Metadata record for Survey of Churches and Church Membership by County, 1952

Survey of Churches and Church Membership by County, 1952 National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research ICPSR 1992-02-16 14 doi://10.3886/ICPSR00014.v1

This data collection contains information about church and religious organization membership by county in the United States for the year 1952. Information is provided on the number and percentage of members in churches such as the Congregational Christian, Methodist, Protestant Episcopalian, Roman Catholic, and Jewish congregations, as well as the percentage of the total population who are church members and those belonging to other faiths. Demographic variables provide information on median age, income, and education.

UniverseScheme00014 ICPSR.XVII.B church membership counties religion religious congregations religious denominations religious organizations United States 1952 1952 administrative records data, and census data All counties in the United States in the year 1952.

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