Entry:
Feigelman, William; Gorman, Bernard S.; and Varacalli, Joseph A., "Americans Who Give Up Religion," Sociology and Social Research, 76 (April, 1992), 138-144.
Abstract:
Religious disaffiliation is connected to divorced status and the experience of growing up in a home where parents divorced. Religious disaffiliation contributes minimally to general happiness.
GSS Years:1972-1990
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| SRCBELT |
SRC BELTCODE |
| REGION |
REGION OF INTERVIEW |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| RES16 |
TYPE OF PLACE LIVED IN WHEN 16 YRS OLD |
| PRESTIGE |
RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970) |
| PAPRES80 |
FATHERS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1980) |
| POLVIEWS |
THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE |
| CONCLERG |
CONFIDENCE IN ORGANIZED RELIGION |
| CONFED |
CONFID. IN EXEC BRANCH OF FED GOVT |
| GRASS |
SHOULD MARIJUANA BE MADE LEGAL |
| PREMARSX |
SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE |
| FAMILY16 |
LIVING WITH PARENTS WHEN 16 YRS OLD |
| HAPMAR |
HAPPINESS OF MARRIAGE |
| MARITAL |
MARITAL STATUS |
| EVDIV |
HAS R EVER BEEN DIVORCED |
| HAPPY |
GENERAL HAPPINESS |
| SPREL16 |
RELIGION IN WHICH SPOUSE RAISED |
| MAATTEND |
HOW OFTEN MA ATTENDED RELIGIOUS SERVICES |
| PAATTEND |
HOW OFTEN PA ATTENDED RELIGIOUS SERVICES |
| MARELIG |
WHAT WAS MOTHERS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |
| PARELIG |
WHAT WAS FATHERS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |
| RELIG |
RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |
| SOCPARS |
SPEND EVENING WITH PARENTS |
| SOCREL |
SPEND EVENING WITH RELATIVES |
| SOCFREND |
SPEND EVENING WITH FRIENDS |
| LIVECOM |
"LENGTH OF RESIDENCE IN CITY - TOWN - COMM" |
| HOSDIS5 |
"HOSPITALIZED |
| MEMNUM |
NUMBER OF MEMBERSHIPS |
| NEWS |
HOW OFTEN DOES R READ NEWSPAPER |
| VOTE84 |
DID R VOTE IN 1984 ELECTION |
| VOTE88 |
DID R VOTE IN 1988 ELECTION |
| FRINUM |
NUMBER OF CLOSE FRIENDS |
| UNEMP5 |
UNEMPLOYED IN LAST 5 YRS |
| SATJOB |
JOB OR HOUSEWORK |
| SATHEALT |
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL CONDITION |
| SATCITY |
CITY OR PLACE R LIVES IN |
| SATFRND |
FRIENDSHIPS |
| SATFIN |
SATISFACTION WITH FINANCIAL SITUATION |