Getting Started Guide: Statistical Resources: Religion

Provides statistics on religion -both the in U.S. and internationally. Data comes from "...the foremost religion scholars and research centers in the world. Currently housed in the Social Science Research Institute, the College of Liberal Arts, and the Department of Sociology at the Pennsylvania State University, the ARDA is funded by the Lilly Endowment, the John Templeton Foundation, Chapman University and the Pennsylvania State University."

The Institute is from the Hartford Seminary. The purpose of the site is to present research, educate, and "to assist the site's users in understanding the use of statistics and poll data, designing church web sites, on searching the web for information, and the implications of the Internet on religious life. " The site has a search feature or users can browse the site. The Research Areas link provides access by topic.

"Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. We conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. We do not take policy positions. "