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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 1,287 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.

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A Study of the North American Hispanic Adventist Church - Adult Survey, 1994
The purpose of this study was to examine the unique needs and challenges facing the Latino Adventist community in the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, which includes the United States, Hawaii, Canada, and Bermuda. "The major focus was on illuminating the nature, current trends, perspectives, and trends within the Adventist Latino community" (Hernandez, 1995, p.29). AVANCE was conducted as a follow-up study to Valuegenesis. [See More...]

A Study of the North American Hispanic Adventist Church - Youth Survey, 1994
The purpose of this study was to examine the unique needs and challenges facing the Latino Adventist community in the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, which includes the United States, Hawaii, Canada, and Bermuda. "The major focus was on illuminating the nature, current trends, perspectives, and trends within the Adventist Latino community" (Hernandez, 1995, p.29). AVANCE was conducted as a follow-up study to Valuegenesis. [See More...]

Faith Communities Today Survey (FACT) 2000, Seventh-Day Adventists
The Faith Communities Today (FACT) surveys were coordinated by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research at the Hartford Seminary. Forty-two faith groups and denominations participated in the project. Each group designed a questionnaire in order to collect data that could be used to compare local churches, synagogues and mosques within the different participating groups. This dataset represents the results from the survey of Seventh-day Adventist congregations. [See More...]

Faith Communities Today Survey (FACT) 2010, Seventh-Day Adventists
The Faith Communities Today 2010 national survey brings together 26 individual surveys of congregations. Twenty-four were conducted by or for partner denominations and faith groups, representing 32 of the country's largest denominations and traditions. The common core questionnaire of the survey replicates more than 150 questions from the 2000, 2005 and 2008 surveys, plus a special section on the 2008 recession. This dataset contains the FACT 2010 data from the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America. [See More...]

Faith Communities Today Survey (FACT) 2015, Seventh-Day Adventists
The Faith Communities Today (FACT) surveys are a series of national surveys of U.S. congregations run by the Cooperative Congregational Studies Partnership. The first FACT survey was launched back in 2000, with the largest national survey of congregations ever conducted in the United States. Coordinated by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research at the Hartford Seminary, these surveys aim to not only compare and contrast congregational life across religious traditions but also provide insight into the changing nature of congregational life in the United States. [See More...]

U.S. Congregational Life Survey, 2001, Seventh-Day Adventist Attenders
"Over 300,000 worshipers in over 2,000 congregations across America participated in the U.S. Congregational Life Survey--making it the largest survey of worshipers in America ever conducted. Three types of surveys were completed in each participating congregation: (a) an Attendee survey completed by all worshipers age 15 and older who attended worship services during the weekend of April 29, 2001; (b) a Congregational Profile describing the congregation's facilities, staff, programs, and worship services completed by one person in the congregation; and (c) a Leader Survey completed by the pastor, priest, minister, rabbi, or other leader. Together the information collected provides a unique three-dimensional look at religious life in America." (From Appendix 1, A Field Guide to U.S. Congregations: Who's Going Where and Why. U.S. Congregational Life Survey Methodology.) This data file contains data for the Seventh-day Adventist random sample Attenders only. The Congregational Life Survey also has a Congregational profile for the Seventh-day Adventist congregations and a Leader survey of the Seventh-day Adventist leaders. [See More...]

U.S. Congregational Life Survey, 2001, Seventh-Day Adventist Leaders
"Over 300,000 worshipers in over 2,000 congregations across America participated in the U.S. Congregational Life Survey--making it the largest survey of worshipers in America ever conducted. Three types of surveys were completed in each participating congregation: (a) an Attendee survey completed by all worshipers age 15 and older who attended worship services during the weekend of April 29, 2001; (b) a Congregational Profile describing the congregation's facilities, staff, programs, and worship services completed by one person in the congregation; and (c) a Leader Survey completed by the pastor, priest, minister, rabbi, or other leader. Together the information collected provides a unique three-dimensional look at religious life in America." (From Appendix 1, A Field Guide to U.S. Congregations: Who's Going Where and Why. U.S. Congregational Life Survey Methodology.) This data file contains data for the Seventh-day Adventist Leaders from the random sample of Seventh-day Adventist congregations. The Congregational Life Survey also has a Congregational profile for the Seventh-day Adventist congregations and an Attender survey of the Seventh-day Adventist worshipers. [See More...]

U.S. Congregational Life Survey, 2001, Seventh-Day Adventist Profile
"Over 300,000 worshipers in over 2,000 congregations across America participated in the U.S. Congregational Life Survey--making it the largest survey of worshipers in America ever conducted. Three types of surveys were completed in each participating congregation: (a) an Attendee survey completed by all worshipers age 15 and older who attended worship services during the weekend of April 29, 2001; (b) a Congregational Profile describing the congregation's facilities, staff, programs, and worship services completed by one person in the congregation; and (c) a Leader Survey completed by the pastor, priest, minister, rabbi, or other leader. Together the information collected provides a unique three-dimensional look at religious life in America." (From Appendix 1, A Field Guide to U.S. Congregations: Who's Going Where and Why. U.S. Congregational Life Survey Methodology.) This data file contains data for the Congregational Profile for the Seventh-day Adventist congregations. The Congregational Life Survey also has a Leader survey of the Seventh-day Adventist leaders and an Attender survey of the Seventh-day Adventist worshipers. [See More...]

U.S. Congregational Life Survey, Wave 2, 2008-2009, Seventh-Day Adventist Church Congregational Profile Survey
More than 500,000 worshipers in more than 5,000 congregations across America participated in the U.S. Congregational Life Survey (Wave 1 and Wave 2)- making it the largest survey of worshipers in America ever conducted. Three types of surveys were completed in each participating congregation: (a) an attender survey completed by all worshipers age 15 and older who attended worship services during the weekend the survey was given; (b) a congregational profile describing the congregation's facilities, staff, programs, and worship services completed by one person in the congregation; and (c ) a leader survey completed by the pastor, priest, minister, rabbi, or other principal leader. Together the information collected provides a unique three-dimensional look at religious life in America. (From Appendix 1, U.S. Congregational Life Survey Methodology, A Field Guide to U.S. Congregations, Second Edition.) [See More...]

U.S. Congregational Life Survey, Wave 2, 2008-2009, Seventh-Day Adventist Church Leader Survey
More than 500,000 worshipers in more than 5,000 congregations across America participated in the U.S. Congregational Life Survey (Wave 1 and Wave 2)- making it the largest survey of worshipers in America ever conducted. Three types of surveys were completed in each participating congregation: (a) an attender survey completed by all worshipers age 15 and older who attended worship services during the weekend the survey was given; (b) a congregational profile describing the congregation's facilities, staff, programs, and worship services completed by one person in the congregation; and (c ) a leader survey completed by the pastor, priest, minister, rabbi, or other principal leader. Together the information collected provides a unique three-dimensional look at religious life in America. (From Appendix 1, U.S. Congregational Life Survey Methodology, A Field Guide to U.S. Congregations, Second Edition.) [See More...]

U.S. Congregational Life Survey, Wave 2, 2008-2009, Seventh-Day Adventist Church Oversample Attender Survey
More than 500,000 worshipers in more than 5,000 congregations across America participated in the U.S. Congregational Life Survey (Wave 1 and Wave 2)- making it the largest survey of worshipers in America ever conducted. Three types of surveys were completed in each participating congregation: (a) an attender survey completed by all worshipers age 15 and older who attended worship services during the weekend the survey was given; (b) a congregational profile describing the congregation's facilities, staff, programs, and worship services completed by one person in the congregation; and (c) leader survey completed by the pastor, priest, minister, rabbi, or other principal leader. Together the information collected provides a unique three-dimensional look at religious life in America. (From Appendix 1, U.S. Congregational Life Survey Methodology, A Field Guide to U.S. Congregations, Second Edition). [See More...]

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