Entry:
Hadaway, C. Kirk, What Can We Do About Church Dropouts? Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1990.
Abstract:
This book describes methods reaching types of people who have left the church. People have left the church are increasing in number, and several ways are shown to bring them back.
GSS Years:1972-88
Other Data Sets:
Gallup 1935-1985, 1986, 1988; PSRC 1988; Search Institute;
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| RELIG16 |
RELIGION IN WHICH RAISED |
| RELIG |
RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| ATTEND |
HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES |
| CHURHMEM |
IS R A MEMBER OF CHURCH OR SYNAGOGUE |
| DENOM |
SPECIFIC DENOMINATION |
| INCOM16 |
RS FAMILY INCOME WHEN 16 YRS OLD |
| PAEDUC |
"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| MAEDUC |
"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| XNORCSIZ |
EXPANDED N.O.R.C. SIZE CODE |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| PRESTIGE |
RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970) |
| SPREL |
SPOUSES RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |
| GRACE16 |
DID RS FAMILY SAY GRACE AT MEALS |
| MAATTEND |
HOW OFTEN MA ATTENDED RELIGIOUS SERVICES |
| PAATTEND |
HOW OFTEN PA ATTENDED RELIGIOUS SERVICES |
| DIVORCE |
EVER BEEN DIVORCED OR SEPARATED |
| FAMILY16 |
LIVING WITH PARENTS WHEN 16 YRS OLD |
| PREMARSX |
SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE |
| XMARSEX |
SEX WITH PERSON OTHER THAN SPOUSE |
| GRASS |
SHOULD MARIJUANA BE MADE LEGAL |
| ABANY |
ABORTION IF WOMAN WANTS FOR ANY REASON |
| PARTNERS |
HOW MANY SEX PARTNERS R HAD IN LAST YEAR |
| SOCBAR |
SPEND EVENING AT BAR |
| JEWTEMP |
FEELING THERMOMETER -- JEWS |
| RACCHURH |
ATTEND CHURCH WITH OTHER RACE |
| SMOKE |
DOES R SMOKE |
| DRINK |
EVER DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES? |
| DRUNK |
EVER DRINK TOO MUCH? |
| MARITAL |
MARITAL STATUS |
| FINALTER |
CHANGE IN FINANCIAL SITUATION |
| HAPPY |
GENERAL HAPPINESS |
| SOCREL |
SPEND EVENING WITH RELATIVES |
| SOCFREND |
SPEND EVENING WITH FRIENDS |
| ABNOMORE |
MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN |
| POLVIEWS |
THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE |
| HOMOSEX |
HOMOSEXUAL SEX RELATIONS |
| POSTLIFE |
BELIEF IN LIFE AFTER DEATH |
| COLATH |
ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO TEACH |
| PRAYER |
BIBLE PRAYER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
| SATFAM |
FAMILY LIFE |
| SATFIN |
SATISFACTION WITH FINANCIAL SITUATION |
| HEALTH |
CONDITION OF HEALTH |
| ANOMIA7 |
OFFICIALS NOT INTERESTED IN AVERAGE MAN |
| WRKSTAT |
LABOR FRCE STATUS |
| HIT |
EVER PUNCHED OR BEATEN BY ANOTHER PERSON |
| RINCOME |
RESPONDENTS INCOME |
| NATARMS |
"MILITARY |
| CHLDIDEL |
IDEAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN |
| REGION |
REGION OF INTERVIEW |
| NEWS |
HOW OFTEN DOES R READ NEWSPAPER |
| TVHOURS |
HOURS PER DAY WATCHING TV |
| WORDSUM |
NUMBER WORDS CORRECT IN VOCABULARY TEST |
| READWORD |
HOW OFTEN DID R READ BIBLE LAST YEAR |
| NEARGOD |
HOW CLOSE DOES R FEEL TO GOD |
| PRAY |
HOW OFTEN DOES R PRAY |