Economic and Attitudinal Factors in Catholic and Protestant Religious Giving
Using data from 177 Catholic, Episcopal, Lutheran, and Methodist congregations, we assessed determinants of per capita contributions. For Catholics, but not Protestants, giving was lower in larger parishes. Lay attitudes about parish leadership were unimportant as predictors. We used regressions to...
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| Language: | English |
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1994
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Review of religious research
Year: 1994, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 158-167 |
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| Summary: | Using data from 177 Catholic, Episcopal, Lutheran, and Methodist congregations, we assessed determinants of per capita contributions. For Catholics, but not Protestants, giving was lower in larger parishes. Lay attitudes about parish leadership were unimportant as predictors. We used regressions to establish the predictors of Catholic and Protestant giving, then substituted Protestant values into the Catholic equation to answer "what if" Catholic economic and institutional factors were the same as Protestant. Smaller parish size would increase Catholic giving. Protestant attitudes about parish life would also increase it, but a bit less. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3511406 |