Church Attendance (2), 5 categories 1970 -2016
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| '70 | '72 | '74 | '76 | '78 | '80 | '82 | '84 | '86 | '88 | '90 | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 | '06 | '08 | '10 | '12 | '14 | '16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Every Week | 38 (564) |
26 (698) |
25 (626) |
25 (719) |
25 (567) |
25 (399) |
28 (390) |
24 (539) |
27 (583) |
25 (512) |
27 (522) |
27 (662) |
28 (491) |
25 (419) |
24 (309) |
25 (453) |
25 (376) |
23 (276) |
** | 23 (528) |
** | 21 (1256) |
** | 18 (777) |
| Almost Every Week | - | 11 (305) |
12 (304) |
12 (343) |
11 (247) |
12 (190) |
12 (167) |
11 (254) |
11 (243) |
11 (223) |
11 (217) |
11 (262) |
11 (193) |
12 (209) |
13 (162) |
11 (194) |
12 (179) |
12 (148) |
** | 10 (238) |
** | 11 (657) |
** | 12 (516) |
| Once or Twice a Month | 16 (231) |
12 (313) |
12 (300) |
14 (401) |
12 (271) |
11 (180) |
13 (184) |
14 (304) |
13 (273) |
14 (289) |
14 (268) |
14 (346) |
13 (229) |
16 (272) |
14 (181) |
15 (277) |
18 (269) |
15 (182) |
** | 14 (323) |
** | 10 (566) |
** | 11 (473) |
| A Few Times a Year | 30 (436) |
32 (861) |
31 (758) |
29 (809) |
30 (682) |
29 (457) |
27 (375) |
29 (645) |
28 (609) |
28 (576) |
16 (312) |
15 (366) |
16 (279) |
18 (299) |
15 (195) |
16 (282) |
13 (189) |
15 (177) |
** | 15 (339) |
** | 15 (878) |
** | 17 (715) |
| Never | 12 (174) |
14 (383) |
13 (320) |
13 (373) |
14 (307) |
14 (220) |
11 (158) |
14 (315) |
12 (255) |
12 (247) |
33 (644) |
34 (838) |
33 (577) |
30 (505) |
33 (423) |
33 (583) |
32 (485) |
35 (420) |
** | 38 (887) |
** | 43 (2525) |
** | 42 (1766) |
| No relig. preference | 5 (70) |
4 (117) |
7 (172) |
6 (183) |
9 (197) |
9 (143) |
9 (123) |
8 (168) |
8 (181) |
9 (177) |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ** | - | ** | - | ** | - |
| N | 1475 | 2677 | 2480 | 2828 | 2271 | 1589 | 1397 | 2225 | 2144 | 2024 | 1963 | 2474 | 1769 | 1704 | 1270 | 1789 | 1498 | 1203 | 0 | 2315 | 0 | 5882 | 0 | 4247 |
Percentage Within Study Year
Table 1B.5b.
Source: VCF0130 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset,
weighted with VCF0009z
Link to see data by mode (2012, 2016)
Question Text:
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?"
Note:
In the 1970 study, there was no code for 'Every Week' and 'Almost Every Week' from 1970 has been re-coded to 'Every Week.' Beginning in 1990, question flow was changed.
2012 and 2016 data are for the combined (face-to-face and internet) sample.