Entry:

Hadaway, C. Kirk and Elifson, Kirk W., "Prayer in Public Schools: Who Believes that 'Kids Need to Pray'," in Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches, Constant H. Jacquet, Jr. (ed.), Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1985.


Abstract:

A majority of Americans believe that schools should be allowed to start each day with a prayer, even though it has been banned by the federal courts for over twenty years. Those living in the South, with less education and lower incomes, are more likely to favor prayer in the schools.

GSS Years:

1974, 1982

Other Data Sets:

ANES 1980

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

INCOME

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

CHILDS

NUMBER OF CHILDREN

RES16

TYPE OF PLACE LIVED IN WHEN 16 YRS OLD

PRAYER

BIBLE PRAYER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

POLVIEWS

THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE

SPKATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO SPEAK

LIBATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIOUS BOOK IN LIBRARY

COLATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO TEACH

RACSEG

WHITES HAVE RIGHT TO SEG. NEIGHBORHOOD

ERA

DOES R FAVOR OR OPPOSE ERA?

OWNGUN

HAVE GUN IN HOME

SEXEDUC

SEX EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ATTEND

HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES

RELIG

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

DENOM

SPECIFIC DENOMINATION

OTHER

OTHER PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS