Entry:

Jagodzinski, Wolfgang and Greeley, Andrew M. “The Demand for Religion: Hard Core Atheism and ‘Supply Side’ Theory” Unpublished paper, University of Cologne, n.d.


Abstract:

Hard core atheists make up a small portion of the world’s population. Government propaganda can alter a nation’s demand for religion, as evident in East Germany.

GSS Years:

ISSP 1991

Other Data Sets:

UCRs 1980; Presidential Commission on Obscenity and Pornography 1970

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
AFTERLIF

BELIEF IN LIFE AFTER DEATH

GOD

RS CONFIDENCE IN THE EXISTENCE OF GOD

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

GWSCI

Variable Label could not be found

ATTEND12

FREQ OF R'S RELIG SVC ATTENDANCE AT AGE 12

MYSKILLS

Variable Label could not be found

PUTSOFF

Variable Label could not be found

ATTEND

HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES

PRAYFREQ

HOW OFTEN DOES R PRAY

HEAVEN

BELIEF IN HEAVEN

HYPERLNK

Variable Label could not be found

DEVIL

BELIEF IN THE DEVIL

RELIG16

RELIGION IN WHICH RAISED

FEELGOD

FEEL GODS PRESENCE

GODLOVE

FEEL GODS LOVE DIRECTLY OR THRU OTHERS