Browse 114 concepts used in the study of religion, review how survey researchers measured them in the past, and quickly compare the results of more than 7,600 survey questions.
The archive is a collection of surveys, polls, and other data submitted by the foremost scholars and research centers in the world. Review and analyze data online, or download free of charge.
Examine the religious composition, religious freedoms, demographics, constitutional clauses, survey findings and multiple social and political measures for 250 nations.
View maps of the United States and individual states for hundreds of variables, including congregational membership, census data, crime statistics and many others.
Generate congregational membership reports for any county, state and urban area in the United States using data collected by the Religious Congregations & Membership Study.
The profiles chart schisms and mergers, document membership trends, offer basic descriptions, and link to additional resources for more than 400 past and present American religious groups.
Browse dozens of topics from a major national survey of religious congregations. See how the responses vary by the size, religious family and region of the congregation.
Browse dozens of topics covered by major national surveys. See how the responses vary by demographic categories and, when available, how they change over time.
View maps of the United States and individual states for hundreds of variables, including congregational membership, census data, crime statistics and many others.
Woodward, M. R. (2020, May 5). A Cross-National Survey of Muslim Attitudes Wave 2.
Summary
The survey of Muslims was conducted on behalf of Arizona State University by Abt SRBI in Southeast Asia, West Africa, and Western Europe. The goal of the study is to investigate how Muslim individuals and communities respond to and counter radical or extremist actors in their discourses. It details religious attitudes and perceptions of the impact of the West on Muslim societies. The second wave was collected between March and July, 2013 in France, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal, with a total sample size of 3,293. Indonesia was not included in Wave one of the study. The collection procedures varied by country and approximately 400 respondents were collected from each. Survey methodology and sample characteristics are detailed in a paper written for the Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict.
Separate weights were constructed for each of the seven countries surveyed. Probability of selection weights (also termed base weights) were calculated in versions that summed to N and n respectively. Weights for Malaysia, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal were raked to population characteristics and were prepared in versions that summed to N and n respectively. Raked weights adjust the base weight to ensure that the weighted sample has marginal distribution of results on age group, sex, and distribution of the adult Muslim population over geography equal to the estimates described under Sample. Raked weights were only calculated for Malaysia, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal due to the lack of reliable data about the characteristics of the Muslim populations of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. [ARDA Note: The weights included in this file were added by the survey organization(s)]
Department of Defense Minerva Initiative/Office of Naval Research (N00014-09-1-0815)
Collection Procedures
Computer-assisted telephone interviews were conducted for respondents in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, and in-person interviews were used in Indonesia, Malaysia, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal.
Sampling Procedures
The sample design balanced cost of data collection with considerations of minimizing sampling error and bias while reaching a sample size of approximately 400 completed interviews per country in wave one. Indonesia was not included in wave one, and 480 interviews were competed in wave two. Sampling procedures varied by country, with the largest differences between countries that used in-person or telephone interviewing.
The Muslim population was estimated using available census statistics on nativity in Germany, nationality in France, and religion in the United Kingdom. Municipal geographic units in each country were stratified according to the size of the Muslim population (i.e., high, medium, and low). Within the high, medium, and low incidence strata, a landline random digit dialing frame was used.
A multilevel cluster sampling approach with in-person data collection was used in Indonesia, Malaysia, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal. The Indonesia multilevel cluster was stratified. Official population estimates and/or population projections were used to develop the sampling plan. Probability proportional to size systematic random sampling was used to select clusters within municipalities, and municipalities within regions. Household selection was via the random walk method with a fixed sampling interval of five (urban) or three (rural) and from a random starting point. Interviewers used a Kish grid to select individual respondents within an eligible household.
