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National Congregations Study, Cumulative Dataset (1998, 2006-2007, 2012, and 2018-2019) - Instructional Dataset

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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2019.
[University Park, Pennsylvania] : The Association of Religion Data Archives, 2020.
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Association of Religion Data Archives
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Contents
Files available for download: Completely labeled SPSS file (.sav) -- Completely labeled Stata file -- Complete codebook with frequencies and percentages -- Complete codebook with frequencies and percentages up to 10 responses -- Codebook with variable descriptions only -- Fixed field ASCII file. Readme file with variable locations -- Use with Microsoft Excel and other spreadsheet programs.
Summary
This file contains all of the cases and variables that are in the original National Congregations Study, Cumulative Dataset, but is prepared for easier use in the classroom. Changes have been made in two areas. First, to avoid confusion when constructing tables or interpreting basic analysis, all missing data codes have been set to system missing. Second, many of the continuous variables have been categorized into fewer categories and added as additional variables to the file. The National Congregations Study (NCS) dataset fills a void in the sociological study of congregations by providing data that can be used to draw a nationally aggregate picture of congregations. Thanks to innovations in sampling techniques, the 1998 NCS data was the first nationally representative sample of American congregations. Subsequent NCS waves were conducted in 2006-07, 2012, and 2018-19. The 2006-07 NCS sample includes a subset of cases that were also interviewed in 1998. The 2012 NCS includes an oversample of Hispanic congregations. The 2018-19 NCS includes a subset of congregations that also were interviewed in 2012. The NCS Wave I-II Panel Dataset is also available from the ARDA. The Wave III-IV Panel Dataset will be available soon.
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Funded by Lilly Endowment, Inc..
Funded by Smith Richardson Foundation, Inc..
Funded by Louisville Institute.
Funded by Nonprofit Sector Research Fund of the Aspen Institute.
Funded by Henry Luce Foundation, Inc..
Funded by National Science Foundation.
Funded by Kellogg Foundation.
Funded by Pew Research Center's Religion and Public Life Project.
Funded by Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture at IUPUI.
Funded by Rand Corporation.
Funded by Church Music Institute.
Funded by Duke University.
Funded by John Templeton Foundation.
Funded by Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion and Public Life.
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