Table 4 Attendance at religious services items
ESS | EVS | |
|---|---|---|
Question # | C16 | Q15 |
Question stem | Apart from special occasions such as weddings and funerals, about how often do you attend religious services nowadays? | Apart from weddings, funerals and christenings, about how often do you attend religious services these days? |
Response options | 1–Every day 2–More than once a week 3–Once a week 4–At least once a month 5–Only on special holy days 6–Less often 7–Never | 1–More than once a week 2–Once a week 3–Once a month 4–Only on specific holy days 5–Once a year 6–Less often 7–Never, practically never |
Target variable | Reverse coded 0–Never 1–Less often (Categories #5 and #6 from the EVS were combined) 2–Only on special holy days 3–Once a month 4–Once a week 5–More than once a week (Categories #1 and #2 from the ESS were combined) | |