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
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| 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 |