Entry:

Hadaway, C. Kirk and Roof, Wade Clark, "Those Who Stay Religious 'Nones' and Those Who Don't: A Research Note," Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 18 (1979), 194-200.


Abstract:

Persons who are raised with no religion are studied in terms of those who stay "none" and those who convert. Four factors influence conversion: (1) liberal/conservative social values, (2) lifestyle, (3) well being, and (4) location and mobility.

GSS Years:

1973-77

Other Data Sets:

Gallup Unchurched American Survey 1978

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
RELIG

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

RELIG16

RELIGION IN WHICH RAISED

PREMARSX

SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE

COMMUN

FEELINGS ABOUT COMMUNISM

SOCBAR

SPEND EVENING AT BAR

XMOVIE

SEEN X-RATED MOVIE IN LAST YEAR

SATFRND

FRIENDSHIPS

SATCITY

CITY OR PLACE R LIVES IN

MOBILE16

GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY SINCE AGE 16

RES16

TYPE OF PLACE LIVED IN WHEN 16 YRS OLD

XNORCSIZ

EXPANDED N.O.R.C. SIZE CODE

DENOM

SPECIFIC DENOMINATION

DENOM16

DENOMINATION IN WHICH R WAS RAISED