Religious Ecology of 378 American Cities, 1906-1936

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All frequencies are raw numbers (no weights used).

1) Name of the city. (CITY)

2) State in which the city is located. (STATE)

3) Number of suicides in 1936. (SUI36)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	378	22.114	71

4) Church membership in 1936. (MEM36)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	378	71107.029	253247

5) Percent of church members under age 13 in 1936. (MEMLT13)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	378	17.938	6

6) Members of Jewish congregations in 1936. (JEWS36)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	378	11842.18	107705

7) Members of Roman Catholic Churches in 1936. (CATHS36)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	378	31070.807	103558

8) Percent of Roman Catholic Church members under age 13 in 1936. (CTHMEM13)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	365	26.804	7

9) Members of Baha'i groups in 1936. (BAHAIS36)

	TOTAL	%
0)	309	81.7
2)	1	0.3
4)	3	0.8
5)	1	0.3
6)	4	1.1
7)	1	0.3
8)	1	0.3
9)	1	0.3
10)	6	1.6
11)	2	0.5
12)	2	0.5
13)	2	0.5
15)	5	1.3
16)	4	1.1
17)	1	0.3
18)	2	0.5
19)	1	0.3
20)	2	0.5
21)	4	1.1
23)	1	0.3
25)	1	0.3
26)	2	0.5
28)	3	0.8
33)	2	0.5
35)	1	0.3
38)	1	0.3
40)	1	0.3
44)	1	0.3
46)	2	0.5
49)	1	0.3
53)	1	0.3
55)	1	0.3
60)	1	0.3
70)	1	0.3
75)	1	0.3
80)	1	0.3
123)	1	0.3
170)	1	0.3
250)	1	0.3
270)	1	0.3
TOTAL	378	100.0

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10) Members of Christian Science Churches in 1936. (CHRSCI36)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	378	343.413	915

11) Members of Divine Science Churches in 1936. (DIVSCI36)

	TOTAL	%
0)	363	96.0
5)	1	0.3
50)	1	0.3
57)	1	0.3
67)	1	0.3
82)	1	0.3
120)	1	0.3
125)	1	0.3
140)	1	0.3
170)	1	0.3
175)	1	0.3
184)	1	0.3
400)	1	0.3
422)	1	0.3
588)	1	0.3
1500)	1	0.3
TOTAL	378	100.0

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12) Members of liberal Catholic Churches in 1936. (LIBCTH36)

	TOTAL	%
0)	355	93.9
6)	1	0.3
7)	1	0.3
10)	1	0.3
12)	1	0.3
15)	1	0.3
16)	2	0.5
19)	1	0.3
21)	1	0.3
22)	1	0.3
24)	1	0.3
27)	1	0.3
35)	1	0.3
40)	1	0.3
41)	1	0.3
47)	1	0.3
53)	1	0.3
57)	1	0.3
91)	1	0.3
100)	1	0.3
162)	1	0.3
252)	1	0.3
344)	1	0.3
TOTAL	378	100.0

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13) Church membership in 1926. (MEM26)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	285	84782.684	277345

14) Percent of church members under age 13 in 1926. (MEM2613)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	285	19.104	5

15) Members of Jewish congregations in 1926. (JEWS26)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	284	13801.194	107842

16) Members of the Roman Catholic Church in 1926. (CATH26)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	285	38260.291	125383

17) Percent of Roman Catholic Church members under 13 in 1926. (CTHMM132)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	284	27.212	7

18) Members of Baha'i groups in 1926. (BAHAI26)

	TOTAL	%
0)	251	88.4
9)	3	1.1
10)	4	1.4
11)	1	0.4
12)	2	0.7
14)	1	0.4
15)	5	1.8
16)	1	0.4
18)	2	0.7
22)	1	0.4
25)	1	0.4
28)	1	0.4
30)	4	1.4
50)	2	0.7
53)	1	0.4
60)	1	0.4
81)	1	0.4
145)	1	0.4
200)	1	0.4
Missing	94
TOTAL	284	100.0

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19) Members of Christian Science Churches in 1926. (CHRSCI26)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	284	334.183	810

20) Members of Divine Science Churches in 1926. (DIVSCI26)

	TOTAL	%
0)	270	94.7
19)	1	0.4
25)	2	0.7
29)	1	0.4
30)	1	0.4
34)	1	0.4
74)	1	0.4
120)	1	0.4
145)	1	0.4
200)	1	0.4
235)	1	0.4
300)	1	0.4
391)	1	0.4
611)	1	0.4
984)	1	0.4
Missing	93
TOTAL	285	100.0

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21) Members of liberal Catholic Churches in 1926. (LIBCTH26)

	TOTAL	%
0)	252	88.4
4)	1	0.4
6)	1	0.4
9)	1	0.4
11)	2	0.7
12)	2	0.7
14)	2	0.7
15)	2	0.7
18)	1	0.4
20)	1	0.4
21)	1	0.4
25)	2	0.7
26)	1	0.4
27)	1	0.4
28)	1	0.4
30)	1	0.4
33)	1	0.4
37)	1	0.4
39)	1	0.4
41)	1	0.4
44)	1	0.4
54)	1	0.4
60)	1	0.4
91)	1	0.4
95)	1	0.4
104)	1	0.4
153)	1	0.4
315)	1	0.4
383)	1	0.4
Missing	93
TOTAL	285	100.0

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22) Members of Theosophical Societies in 1926. (THEO26)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	285	20.965	60

23) Church membership in 1916. (MEM16)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	224	68042.259	172207

24) Population in 1910. (POP10)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	224	126884.696	371988

25) Population in 2000. (POP00)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	157	124434.994	325658

26) Church members in 1906. (MEM06)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	157	66443.541	169542

27) Members of Roman Catholic Churches in 1906. (CATH06)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	149	41486.295	128984

28) Members of Christian Science Churches in 1906. (CHRSCI06)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	157	450.42	3337

29) Members of Roman Catholic Churches in 1916. (CATH16)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	225	39330.32	122527

30) Number of suicides in 1926. (SUI26)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	281	24.456	69

31) Number of suicides in 1916. (SUI16)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	242	24.322	73

32) Number of suicides in 1906. (SUI06)

	TOTAL	%
0)	5	2.5
1)	22	11.0
2)	21	10.5
3)	13	6.5
4)	23	11.5
5)	11	5.5
6)	14	7.0
7)	9	4.5
8)	17	8.5
9)	5	2.5
10)	5	2.5
11)	3	1.5
12)	5	2.5
13)	2	1.0
14)	2	1.0
15)	2	1.0
16)	1	0.5
17)	3	1.5
18)	1	0.5
19)	1	0.5
20)	1	0.5
22)	1	0.5
23)	1	0.5
24)	1	0.5
25)	1	0.5
26)	1	0.5
27)	1	0.5
28)	2	1.0
34)	1	0.5
35)	1	0.5
36)	1	0.5
38)	2	1.0
40)	1	0.5
44)	3	1.5
51)	1	0.5
57)	1	0.5
64)	3	1.5
67)	1	0.5
70)	1	0.5
71)	1	0.5
75)	1	0.5
80)	1	0.5
82)	1	0.5
83)	1	0.5
147)	1	0.5
213)	1	0.5
223)	1	0.5
395)	1	0.5
672)	1	0.5
Missing	178
TOTAL	200	100.0

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33) Number of homicides in 1926. (HOM26)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	281	16.772	45

34) Population in 1920. (POP20)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	287	131534.328	396791

35) Population in 1930. (POP30)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	376	130965.455	430716

36) Population in 1940. (POP40)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	376	137524.715	456327

37) Population in 1906, estimated by interpolation between 1900 and 1910. (POP06)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	157	146157.299	381639

38) Population in 1916, estimated by interpolation between 1910 and 1920. (POP16)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	223	143448.318	409214

39) Population in 1926, estimated by interpolation between 1920 and 1930. (POP26)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	287	146987.735	443376

40) Population in 1936, estimated by interpolation between 1930 and 1940. (POP36)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	376	134245.322	443400

41) Church members per 1000 (crude rate) in 1906. (RAWCMR06)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	157	472.884	134

42) Church members per 1000 (crude rate) in 1916. (RAWCMR16)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	222	519.156	141

43) Church members per 1000 (crude rate) in 1926. (RAWCMR26)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	285	575.427	161

44) Church members per 1000 (crude rate) in 1936. (RAWCMR36)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	376	526.898	168

45) Suicides per 100,000 in 1906. (SURT06)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	128	14.763	8

46) Suicides per 100,000 in 1916. (SURT16)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	196	17.294	10

47) Suicides per 100,000 in 1926. (SURT26)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	281	15.646	8

48) Suicides per 100,000 in 1936. (SURT36)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	376	16.078	8

49) Percent born in the state in 1900. (BNST00)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	157	56.92	16

50) Percent born in the state in 1920. (BNST20)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	144	57.497	16

51) Percent born in the state in 1910. (BNST10)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	139	55.884	16

52) Percent born in the state in 1930. (BNST30)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	182	59.73	15

53) Baha'is per 100,000 in 1936. (RBAHI36)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	376	3.386	12

54) Christian Scientists per 100,000 in 1936. (RCHSC36)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	376	269.693	224

55) Divine Scientists per 100,000 in 1936. (RDIVS36)

	TOTAL	%
0)	361	96.0
1.5953)	1	0.3
2.4329987654321)	1	0.3
14.2614)	1	0.3
17.0582987654321)	1	0.3
20.5881)	1	0.3
29.2448)	1	0.3
51.526)	1	0.3
60.6052)	1	0.3
83.6184987654321)	1	0.3
99.453)	1	0.3
157.243598765432)	1	0.3
192.7006)	1	0.3
273.8172)	1	0.3
330.8446)	1	0.3
439.9085)	1	0.3
Missing	2
TOTAL	376	100.0

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56) Liberal Catholics per 100,000 in 1936. (RLIBC36)

	TOTAL	%
0)	353	93.9
.7212)	1	0.3
.8243)	1	0.3
1.5761)	1	0.3
2.9304)	1	0.3
3.5713)	1	0.3
3.6523)	1	0.3
4.0053987654321)	1	0.3
4.7826)	1	0.3
4.7835)	1	0.3
5.1546)	1	0.3
5.9592)	1	0.3
6.0049)	1	0.3
8.9086987654321)	1	0.3
9.0647987654321)	1	0.3
9.7483)	1	0.3
11.6283987654321)	1	0.3
14.3628)	1	0.3
15.1946987654321)	1	0.3
18.3785987654321)	1	0.3
20.9045987654321)	1	0.3
21.4684987654321)	1	0.3
28.9328)	1	0.3
31.0459987654321)	1	0.3
Missing	2
TOTAL	376	100.0

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57) Baha'is per 100,000 in 1926. (RBAHI26)

	TOTAL	%
0)	251	88.4
1.4307)	1	0.4
1.9497)	1	0.4
2.1116987654321)	1	0.4
2.1686987654321)	1	0.4
2.318)	1	0.4
2.5924)	1	0.4
2.7782)	1	0.4
2.8081)	1	0.4
3.1871)	1	0.4
3.6741)	1	0.4
3.7873)	1	0.4
4.7712)	1	0.4
5.3323987654321)	1	0.4
6.5354987654321)	1	0.4
6.5392)	1	0.4
6.6125987654321)	1	0.4
7.1553)	1	0.4
8.7637)	1	0.4
8.8118987654321)	1	0.4
9.2253)	1	0.4
9.3688)	1	0.4
9.9934987654321)	1	0.4
10.7123)	1	0.4
12.9457)	1	0.4
14.2704)	1	0.4
14.7357987654321)	1	0.4
17.1173987654321)	1	0.4
17.5241)	1	0.4
23.0566987654321)	1	0.4
26.0595987654321)	1	0.4
33.0636987654321)	1	0.4
42.3566987654321)	1	0.4
46.1775)	1	0.4
Missing	94
TOTAL	284	100.0

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58) Christian Scientists per 100,000 in 1926. (RCHSC26)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	284	238.973	193

59) Divine Scientists per 100,000 in 1926. (RDIVS26)

	TOTAL	%
0)	270	94.7
.9871)	1	0.4
5.4086987654321)	1	0.4
5.5808987654321)	1	0.4
7.6826)	1	0.4
9.7367)	1	0.4
11.5924987654321)	1	0.4
22.042)	1	0.4
23.1795)	1	0.4
24.5767987654321)	1	0.4
26.4237)	1	0.4
27.6915)	1	0.4
42.5611987654321)	1	0.4
123.3966)	1	0.4
143.657)	1	0.4
294.432298765432)	1	0.4
Missing	93
TOTAL	285	100.0

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60) Liberal Catholics per 100,000 in 1926. (RLIBC26)

	TOTAL	%
0)	252	88.4
.7418)	1	0.4
1.9254)	1	0.4
2.4382)	1	0.4
2.5081)	1	0.4
2.6004987654321)	1	0.4
4.3158)	1	0.4
4.9077)	1	0.4
5.0007)	1	0.4
5.0221987654321)	1	0.4
5.7702987654321)	1	0.4
5.7999)	1	0.4
6.2984987654321)	1	0.4
6.4904)	1	0.4
6.6908)	1	0.4
6.9665987654321)	1	0.4
7.0701987654321)	1	0.4
7.5180987654321)	1	0.4
7.8373)	1	0.4
7.9513)	1	0.4
9.7049)	1	0.4
12.464)	1	0.4
12.6024987654321)	1	0.4
13.9734987654321)	1	0.4
16.166)	1	0.4
16.5610987654321)	1	0.4
18.2442987654321)	1	0.4
21.5859987654321)	1	0.4
22.4864987654321)	1	0.4
25.3003987654321)	1	0.4
27.9043987654321)	1	0.4
34.7160987654321)	1	0.4
35.9468)	1	0.4
36.9718)	1	0.4
Missing	93
TOTAL	285	100.0

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61) Theosophists per 100,000 in 1926. (RTHEO26)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	285	11.813	21

62) Small cult members per 100,000 in 1936 (Baha'is, Divine Scientists, Liberal Catholics). (RSCULT36)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	376	8.728	38

63) Small cult members per 100,000 in 1926 (Baha'is, Divine Scientists, Liberal Catholics). (RSCULT26)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	284	17.281	35

64) Estimate of the percent born in the state in 1926. A simple average of the figures for 1920 and 1930. (BNST26)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	141	58.866	15

65) Church members in 1906 with 15% Roman Catholics restored. The printed census volumes for 1906 automatically discounted the number of Catholics by 15% on the justification that catholic Churches counted small children, whereas some other churches did not. (MEMPL06)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	149	116897.134	324784

66) 1906 recalculated church membership rate per 1,000 after restoring the 15% of Catholics who had been discounted by the census population. (CMRPL06)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	149	782.887	287

67) Christian Scientists per 100,000 in 1906. (RCHSC06)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	157	182.189	545

68) Did the city grow from 1926 to 1936? (GREW2636)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	18	12.5
1) Yes	126	87.5
Missing	234
TOTAL	144	100.0

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69) Percent of native born who were born in the state of residence in 1920. (BNSTNT20)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	144	70.384	17

70) Is this city in New England? (NEWENG)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	323	85.4
1) Yes	55	14.6
TOTAL	378	100.0

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71) Homicides per 100,000 in 1926. (HOMRT26)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	281	10.975	16

72) Crude Catholic rate. Roman Catholics as a percent of church members. (CTHMEM26)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	285	40.459	22

73) Adult church member over age 13 in 1926. (ADMEM26)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	285	66888.214	211955

74) Adult Catholics over age 13 in 1926. (ADCTH26)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	284	27969.385	92162

75) Percent of adult church members who are Catholics in 1926. (JCATRT26)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	284	37.419	21

76) Percent of the population who are members of the Roman Catholic Church in 1926. (RWCTHR26)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	285	24.612	18

77) Deaths from cirrhosis of the liver in 1936. (CIR36)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	378	16.471	57

78) Deaths from cirrhosis of the liver in 1926. (CIR26)

	TOTAL	%
0)	26	7.4
1)	29	8.3
2)	58	16.5
3)	41	11.7
4)	35	10.0
5)	25	7.1
6)	23	6.6
7)	13	3.7
8)	10	2.8
9)	9	2.6
10)	16	4.6
11)	5	1.4
12)	4	1.1
13)	6	1.7
14)	7	2.0
15)	6	1.7
16)	2	0.6
17)	3	0.9
18)	1	0.3
19)	3	0.9
20)	1	0.3
21)	2	0.6
22)	3	0.9
25)	1	0.3
27)	1	0.3
28)	2	0.6
29)	1	0.3
40)	1	0.3
43)	1	0.3
44)	1	0.3
45)	1	0.3
52)	1	0.3
53)	1	0.3
62)	3	0.9
66)	1	0.3
71)	1	0.3
81)	1	0.3
88)	1	0.3
123)	1	0.3
125)	1	0.3
177)	1	0.3
312)	1	0.3
597)	1	0.3
Missing	27
TOTAL	351	100.0

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79) Deaths from cirrhosis of the liver in 1916. (CIR16)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	285	18.639	62

80) Cirrhosis deaths per 100,000 in 1936. (CIR36RT)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	376	10.834	6

81) Total Catholics as a percent of church members in 1936. (CTHMEM36)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	378	39.401	23

82) Cirrhosis deaths per 100,000 in 1926. (CIR26RT)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	280	8.777	5

83) Cirrhosis deaths per 100,000 in 1916. (CIR16RT)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	196	15.15	7

84) Total Catholics as a percent of church members in 1916. (CTHMEM16)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	224	47.042	23

85) Cirrhosis subsample. Are the data good for cirrhosis deaths and the 1916 church member rate? (GOODCIR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	194	100.0
Missing	184
TOTAL	194	100.0

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86) Total Catholics as a percent of church members in 1906. (CTHMEM06)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	149	35.258	12

87) 1940 population as a percent of 1930 population. (POPG3040)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	376	105.863	11

88) 1936 suicide rate as a percentage of 1926. (SUICHG)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	280	131.588	115

89) 1930 population as a percent of 1920 population. (POPG2030)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	287	125.65	31

90) 1920 population as a percent of 1910 population. (POPG1020)

	N	Mean	Std.Deviation
TOTAL	223	127.777	25