The ARDA's press page offers several features of interest. We provide free maps, reports, and national profiles online and virtually all of our data collections can be downloaded. All graphs, maps, and tables can be included in publications when properly cited. QuickStats allows users to browse dozens of religion-related topics and see reponses from major national surveys, demographic patterns, and changes over time. QuickLists provides rank-ordered data on religion in the United States and abroad. If you need assistance using the ARDA, contact us at: arda@pop.psu.edu or 814-865-6258.



Online Tools:
TheARDA.com and national religion writer David Briggs have partnered to launch a regular column delivering the latest news in religion research from throughout the world.

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QuickStats: U.S. Surveys
Use QuickStats to browse dozens of topics and see reponses from major national surveys, demographic patterns, and changes over time! Available topics:
QuickLists
Use QuickLists to see rank-ordered data on religion in the U.S. and around the world. See our most popular topics:

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GIS Maps
Using tools developed by Social Explorer, GIS Maps allow you to visually see the social, economic, demographic, and religious landscape of neighborhoods, cities, states, regions, and the entire United States. Once you are viewing a map you can generate a summary report using a variety of options.

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U.S. Congregational Membership Reports
Explore congregational membership in every county, state, and urban area in the United States. Based on the Religious Congregations and Membership Study collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies this is the most complete census available on religious congregations and their members.

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Special Offer!
The 2000 Religious Congregations & Membership book is now available to newspapers, libraries and colleges at a reduced price of $15
GIS Maps
The ARDA introduces interactive maps and reports for demographic, economic, and religious data. Browse social landscapes of neighborhoods, cities, states, and regions. Powered by Social Explorer.
National Profiles *Updated*
Our new multi-country comparison feature allows you to compare up to eight (8) countries on a variety of demographic, social, economic and religious measures.
Learning Center
Our new Learning Center includes downloadable Learning Modules, a Glossary of Religious and Statistical Terms, the Compare Yourself Survey, and Community Religious Profile.
Press Releases
All press releases by theARDA.com are archived for easy access.
Denominational QuickStats
Inspired by our QuickStats on national surveys, we are now introducing QuickStats for denominations.