Featured Dataset: National Congregations Study - 1998, 2006, and 2012 [Cumulative Cross-Sectional File and Panel File] (ICPSR 36316)
Among our newest data releases/updates from the National Archive of Data on Arts and Culture: National Congregations Study - 1998, 2006, and 2012 [Cumulative Cross-Sectional File and Panel File] (ICPSR 36316).
The National Congregations Study (NCS) surveys a representative sample of America's churches, synagogues, mosques, and other local places of worship. The current cumulative NCS dataset includes Waves I, II, and III data. Wave I was conducted in 1998, Wave II in 2006-07, and Wave III in 2012. Wave II also included a panel component comprising re-interviews of a sample of congregations who participated in Wave I. Between all three waves of the NCS, the study now includes data from 4,071 congregations.
Sep 26, 2016