Church attendance in Great Britain: An ordered logit approach

The church attendance decision of individual economic agents is analysed within a Becker-style allocation of time framework. Using an ordered logit model with data derived from the British Household Panel Study (BHPS) separate attendance equations are estimated for males and females. The empirical r...

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Published inApplied economics Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 125 - 134
Main Authors Sawkins, John W., Seaman, Paul T., Williams, Hector C. S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, etc Taylor & Francis Group 01.02.1997
Taylor and Francis Journals
Chapman and Hall, etc
Taylor & Francis Ltd
SeriesApplied Economics
Subjects
Applied economics
Attendance
Consumer behaviour
Correlation analysis
Economic behaviour
Economic models
Educational attainment
Income
Labor market
Opportunity costs
Religion
Religious organizations
Studies
United Kingdom
United Kingdom > UK
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Summary:The church attendance decision of individual economic agents is analysed within a Becker-style allocation of time framework. Using an ordered logit model with data derived from the British Household Panel Study (BHPS) separate attendance equations are estimated for males and females. The empirical results, in line with previous North American studies, suggest that labour income variables do account for some of the variation in attendance. In addition, attendance is found to be correlated with factors such as denominational affiliation, educational attainment and intensity of belief.
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ISSN:0003-6846
1466-4283
DOI:10.1080/000368497327209