Religious service attendance among immigrants: Evidence from the new immigrant survey-pilot

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1574-1595

  Cadge, Wendy ^a,c   Ecklund, Elaine Howard ^b,d  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigration; New Immigrant Survey; Religion; Religious service attendance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744812431     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764206288455     Document Type: Review

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