Entry:
#32 Hadaway, C. Kirk and Marler, Penny Long, “How many Americans Attend Worship Each Week? An Alternative Approach to Measurement,” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 44, 3(2005), 307-322.
Abstract:
Only 22 percent of Americans attend Church regularly despite opinion polls that report up to 40% attend. This is evidence that Americans over report church attendance.
GSS Years:DATA: Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States:2000, Faith Communities Today study, American Religious Identity Survey, Chaves’ National Congregations Study (GSS) and U.S. Congregational Life Survey (GSS)
Other Data Sets:
Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States:2000, Faith Communities Today study, American Religious Identity Survey, Chaves’ National Congregations Study (GSS) and U.S. Congregational Life Survey (GSS)
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| ATTEND |
HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES |