Robbie, absolutely terrific work by PRRI. The survey data is fascinating and important. I appreciate the detail - not only states but cities/counties - and the refusal to stop at the topline questions. Trend analysis is also important and appreciated. One point - you note that the 30 -49 year old age group shows the largest growth in unaffiliated over the last decade. This is not surprising given this group was the 20 - 39 year old group ten years ago! Bottom line - thank you.
Thanks, Susan. There’s a lot more to those Census of American Religion updates than meets the eye, especially the county-level data. Analysis of 500k interviews over a decade, complicated statistical estimates to get small counties right. Even with the data in hand, it’s months of analysis by the fantastic PRRI team. We’ll be doing these updates every two years going forward. It’s the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and accurate data out there at the county level. So we’re proud of that achievement!
Robbie, absolutely terrific work by PRRI. The survey data is fascinating and important. I appreciate the detail - not only states but cities/counties - and the refusal to stop at the topline questions. Trend analysis is also important and appreciated. One point - you note that the 30 -49 year old age group shows the largest growth in unaffiliated over the last decade. This is not surprising given this group was the 20 - 39 year old group ten years ago! Bottom line - thank you.
Thanks, Susan. There’s a lot more to those Census of American Religion updates than meets the eye, especially the county-level data. Analysis of 500k interviews over a decade, complicated statistical estimates to get small counties right. Even with the data in hand, it’s months of analysis by the fantastic PRRI team. We’ll be doing these updates every two years going forward. It’s the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and accurate data out there at the county level. So we’re proud of that achievement!
And I, and other researchers, are appreciative of it.