WLS Codebooks
Note: Codebooks contain frequency data from the private data release. For some variables, these differ from the frequencies in the public release. Variables that differ between the public and private versions include "(not available on public release)" as part of the variable description, or a note indicating the difference between the public and private versions.
Phone: Religion
sl001re Respondent's current religious preference. sl002rec-sl004rec Frequency of religious service attendance during the past year. Note: See Appendix I COR483R for Master List of Religion Codes.
sl001re: What is your current religious preference?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: phone
Source variables: 448s, 448p, 448t, RL001RE
Revisions: Updated 9/04
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2113 | 1861 | 3974 |
-3 | REFUSED, NOT ASCERTAINED | 48 | 32 | 80 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 4 | 4 | 8 |
0 | No Religion, None | 223 | 170 | 393 |
1 | Roman Catholic | 876 | 931 | 1807 |
2 | Greek Orthodox | 0 | 1 | 1 |
6 | Eastern Orthodox | 0 | 1 | 1 |
7 | Jewish | 21 | 15 | 36 |
13 | Church Of Religious Science | 1 | 1 | 2 |
17 | Bahai | 0 | 2 | 2 |
18 | Protestant (No Denomination Given, Born Again, Born Again Christian, Christian, No Preference, Nothing Particular) | 44 | 43 | 87 |
19 | Protestant, Non-Denominational (R Must Have Used The Words 'Non-Denominational' For Religious Preference) | 15 | 19 | 34 |
20 | Community Church, No Denomination | 0 | 2 | 2 |
21 | Evangelical | 6 | 7 | 13 |
22 | Evangelical Free | 6 | 7 | 13 |
23 | Covenant | 2 | 1 | 3 |
28 | Evangelical Covenant | 0 | 1 | 1 |
29 | Charismatic Christian | 1 | 0 | 1 |
31 | First Christian | 0 | 1 | 1 |
32 | Christian | 30 | 33 | 63 |
34 | Moravian | 2 | 3 | 5 |
37 | First Assembly Of God | 0 | 1 | 1 |
38 | Presbyterian | 61 | 71 | 132 |
39 | Lutheran, Evangelical Lutheran, Congregational Lutheran, Reformed Lutheran, Synod Lutheran | 619 | 689 | 1308 |
40 | United Church Of Christ, Congregational Evangelical And Reformed | 40 | 60 | 100 |
41 | Episcopalian, Anglican | 29 | 32 | 61 |
42 | Reformed, Dutch, Swiss, And Christian Reformed, First Reformed, Church Of America | 12 | 8 | 20 |
43 | United Methodist, Methodist, Evangelical United Brethren, Free Methodist, Primitive Methodist, Nazarene Free Methodist | 145 | 202 | 347 |
44 | Baptist, Southern Baptist, Free Will Baptist, Primitive Baptist | 37 | 42 | 79 |
48 | Church Of God, Church Of Christ, Church Of God And Christ | 4 | 1 | 5 |
49 | Plymouth Brethren | 2 | 0 | 2 |
50 | Brethren | 0 | 1 | 1 |
51 | Salvation Army | 0 | 1 | 1 |
52 | Seventh Day Adventist | 3 | 3 | 6 |
54 | Advent Christian | 1 | 1 | 2 |
59 | Bible Christian | 2 | 0 | 2 |
60 | Bible Church, Bible Chapel | 0 | 2 | 2 |
63 | Fundamentalist | 0 | 2 | 2 |
65 | Christian Missionary Alliance | 5 | 1 | 6 |
68 | Pentecostal, Assembly Of God | 15 | 24 | 39 |
69 | Christian Scientist | 2 | 1 | 3 |
70 | Mormon, Latter Day Saints | 10 | 2 | 12 |
71 | Jehovah's Witnesses | 4 | 17 | 21 |
72 | Unity | 2 | 2 | 4 |
74 | Quaker | 0 | 1 | 1 |
75 | Unitarian | 10 | 12 | 22 |
80 | Taoist | 2 | 0 | 2 |
81 | Worldwide Church Of God | 1 | 2 | 3 |
83 | Zen Buddhist | 2 | 1 | 3 |
87 | Nazarene | 3 | 3 | 6 |
88 | Native American, American Indian | 2 | 0 | 2 |
90 | Congregational | 3 | 7 | 10 |
91 | Interdenominational | 1 | 3 | 4 |
92 | Ecumenical | 1 | 1 | 2 |
93 | Agnostic | 7 | 2 | 9 |
94 | Atheist | 1 | 1 | 2 |
96 | Other religions, not established religion or changing religion with no clue of what they are changing to | 19 | 10 | 29 |
On the public release, all codes EXCEPT (0 1 7 18 19 21 22 32 38-44 68 70 71 75 90 96) are collapsed into code 96 (other).
sl002rec: What is the frequency of religious attendance in the last year?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: phone
Source variables: 452f, RL002REC
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2113 | 1861 | 3974 |
-3 | REFUSED, NOT ASCERTAINED | 51 | 28 | 79 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 8 | 11 | 19 |
0 | NONE/NO SERVICES ATTENDED | 395 | 319 | 714 |
1 | 920 | 1142 | 2062 | |
2 - 3 | 388 | 446 | 834 | |
4 - 40 | 432 | 384 | 816 | |
43 - 366 | 130 | 150 | 280 |
sl003red: What is the unit for frequency of religious attendance?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: phone
Source variables: 452w, RL003RED
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2113 | 1861 | 3974 |
-3 | REFUSED, NOT ASCERTAINED | 59 | 39 | 98 |
-2 | 395 | 319 | 714 | |
1 | DAY | 14 | 17 | 31 |
2 | WEEK | 802 | 1063 | 1865 |
3 | MONTH | 241 | 302 | 543 |
4 | YEAR | 813 | 740 | 1553 |
sl004rec: Summary of frequency of religious attendance in the last year.
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: phone
Source variables: 452f, 452w, RL004REC
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2113 | 1861 | 3974 |
-3 | REFUSED, NOT ASCERTAINED | 51 | 28 | 79 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 8 | 11 | 19 |
0 | Never, Or Less Than Once A Year | 395 | 319 | 714 |
1 | 1-2 Times Per Year | 220 | 167 | 387 |
2 | 3-5 Times Per Year | 158 | 150 | 308 |
3 | 6-9 Times Per Year | 105 | 101 | 206 |
4 | Approximately Once A Month (10-18 Times Per Year) | 162 | 167 | 329 |
5 | Approximately Twice A Month (19-29 Times Per Year) | 157 | 171 | 328 |
6 | Approximately Three Times A Month (30-44 Times Per Year) | 105 | 122 | 227 |
7 | Approximately Once A Week (45-78 Times Per Year) | 860 | 1113 | 1973 |
8 | Approximately Twice A Week (79-128 Times Per Year) | 54 | 62 | 116 |
9 | Approximately Three Times A Week (129-175 Times Per Year) | 20 | 32 | 52 |
10 | 4-6 Times Per Week (176-320 Times Per Year) | 14 | 17 | 31 |
11 | Approximately Once A Day Or More (321-730 Times Per Year) | 15 | 20 | 35 |