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Religious Memberships and Activities

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When? | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Time 4 | Time 5 | Time 6 | Time 7
Where? | Intensive Protocol (IP) | - | Intensive Protocol (IP) | Intensive Protocol (IP) | - | - | -
Questionnaire | IP: Lebenslauf und aktuelle Lebenslage | - | IP: Aktuelle Lebenslage alter Menschen | IP: Aktuelle Lebenslage alter Menschen | - | - | -
SIR Data bank | IP: Sozio rec/table 1 (s1pa) | - | IP: Sozio rec/table 201 (s3pa) | IP: Sozio rec/table 301 (s4pa) | - | - | -

Questions on church and religion referred to membership of religious communities and general level of religiousness. Also, the frequency of church attendance was recorded.

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According to the design, variable names for Time 1 have the prefix s1,
names for Time 3 have the prefix s3, and names for Time 4 have the prefix s4.

| BASE items / variables | English translation | Variable names Time 1 | Variable names Time 3 | Variable names Time 4
750 | Würden Sie von sich sagen, daß Sie eher religiös oder eher nicht religiös sind? Wo würden Sie Ihre eigenen Ansichten auf den Stufen (1-10) dieser Skala ansiedeln?' 1 = nicht religiös ... 10 = religiös | Would you say that you are religious or not religious? How would you rate your own religious views on this 10-point scale? 1 = not religious ... 10 = religious | s1pa82 | + | +
750b | Wenn Frage 750 nicht verstanden wird, auf folgende ausweichen: Sind Sie religiös oder sind Sie nicht religiös? 1 = religiös 2 = nicht religiös | If 750 was not understood, use the following alternative: Are you religious or not? 1 = religious 2 = not religious | s1pa204 | + | +
751 | Welcher Religionsgemeinschaft gehören Sie an? 1 = der evangelischen Kirche (ohne Freikirchen) 2 = einer evangelischen Freikirche 3 = der römisch-katholischen Kirche 6 = keiner Religionsgemeinschaft 7 = der orthodoxen oder einer anderen christlichen Kirche 8 = dem Judentum 9 = dem Islam (siehe Text) | To which religious community do you belong? 1 = the Protestant Church 2 = an evangelical Christian Church 3 = the Roman Catholic Church 6 = no religious community 7 = the Greek Orthodox Church or another Christian Church 8 = Judaism 9 = Islam (see Text) | s1pa83 | + | +
752 | Waren Sie früher einmal Mitglied einer Kirche oder Religionsgemeinschaft?* | Did you previously belong to a church or religious community?* | s1pa84 | - | -
753 | Welche Kirche oder Religionsgemeinschaft war das? 1 = der evangelischen Kirche (ohne Freikirchen) 2 = einer evangelischen Freikirche 3 = der römisch-katholischen Kirche 8 = dem Judentum (siehe Text) | Which religious organization was this? 1 = the Protestant Church (non-free church: taxed by the government) 2 = an evangelical free church 3 = the Roman Catholic Church 8 = Judaism (see Text) | s1pa85 | - | -
754 | Seit wann gehören Sie keiner Religionsgemeinschaft mehr an? (Jahr) | When did you stop belonging to a religious community? | s1pa86 | - | -
755 | Wie oft sind Sie im vergangenen Jahr in die Kirche gegangen? 2 = mehrmals pro Woche 3 = einmal in der Woche 4 = ein- bis dreimal im Monat 5 = mehrmals im Jahr 6 = seltener 7 = gar nicht | How often did you go to religous services in the past year? 2 = several times a week 3 = once a week 4 = one to three times a month 5 = several times a year 6 = less often 7 = not at all | s1pa87 | + | +
729a | Wie oft sehen Sie normalerweise Sendungen mit religiösem Inhalt im Fernsehen? 2 = täglich 3 = fast täglich 4 = 3-4mal pro Woche 5 = 1-2mal pro Woche 6 = seltener 7 = nie | How often do you usually watch religious programs on the TV? 2 = every day 3 = almost every day 4 = 3-4 times a week 5 = 1-2 times a week 6 = less often 7 = never | - | s3pa301 | +
731a | Wie oft hören Sie normalerweise Sendungen mit religiösem Inhalt im Radio? 2 = täglich 3 = fast täglich 4 = 3-4mal pro Woche 5 = 1-2mal pro Woche 6 = seltener 7 = nie | How often do you usually listen to religious programs on the radio? 2 = every day 3 = almost every day 4 = 3-4 times a week 5 = 1-2 times a week 6 = less often 7 = never | - | s3pa302 | +
758 | Wie oft haben Sie im vergangenen Jahr zu Hause in der Bibel oder in anderen religiösen Büchern gelesen? 1 = häufig 2 = manchmal 3 = selten 4 = nie | How often did you read the the bible or other religious books in the past year? ? 1 = often 2 = sometimes 3 = seldom 4 = never | - | s3pa308 | +
759 | Wie oft beten Sie zu Hause? 1 = häufig 2 = manchmal 3 = selten 4 = nie | How often do you pray at home? 1 = often 2 = sometimes 3 = seldom 4 = never | - | s3pa309 | +

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