Remarks:
Dataset available at ESDS as SN 2659
Posted by: Clive D. Field
Type of Data: Religious affiliation, churchgoing, membership of and attendance at religious organizations, identification with people of the same religion, and religious aspects of political participation (2571)
Faith Community: General
Date: 1984, September-1985, January
Geography: Great Britain and six local communities: Lambeth (London), The Machars (Wigtownshire), Oswestry (Shropshire), Penrhiwceiber (Mid-Glamorgan), Rochdale (Lancashire), Sevenoaks (Kent)
Sample Size: 1578 in national sample (68% response), including a booster sample in Wales and Scotland, 1615 in community sample (70% response)
Population: Adults aged 18 and over
Keywords: Church attendance, churchgoing, church membership, church organizations, democracy, political participation, politics, religious affiliation, religious identity, religious organizations
Collection Method: Face-to-face interview
Collection Agency: Social and Community Planning Research (now known as the National Centre for Social Research, or NatCen)
Sponsor: Department of Government, University of Manchester
Survey Instrument: Parry, Moyser and Day, Political Participation and Democracy in Britain, pp. 441-75
Published Source:
BRIN ID: 2571
Remarks:
Dataset available at ESDS as SN 2659
Posted by: Clive D. Field
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