Data Archive - All Categories
The ARDA Data Archive is a collection of surveys, polls, and other data submitted by researchers and made available online by the ARDA.There are 1,262 data files included in the ARDA collection. You can browse files by category, alphabetically, view the newest additions, or search for a file. Once you select a file you can preview the results, read about how the data were collected, review the survey questions asked, save selected survey questions to your own file, and/or download the data file.
International Surveys and Data +
Cross-National Data +
ARDA's Collections +
Pew's Global Restrictions on Religion Data +
Religious Characteristics of States Data Project +
The Religion and State Project +
World Religion Project +
Other Cross-National Collections +
Multiple Nation Surveys +
Spirit and Power +
Other Multiple Nation Surveys +
Single Nation Surveys +
Project Canada +
Taiwan Social Change Surveys +
Other Single Nation Surveys +
U.S. Church Membership Data +
County-Level Data +
State-Level Data +
U.S. Surveys +
Surveys of the General Population +
National Surveys +
Add Health Surveys +
Baylor Religion Surveys +
General Social Surveys +
National Election Studies +
National Health and Nutrition Examination +
National Studies of Youth and Religion (NSYR) +
National Survey of Family Growth +
News Polls +
Pew Research Center +
Portraits of American Life Study (PALS) +
Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) +
State of the First Amendment Surveys +
Other National Surveys +
Local/Regional Surveys +
Middletown Data +
Southern Focus Polls +
Other Local/Regional Surveys +
Surveys of Denominations/Other Religious Groups +
Surveys of Congregations/Other Religious Organizations +
Faith Communities Today +
National Congregations Study -
This dataset is the first representative survey of religious congregations in Switzerland. A representative sample of approximately 1,000 Swiss congregations was developed and a leader of each congregation was interviewed, using a standardized questionnaire. The central questions of this survey deal with congregational vitality and what congregations in Switzerland offer concerning worship, social, political and cultural activities. [See More...]
The National Congregations Study (NCS) dataset fills a void in the sociological study of congregations by providing data that can be used to draw a nationally aggregate picture of congregations. Thanks to innovations in sampling techniques, the 1998 NCS data was the first nationally representative sample of American congregations. Subsequent NCS waves were conducted in 2006-07, 2012, and 2018-19. The 2006-07 NCS sample includes a subset of cases that were also interviewed in 1998. The 2012 NCS includes an oversample of Hispanic congregations. The 2018-19 NCS includes a subset of congregations that also were interviewed in 2012. The NCS Wave I-II Panel Dataset is also available from the ARDA. The Wave III-IV Panel Dataset will be available soon. [See More...]
This file contains all of the cases and variables that are in the original National Congregations Study, Cumulative Dataset, but is prepared for easier use in the classroom. Changes have been made in two areas. First, to avoid confusion when constructing tables or interpreting basic analysis, all missing data codes have been set to system missing. Second, many of the continuous variables have been categorized into fewer categories and added as additional variables to the file. The National Congregations Study (NCS) dataset fills a void in the sociological study of congregations by providing data that can be used to draw a nationally aggregate picture of congregations. Thanks to innovations in sampling techniques, the 1998 NCS data was the first nationally representative sample of American congregations. Subsequent NCS waves were conducted in 2006-07, 2012, and 2018-19. The 2006-07 NCS sample includes a subset of cases that were also interviewed in 1998. The 2012 NCS includes an oversample of Hispanic congregations. The 2018-19 NCS includes a subset of congregations that also were interviewed in 2012. The NCS Wave I-II Panel Dataset is also available from the ARDA. The Wave III-IV Panel Dataset will be available soon. [See More...]
The National Congregations Study (NCS) dataset "fills a void in the sociological study of congregations by providing, for the first time, data that can be used to draw a nationally aggregate picture of congregations" (Chaves et al. 1999, p.460). Thanks to innovations in sampling techniques, the NCS data is the first nationally representative sample of American congregations. In 2006-07, a panel component was added to the NCS. In addition to the new cross-section of congregations generated in conjunction with the 2006 General Social Survey (GSS), a stratified random sample was drawn from congregations who participated in the 1998 NCS. A full codebook, prepared by the primary investigator, is available for download here. The codebook contains the original questionnaire, as well as detailed information on survey methodology, weights, coding, and more.
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The National Congregations Study (NCS) dataset fills a void in the sociological study of congregations by providing data that can be used to draw a nationally aggregate picture of congregations. Thanks to innovations in sampling techniques, the 1998 NCS data was the first nationally representative sample of American congregations. Subsequent NCS waves were conducted in 2006-07, 2012, and 2018-19.
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