Age, period, and cohort effects on U.S. religious service attendance: The declining impact of sex, southern residence, and catholic affiliation

Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-24

  Schwadel, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Cohort; Period; Religious service attendance; Sex; South

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949428795     PISSN: 10694404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/socrel/srq005     Document Type: Article

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