Church Attendance and Religious Attitudes in Wageningen, 1970

Wageningen, Netherlands survey from 1970 on church attendance, membership, and religious opinions. The data, authored by B. Wemmenhove and hosted by DANS, includes background variables on occupation, education, politics, and media exposure. It was last updated on the platform in October 2025.

Use Cases

• Modeling church attendance patterns based on demographic and occupational background variables.
• Analyzing correlations between political party preference and opinions on religious cooperation mentioned in the description.
• Studying the relationship between media exposure and attitudes on topics like premarital sexual intercourse or pastoral visits.
• Investigating the social composition of church committees and leadership roles like elders and deacons.

Strengths

• Includes multiple specific survey topics such as holy communion, political sermons, and bible reading.
• Contains background variables across several domains: occupation, education, politics, and religion.
• Data is preserved by DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities, a recognized archival institution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is from a single town in 1970, which may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities Collection

Collection Method

Likely a social survey administered to a population in Wageningen.

Time Range

1970

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-24 03:54:58; freshness should be verified

Geography

Wageningen, Netherlands