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VCF0128b Religion of R 8-category

QUESTION:
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(IF R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES:)  Do you mostly attend a place of
worship that is Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, or what?
(IF R DOESN'T ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES:)  Regardless of whether you
now attend any religious services do you ever think of yourself as
part of a particular church or denomination?  (IF YES:) Do you
consider yourself Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, or what?
ATTENDS/CONSIDERS SELF PROTESTANT:
(IF BAPTIST:) With which Baptist group is your church associated?  Is
it the Southern Baptist Convention, the American Baptist Churches in
the USA, the American Baptist Association, [1992-LATER: the National
Baptist Convention U.S.A.,]an independent Baptist church or some other
Baptist group?  (IF INDEPENDENT BAPTIST:) Are you affiliated with any
larger Baptist group or is this strictly a local church?
(IF LUTHERAN:) Is this church part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
in America, the Missouri Synod, or some other Lutheran group?
(IF METHODIST:) Is your church part of the United Methodist Church,
African Methodist Episcopal, or some other Methodist group?
(IF PRESBYTERIAN:) Is this the Presbyterian Church in the USA or some
other Presbyterian group?
(IF REFORMED:) Is this the Christian Reformed Church, the Reformed
Church in America, or some other Reformed group?
(IF BRETHREN:) Is this the Church of the Brethren, the Plymouth
Brethren, or what?
(IF CHRISTIAN OR JUST CHRISTIAN:) When you say "Christian" does that
mean the denomination called the "Christian Church (Disciples of
Christ)," or some other Christian denomination, or do you mean to say
"I am just a Christian?"
(IF CHURCH OR CHURCHES OF CHRIST:) Is this the Church of Christ or
United Church of Christ?
(IF CHURCH OF GOD:) Is this the Church of God of Anderson Indiana, the
Church of God of Cleveland Tennessee, the Church of God in Christ, or
some other Church of God?
(IF HOLINESS OR PENTECOSTAL:) What kind of church is that?  What is it
called exactly?  Is that part of a larger church or denomination? What
is that church called?
ATTENDS/CONSIDERS SELF OTHER:
What is it called exactly?  Is that church part of a denomination?  Is 
that group Christian?
ATTENDS/CONSIDERS SELF JEWISH:
Do you usually attend a synagogue or temple that is Orthodox, 
Conservative, Reform or what? / Do you consider yourself Orthodox, 
Conservative, Reform or what?
ALL CHRISTIANS:
Which one of these words BEST describes your kind of Christianity: 
Fundamentalist, Evangelical, Charismatic or Spirit-Filled, Moderate to 
Liberal? Would you call yourself a born-again Christian, that is, have 
you personally had a conversion experience related to Jesus Christ?

VALID_CODES:
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0.  Mainline Protestant
1.  Evangelical Protestant
2.  Black Protestant Church
3.  Catholic [roman catholic]
4.  Jewish
5.  Non-traditional orthodox
6.  Non-Christian/Non-Jewish
7.  Atheist, agnostic, none

MISSING_CODES:
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9.  DK; NA; refused to answer; no Pre IW; no Post IW;
    short-from 'new' Cross Section (1992); 'new' Cross
    Section (1994)
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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GENERAL NOTE:
Built from VCF0152, respondent race, respondent categorization of type 
of Christianity, church attendance, and Christian born-again status.
1994 NOTE:
Applies only to panel cases.

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1990:  900525,900546  
1992:  923827,923850  
1994:  941102,941105,941122  
1996:  960577,960581,960602


Walter Mebane 2005-11-03