1998 CASA National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse IV: Teens, Teachers and Principals
This report presents the findings of a 1998 survey that asked teens, teachers, and principals about their attitudes on substance abuse and their understanding of the prevalence of the problem.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University • September 01, 1998

National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse VIII: Teens and Parents
This document discusses teens' and parents' attitudes on substance abuse, and outlines some factors that affect a teen's level of risk for substance misuse.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University • August 01, 2003

The 1996 National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse II: Teens and Their Parents
This report presents the findings of a 1996 survey that asked teens and their parents about their attitudes on substance abuse.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University • September 01, 1996

The Association between Parent, Family, and Peer Religiosity and Teenagers' Sexual Experience and Contraceptive Use
This research brief examines the connection between teen religiosity (including the religiosity of their parents and peers) and teen sexual activity.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• Child Trends/The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy • November 2005

Portraits of Protestant Teens: A Report on Teenagers in Major U.S. Denominations
This report based on the National Study of Youth and Religion survey examines the religious beliefs and practices of American Protestant teens.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• National Study of Youth and Religion • 2005

Youth Happiness Study
This survey of 1280 youth between 13 and 24 years of age examines levels of self reported happiness of teens.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• Associated Press – MTV Poll • August 2007

Happily Ever After? Religion, Marital Status, Gender, and Relationship Quality in Urban Families
This paper explores the connection between relationship quality and religious participation among married and unmarried parents in urban America.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • 2005 -revised 2007

The National Cultural Values Survey
This survey of 2000 American adults in December 2006 explores public opinion on issues of culture, media, morality and religion.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• Culture and Media Institute • 2007

Then Comes Marriage?: Religion, Race and Marriage in Urban America
This paper examines the role that religious institutions play in encouraging new, unmarried parents to choose marriage rather than single parenthood.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• Center for Religious Inquiry Across the Disciplines • 2006

A Portrait of Seniors in Canada
This report provides a portrait of Canadian seniors in 2006 in contrast with previous cohorts and younger generations.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• Statistics Canada • February 2007

Canadian Attitudes on the Family
This survey asked a broad range of questions dealing with all aspects of the attitudes of Canadians toward marital and family satisfaction, work/family balance, taxation, family size, the impacts of cohabitation, divorce, same-sex marriage, parenting and the impact of children on marital satisfaction, and the significance of religion.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• Focus on the Family (Canada) • June 01, 2002

The Effects of Divorce on America
This Heritage Backgrounder provides a brief overview of the cost of divorce for children and makes recommendations on how to strengthen marriage.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• The Heritage Foundation • June 05, 2000

Adolescents' Transition to First Intercourse, Religiosity and Attitudes About Sex
This paper examines the relationship between religiosity, sexual attitudes and sex.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison • 2001/2002

Volunteering by 12- and 13- year- olds in Canada, and religious commitment, 1996-1997
This paper analyzes the results of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth with regards to child volunteering.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• Christian Commitment Research Institute • January 2001

Intergenerational Religious Dynamics and Adolescent Delinquency
This article examines the impact that religion can have on either reducing or promoting adolescent delinquency.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• The University of North Carolina Press • June 2004

The Time Bind and God’s Time
This paper investigates whether or not family time constraints cause Americans to cut back on their religious activities.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• Center for Working Families • March 2001

The Sexual Activity of Canadian Girls and Boys Aged 12 and 13, 1996-97
This report examines the sexual activity of 12 and 13 year old Canadian children, and the factors that may influence rates of sexual activity amongst this age group.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• The Christian Commitment Research Institute • May 2001

Religious Participation Over the Early Life Course: Age and Family Life Cycle Effects on Church Membership
This paper identifies factors which influence church membership among young adults, including age, family formation and attitudes towards marriage and family.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• Population Research Center, University of Chicago • July 1994

Marital Fertility and Religion: Recent Changes in Spain
This paper examines the effects of religious affiliation and religious commitment on family size and birth spacing decisions in Spain.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• Population Research Center • July 2004

Caring Canadians, Involved Canadians: Highlights from the 2000 National Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating
This paper examines, in detail, the time, money and skills that Canadians volunteered to their communities, provinces, and country in 2000 as compared to 1997.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• Statistics Canada • 2001

Patterns of Religious Attendance
This article looks at rates of church attendance in Canada between 1988 and 1999, as well as factors which influence these rates.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• Statistics Canada • Winter 2000

Religious Observance: Marriage and Family
This article argues that religion has a significant influence on an individual's attitudes on sex, marriage, and family.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• Statistics Canada • Autumn 1998

Religious Commitment in Canada's Metro and Non-Metro Areas in 1997
This document examines the religious commitment and participation of Canadians and reports that an estimated one third of the population regularly attends religious services.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• Christian Commitment Research Institute • December 2000

Religious Commitment and Volunteering Parents: Who Volunteers and How are Their Lives Affected
This paper discusses the volunteer activities of Canadian parents, and examines the factors that influence their likelihood of becoming involved in their communities.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• The Christian Commitment Research Institute • November 2000

Religious Commitment in Canada, 1997 and 2000
This book looks extensively at the level of religious commitment in Canada, and explores a number of related issues, including rates of church attendance and religious participation.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• Christian Commitment Research Institute • February 2003

So Help Me God: Substance Abuse, Religion, and Spirituality
This paper analyses the effect that religious commitment has on people's risk of substance abuse.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University • November 2001

The Importance of Religion for the Children and Parents of Canada's Northern Territories
This article uses data collected from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth to describe religious commitment among children in nothern Canada.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• The Christian Commitment Research Institute • February 2001

Decline in Number of Canadians Who Believe Religious Practice is Important
This article discusses the results of a recent poll which examines the importance of religion to Canadians.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• Center for Research and Information on Canada • September 09, 2004

The Role of African-American Churches in Reducing Crime Among Black Youth
This paper examines the effect that neighbourhood decay and religious involvement have on the crime rates of African American youth.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• Center for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society, and Center for Civic Innovation at the Manhattan Institute • 2001

A Better Kind of High: How Religious Commitment Reduces Drug Use Among Poor Urban Teens
This paper presents the role of religious commitment in combating the growing drug use of teenagers, and focuses on developing the moral and spiritual character of the child as oppose to economic and housing needs.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• Center for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society • July 30, 2000

National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse VI: Teens
This report presents the findings of a 2001 survey that asked teens about their attitudes on substance abuse.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University • February 01, 2001

Media Continues to Miss the Mark in Coverage of Faith and Religion, Say Regular Attenders of Religious Services
This survey found that 63% of regular religious service attenders believed that the media did a poor job of covering religious issues, and 50% believed that religion should receive more media coverage.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• Ipsos-Reid • May 26, 2003

Religious Beliefs and Substance Use Among Youths
This paper shows that rates of drug, alcohol and tobacco use are lower among youths who attend church at least 25 times per year, report that religious beliefs are important in their lives, or say that their religious beliefs influence their decisions.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• Office of Applied Studies: Substance Abuse and Mental Health • January 30, 2004

Religious Involvement and Children’s Well-Being: What Research Tells Us (And What It Doesn’t)
This paper explores the impact of religion on the behaviour and well-being of children and youth.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance
• Child Trends • September 01, 2002