VAR CF0130 CHURCH ATTENDANCE (1) COLUMNS 132 - 132 NUMERIC MD EQ 0 OR GE 8 1970-1988: (IF ANY RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE) Would you say you/do you go to (church/synagogue) every week, almost every week, once or twice a month, a few times a year, or never? 1990 and later: Lots of things come up that keep people from attending religious services even if they want to. Thinking about your life these days, do you ever attend religious services, apart from occasional weddings, baptisms or funerals? (IF YES:) Do you go to religious services every week, almost every week, once or twice a month, a few times a year, or never? RELIGIOUS SERVICE ATTENDANCE [1] ------------------------------------------------------------------- USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B. In the 1970 study, codes corresponding to VCF0130 codes 2-5 were used by NES (no code for "every week"). For the Cumulative Data File, "Almost every week" from 1970 has been recoded to 1, with no 1970 cases appearing in code 2. Beginning in 1990, question flow was reversed, so that the religious service attendance question preceded the religious affiliation questions, whereas in previous years religious service attendance followed the religious affiliation questions. Also note that beginning in 1990 the determination of frequency of religious service attendance was preceded by a general attendance filter question (yes/no); a "no" response to the filter question 1990 and later has been coded 5. In 1992, this question was not part of the short-form questionnaire; for short-form 'panel' cases, however, 1990 study data were incorporated into the 1992 variable. In 1994, this question was not asked of panel respondents; for 1994 panel respondents, 1992 data have been included in the data for this question. 1. Every week (EXCEPT 1970: almost every week) 2. Almost every week (no cases in 1970) 3. Once or twice a month 4. A few times a year 5. Never (1990 and later: 'No' in filter) 7. No religious preference (1970-1988) 8. DK how often/ DK if attend 9. NA how often/ NA if attend 0. INAP religion (1970-1988; 1972 and 1986: atheists and agnostics are INAP, although not in other years); short-form 'new' cross section (1992); question not used 1970: 362(type 0) 1972: 423 1974: 2552 1976: 3511 1978: 606 1980: 694 1982: 735 1984: 688 1986: 738 1988: 530 1990: 526 1992: 3828 1994: 1103 1996: 960578 1998: 980543 ==============================