Entry:

Hadaway, C. Kirk, "Changing Brands: Denominational Switching and Membership Change," in Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 1980. Nashville: Abingdon, 1979, 262-268.


Abstract:

The number of those identifying with conservative Protestant churches and liberal sects has increased while those identifying with moderate denominations has declined. However, of those religious switchers into and out of different denominations greater percentages of those affiliating with conservative denominations attend church often as compared with those who do not. For liberal and moderate congregations, the percentage of those who attend church often and switch in and out of those religious bodies is

GSS Years:

1973-77

Other Data Sets:

1968, 1970

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
RELIG16

RELIGION IN WHICH RAISED

RELIG

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

DENOM

SPECIFIC DENOMINATION

DENOM16

DENOMINATION IN WHICH R WAS RAISED

ATTEND

HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES