========================================================================================== Detail Religion/Denomination Note to Users: This codebook is designed to match the distribution dataset. Codebook metadata are derived from the data collection instrument. If you have questions concerning codebook layout or content please bring them to the attention of the HRS staff at hrsquestions@umich.edu. Printing recommendation: Set margins (left/right/top/bottom) to .5 inch; print in portrait orientation using a mono-space 10-point font. ========================================================================================== Section A: RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE/DENOMINATION (Respondent) ========================================================================================== HHID HOUSEHOLD IDENTIFIER Section: A Level: Respondent Type: Character Width: 6 Decimals: 0 This variable uniquely identifies an original household across waves ................................................................................. 46766 000001-920538. Household Identification Number ========================================================================================== PN PERSON NUMBER Section: A Level: Respondent Type: Character Width: 3 Decimals: 0 Each respondent has a Person Number. The identifier is unique within an original household across waves. ................................................................................. 27403 010. Person Number 1610 011. Person Number 87 012. Person Number 3 013. Person Number 14053 020. Person Number 450 021. Person Number 35 022. Person Number 1 023. Person Number 1201 030. Person Number 86 031. Person Number 9 032. Person Number 2 033. Person Number 1699 040. Person Number 110 041. Person Number 14 042. Person Number 3 043. Person Number ========================================================================================== STUDY STUDY MEMBERSHIP Section: A Level: Respondent Type: Numeric Width: 8 Decimals: 0 Study membership is based on the entry cohort of the individual. This will differ from the birth cohort for age-ineligible spouses or partners. ................................................................................. 13976 1. HRS 8432 11. AHEAD, including the AHEAD-AHEAD overlap case 110 12. HRS/AHEAD Overlap case, AHEAD, given to AHEAD after HRS Wave 1 [1992/1993], appeard in AHEAD 24 13. HRS/AHEAD Overlap case, given to AHEAD after HRS Wave 1 [1992/1993], but never appeared in AHEAD 2475 21. CODA (Children of the Depression Age) 3045 31. WB (War Babies) 5522 41. EBB (Early Baby Boomers) 6051 51. MBB (Mid Baby Boomers) 5417 61. LBB (Late Baby Boomers) 1714 71. EGENX (Early Generation X) 99. NOT YET COHORT ELIGIBLE ========================================================================================== FIRSTIW FIRST INTERVIEW: STUDY YEAR Section: A Level: Respondent Type: Numeric Width: 8 Decimals: 0 Year/wave when R was first interviewed. ................................................................................. 12652 1992. Wave of First Interview 8116 1993. Wave of First Interview 104 1994. Wave of First Interview 107 1995. Wave of First Interview 204 1996. Wave of First Interview 5103 1998. Wave of First Interview 270 2000. Wave of First Interview 232 2002. Wave of First Interview 3477 2004. Wave of First Interview 208 2006. Wave of First Interview 143 2008. Wave of First Interview 6442 2010. Wave of First Interview 333 2012. Wave of First Interview 333 2012. Wave of First Interview 2013. Wave of First Interview 178 2014. Wave of First Interview 4559 2016. Wave of First Interview 181 2018. Wave of First Interview 172 2020. Wave of First Interview 2760 2022. Wave of First Interview 1525 9996. Not yet given an interview ========================================================================================== WAVE RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE BASELINE Section: A Level: Respondent Type: Numeric Width: 8 Decimals: 0 ................................................................................. 12516 1992. Religious preference wave 1993. Religious preference wave 75 1994. Religious preference wave 43 1995. Religious preference wave 89 1996. Religious preference wave 1385 1998. Religious preference wave 128 2000. Religious preference wave 107 2002. Religious preference wave 1326 2004. Religious preference wave 85 2006. Religious preference wave 57 2008. Religious preference wave 1140 2010. Religious preference wave 142 2012. Religious preference wave 46 2014. Religious preference wave 2599 2016. Religious preference wave 107 2018. Religious preference wave 96 2020. Religious preference wave 2761 2022. Religious preference wave 24064 Blank. INAP (Inapplicable); not asked this wave; never interviewed; partial interview ========================================================================================== RELIGION_A_C RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE -- 1992, 1994 Section: A Level: Respondent Type: Numeric Width: 8 Decimals: 0 What is your religious preference; is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or do you have no preference? Notes: 1. Public version. 2. The code frame for 1992 and 1994 is a superset of the 1993, 1995-2018 codeframe. 3. DENOMINATION coding for 1992 and 1994 includes non-Protestant instance. ................................................................................. 1771 1. PROTESTANT: REFORMATION ERA (Congregational; Episcopalian, Anglican, Church of England; Evangelical and Reformed; Lutheran; Presbyterian; Reformed, Dutch Reformed or Christian Reformed; United Church of Christ) 4589 11. PROTESTANT: PIETISTIC (African Methodist Episcopal; AME Zion; Baptist--NA type; Disciples of Christ; Methodist; United Brethren or Evangelical Brethren; Mennonite, Amish; Church of the Brethren; 'Christian') 1063 21. PROTESTANT: FUNDAMENTALIST (Church of Christ; Church of God, Holiness, Church of Living God, Church of God in Prophecy; Church of God in Christ; Fundamentalist Baptist: include Primitive Baptist, Free Will Baptist, Missionary Baptist, Gospel Baptist)Fundamentalist Baptist; Nazarene or Free Methodist; Pentecostal or Assembly of God; Plymouth Brethren; Salvation Army; Sanctified; Seventh Day Adventist; 519 41. PROTESTANT: GENERAL (Protestant, no denomination given; Non-denominational Protestant church; Community church--no denominational basis; 'Born again Christian'--NFS; 'Evangelical'--NFS; Other Protestant--not listed above; Berean, AZUA) 3446 51. CATHOLIC; EASTERN ORTHODOX (ROMAN CATHOLIC; 'Catholic'--NFS; Greek Rite Catholic; Orthodox; Eastern Orthodox; Greek/Russian; Orthodox; other Orthodox) 275 61. NON-TRADITIONAL CHRISTIAN (Christian Scientist; Jehovah's Witnesses, Latter Day Saints, Mormons, Quakers; Spiritualists; Unitarian or Universalist; Unity; Other non-traditional Christian) 214 71. JEWISH 89 81. NON-JUDEO-CHRISTIAN (Nation of Islam; Islam; Muslim; Moslem; Mohammedan; World Community of Islam in the West; Buddhist; Hindu; Bahai; Other non-Judeo-Christian religion) 619 91. NO RELIGION; NONE; NO PREFERENCE; Atheist; agnostic; Other (1992 and 1994: include Mason, New Age, RC and Jewish, RC in summer/Lutheran in winter, Mile-High Church of Rel. Science, Science of Mind, Yeshuan) 9 98. DK (Don't Know); NA (Not Ascertained) 52 99. RF (Refused) 34120 Blank. INAP (Inapplicable); not asked this wave; never interviewed; partial interview ========================================================================================== RELIGION_D RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE -- 1993, 1995 THRU 2022 Section: A Level: Respondent Type: Numeric Width: 8 Decimals: 0 What is your religious preference; is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or do you have no preference? User Note: If response is 1 or 7, detail information appears in DENOMINATION. ................................................................................. 18270 1. PROTESTANT 8586 2. CATHOLIC 645 3. JEWISH 3803 4. NO PREFERENCE 1144 7. OTHER (SPECIFY) 34 8. DK (Don't Know); NA (Not Ascertained) 44 9. RF (Refused) 14240 Blank. INAP (Inapplicable); not asked this wave; never interviewed; partial interview ========================================================================================== DENOMINATION RELIGION PREFERENCES (DETAIL) Section: A Level: Respondent Type: Numeric Width: 8 Decimals: 0 xB052/xB051s. (If Protestant [1] or Other [7] on xB050) What denomination is that? ................................................................................. 147 1. Congregational 550 2. Episcopalian, Anglican, Church of England 38 3. Evangelical and Reformed 1280 4. Lutheran 904 5. Presbyterian 103 6. Reformed, Dutch Reformed or Christian Reformed 82 7. United Church of Christ 83 11. African Methodist Episcopal; AME Zion 5912 12. Baptist--NA type 53 13. Disciples of Christ 2312 14. Methodist, except 11 14 15. United Brethren or Evangelical Brethren 17 16. Mennonite; Amish 10 17. Church of the Brethren 1136 18. 'Christian' 276 21. Church of Christ 234 22. Church of God, Holiness 78 23. Church of God in Christ 75 24. Fundamentalist Baptist: include Primitive Baptist, Free Will Baptist, Missionary Baptist, Gospel Baptist 98 25. Nazarene or Free Methodist 816 26. Pentecostal or Assembly of God 3 27. Plymouth Brethren 12 28. Salvation Army 9 29. Sanctified 119 30. Seventh Day Adventist 153 31. Southern Baptist 26 32. United Missionary or Protestant Missionary; Christian and Missionary Alliance 8 33. MO Synod Lutheran 112 39. Other Fundamentalist; 'Apostolic'--NFS 310 41. Protestant, no denomination given 468 42. Non-denominational Protestant church 59 43. Community church--no denominational basis 25 44. 'Born again Christian'--NFS 90 45. 'Evangelical'--NFS 159 49. Other Protestant--not listed above 3377 51. ROMAN CATHOLIC; 'Catholic'--NFS 5 52. Greek Rite Catholic 75 53. Orthodox; Eastern Orthodox; Greek/Russian Orthodox; other Orthodox 17 61. Christian Scientist 195 62. Jehovah's Witnesses 156 63. Latter Day Saints, Mormons 13 64. Quakers 10 65. Spiritualists 40 66. Unitarian or Universalist 19 67. Unity 6 69. Other non-traditional Christian 215 71. Jewish 76 81. Nation of Islam; Islam; Muslim; Moslem; Mohammedan 52 83. Buddhist 56 84. Hindu 44 89. Other non-Judeo-Christian religion 693 90. NONE; NO PREFERENCE 64 95. Atheist; agnostic 122 97. OTHER 94 98. DK (don't know); NA (not ascertained) 22 99. Other Missing 25644 Blank. INAP (Inapplicable); not asked in this wave; never interviewed; partial Interview; not coded 1 or 7 in B050. ========================================================================================== VERSION VERSION OF THIS FILE Section: A Level: Respondent Type: Numeric Width: 8 Decimals: 0 Version number of the data release. ................................................................................. 46766 2022. January 2026 ==========================================================================================