Never on Sunny Days: Lessons from Weekly Attendance Counts |
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Authors: | Laurence R Iannaccone & Sean F Everton |
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Institution: | George Mason University, Fairfax; , Stanford University, CA;  |
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Abstract: | Congregational attendance data are abundant, accessible, and relevant for religious research. Weekly attendance histories provide information about worshippers, congregations, and denominations that surveys cannot capture. The histories yield novel measures of commitment, testable implications of rational choice theory, and compelling evidence that attendance responds strongly to changes in the opportunity cost of time. |
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