Introducing the Fourth Wave of the National Congregations Study
The fourth wave of the National Congregations Study (NCS-IV) was conducted in 2018-2019 with a nationally representative sample of congregations from across the religious spectrum. The NCS-IV included a fresh cross-section of congregations generated in conjunction with the 2018 General Social Survey...
| Published in: | Journal for the scientific study of religion |
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| Authors: | ; ; ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Wiley-Blackwell
[2020]
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| In: |
Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
NORC (Corporations)
/ USA
/ Church congregation
/ Interrogation
/ History 2018-2019
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBQ North America |
| Further subjects: | B
Congregations
B National Congregations Study B Research Methods B Survey Research |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | The fourth wave of the National Congregations Study (NCS-IV) was conducted in 2018-2019 with a nationally representative sample of congregations from across the religious spectrum. The NCS-IV included a fresh cross-section of congregations generated in conjunction with the 2018 General Social Survey and a panel of congregations that participated in the third NCS wave. Data were collected via a 65-minute interview with one key informant from 1,262 congregations. The cooperation rate was 74 percent; the conservatively calculated response rate was 69 percent. Information was gathered about multiple aspects of congregations’ social composition, structure, activities, leadership, and programming. Approximately two-thirds of the NCS-IV questionnaire replicates items from previous NCS waves. This introduction to the NCS-IV symposium describes NCS-IV methodology and special features of the new data. The three symposium articles present NCS-IV results about congregations’ political activities, racial and ethnic composition, and worship practices. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-5906 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12684 |