The Narrowing Regional Gap in Church Attendance in the United States

Conrad L. Kanagy; Glenn Firebaugh; Hart M. Nelsen

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The Narrowing Regional Gap in Church Attendance in the United States

Conrad L. Kanagy, Glenn Firebaugh, Hart M. Nelsen

Sociology and Criminology

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Abstract Students of the South have postulated that southern distinctiveness is eroding. Using General Social Survey data for 1972–1991, the convergence hypothesis is tested for regular church attendance. Regional convergence is found, but only for the rural South. Also, narrowing of regional differences in church attendance is especially pronounced among the young, indicating that the convergence is likely to continue. Despite these results, present church attendance levels remain significantly higher in the South than in the non South. 1994 Rural Sociological Society

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	515-524
Number of pages	10
Journal	Rural Sociology
Volume	59
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1549-0831.1994.tb00545.x
State	Published - Sep 1994

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