This study was designed by the principal investigator and his students in an upper-division sociology of religion course. The survey items were formulated around key issues in class and administered to Winthrop University students in General Education classes. The topics covered include religious background and behavior, spiritual beliefs, and attitudes toward deviant religious groups.
- Data File
- Cases: 306
Variables: 46
Weight Variable: - Data Collection
- Date Collected: Fall, 1996
- Collection Procedures
- Self-report questionnaire
- Sampling Procedures
- The target population for this survey was students at Winthrop University, a state university in South Carolina. The sample was drawn from students in lower-division General Education classes. Classes were surveyed with the consent of professors. There is no information on response rate, though refusals were quite rare.
- Principal Investigators
- Douglas Eckberg
