{
  "id": "2003-february-other-sources-of-religion-data",
  "slug": "2003-february-other-sources-of-religion-data",
  "url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/2003-february-other-sources-of-religion-data.html",
  "year": 2003,
  "month": "February",
  "monthNum": 2,
  "headline": "Other sources of religion data",
  "kicker": "",
  "author_name": "",
  "author_title": "",
  "affiliation": "",
  "summary": "The article identifies numerous online resources and databases where journalists can access religious data beyond the standard Churches And Church Membership survey, including archives, adherent statistics, research institutes, and polling organizations.",
  "keywords": [
    "religion",
    "data",
    "resources"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "Data & Databases",
    "Journalism & Newsroom"
  ],
  "technologies": [
    "Internet",
    "World Wide Web"
  ],
  "full_text": "Other sources of religion data\n\nWhile the Churches And Church Membership In The United States survey is considered the best collection of religious data available, it is by no means the only one. There are dozens of places to find data about religion, including the ones listed here:\n\nwww.thearda.com Located at Penn State University, the American Religion Data Archive holds dozens of datasets related to religions, some down to the local level.\n\nwww.adherents.com This is a collection of more than 41,000 adherent statistics and religious geography citations. Journalists can find adherent numbers by group and place.\n\nhttp://hirr.hartsem.edu/sociology/sociology_research_datasets.html The Hartford Institute for Religion Research at Hartford Seminary in Connecticut specializes in studying religion in public life and includes several datasets on its Web site.\n\nwww.gallup.com Opinion research firm The Gallup Organization has several polls with religion-based information.\n\nwww.nazareneresearch.org Church of the Nazarene Research Office. Good site with religion data plus interactive maps that can be queried on the Web site.\n\nFor general reporting on religion, see these sites:\n\nwww.religionwriters.com The Religion Newswriters Association is a nonprofit membership association founded in 1949 to advance the professional standards of religion reporting in the secular press and create a support network for religion reporters.\n\nJournalist's Online links for Religion www.toad.net/~andrews/jrelol.html",
  "provenance": {
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    "extracted_at": "2026-07-05",
    "verified": true
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