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Winthrop University Student Religion Survey, 1996

DOI

10.17605/OSF.IO/FVZJA

Citation

Eckberg, D. (2021, September 20). Winthrop University Student Religion Survey, 1996.

Summary

This study was designed by the principal investigator and his students in an upper-division sociology of religion course. The survey items were formulated around key issues in class and administered to Winthrop University students in General Education classes. The topics covered include religious background and behavior, spiritual beliefs, and attitudes toward deviant religious groups.

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Data File

Cases: 306
Variables: 46
Weight Variable: None

Data Collection

Fall, 1996

Collection Procedures

Self-report questionnaire

Sampling Procedures

The target population for this survey was students at Winthrop University, a state university in South Carolina. The sample was drawn from students in lower-division General Education classes. Classes were surveyed with the consent of professors. There is no information on response rate, though refusals were quite rare.

Principal Investigators

Douglas Eckberg

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