Description

Data show measures that differ among denominations of American Protestant and Catholic churches.

Usage

Format

A data frame with 18 observations on the following 6 variables.

Denomination

a character vector indicating the church denomination

Distinct

distinctiveness (strictness of discipline on a seven point scale)

Attend

average percentage of weeks that individuals attended a church meeting (% weekly)

NonChurch

average number of secular organisations to which members belong

StrongPct

average percentage of members that describe themselves as being strong church members (%)

AnnInc

average income of members (US$)

Source

Ramsey, F.L. and Schafer, D.W. (2002). The Statistical Sleuth: A Course in Methods of Data Analysis (2nd ed), Duxbury.

References

Iannaccone, L.R. (1994). Why Strict Churches Are Strong, American Journal of Sociology 99(5): 1180–1211.

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