The National Survey of Religious Leaders: Background, Methods, and Lessons Learned in the Research Process

The National Survey of Religious Leaders (NSRL) is a new survey of a nationally representative sample of 1,600 clergy from across the religious spectrum. Conducted in 2019–2020, the NSRL contains a wealth of information about congregations’ religious leaders and provides a rich new resource for answ...

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Published in:Journal for the scientific study of religion
Authors: Chaves, Mark 1960- (Author) ; Roso, Joseph (Author) ; Holleman, Anna (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2022
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 61, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 737-749
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Religious leader / Survey process / Methodology
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
KBQ North America
RB Church office; congregation
Further subjects:B Religious leaders
B Survey Methodology
B National Survey
B Clergy
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Summary:The National Survey of Religious Leaders (NSRL) is a new survey of a nationally representative sample of 1,600 clergy from across the religious spectrum. Conducted in 2019–2020, the NSRL contains a wealth of information about congregations’ religious leaders and provides a rich new resource for answering a wide range of questions about clergy who serve congregations. We describe NSRL methods so that analysts will be equipped to use this complex dataset. Aiming to deepen understanding of the research process, we also describe several challenges we encountered while pursuing this project, our responses to those challenges, and what we learned from confronting them.
ISSN:1468-5906
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12803