH16

OTHER PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT