VCF0130 Church Attendance 6-category [1 of 2]

QUESTION:
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1970-1988:  (IF ANY RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE) Would you say you/do you go
to (church/synagogue) every week, almost every week, once or twice a
month, a few times a year, or never?
1990 AND LATER:  Lots of things come up that keep people from
attending religious services even if they want to.  Thinking about
your life these days, do you ever attend religious services, apart
from occasional weddings, baptisms or funerals?  (IF YES:) Do you go
to religious services every week, almost every week, once or twice a
month, a few times a year, or never?

VALID_CODES:
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1.  Every week (Except 1970: almost every week)
2.  Almost every week (no cases in 1970)
3.  Once or twice a month
4.  A few times a year
5.  Never (1990 and later: 'No' in filter)
7.  No religious preference (1970-1988)

MISSING_CODES:
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8.  DK how often/DK if attend
9.  NA how often/NA if attend
0.  INAP religion (1970-1988); atheists and agnostics are
    INAP (1972,1986 only); short-form 'new' Cross
    Section (1992)
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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GENERAL NOTE:
Beginning in 1990, question flow was reversed so that the religious
attendance question preceded religious affiliation questions, whereas 
in previous studies religious attendance followed.  Beginning in 1990, 
frequency of religious attendance was preceded by a general attendance 
filter (yes/no); a "no" response to the filter 1990 and later has been 
coded 5 here.
1970 NOTE:
Only codes corresponding to VCF0130 codes 2-5 were used (no code for 
"every week"). "Almost every week" from 1970 has been recoded to 1, 
with no 1970 cases appearing in code 2.
1992 NOTE:
This question was not part of the 'short-form' questionnaire; for short-
form panel cases, however, 1990 study data were incorporated.  
1994 NOTE:
For Panel respondents,1992 data have been included.

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1970:  700362(type 0)  
1972:  720423
1974:  742552 
1976:  763511
1978:  780606 
1980:  800694
1982:  820735 
1984:  840688
1986:  860738 
1988:  880530
1990:  900526 
1992:  923828
1994:  941103 
1996:  960578
1998:  980543 
2000:  000877,000879
2002:  023085
2004:  043223,043224