Research and Data Collection Sites
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Do Americans Change Faiths? New research by the Barna Group. State of Metro America Demographic and social trends from Metro America. State of Metropolitan America Interactive Map Interactive map with statistics about population growth in US metro areas. Alan Berube, Audrey Singer and William Frey Comment on the State of Metropolitan America Video clips about demographics and social trends in metro America. Pew Hispanic Center Country of Origins Profile Data about the largest Hispanic groups in the US. LifeWay Research finds outreach to first-generation immigrants succeeding, needs improvements This research shows that much work is being done amongst first generation immigrants in the US, but there is much work still to be done. Naturalizations in the United States: 2009 - PDF File Naturalization stats for 2009. Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2009 Homeland Security stats on immigration for 2009. A new report on refugees and asylees in 2009. Refugees and Asylees: 2009 Nonimmigrant Admissions to the United States: 2009 A new report on foreign nationals with nonimmigrant status in the US in 2009. Estimates of the Resident Nonimmigrant Population in the United States: 2008 A new report on the size and characteristics of US nonimmigrant population. The Urban Institute: Research of Records The Urban Institute does research on economic and social concerns of the American urban community. The Lausanne Movement Resource Disk This website provides resources such as papers and presentations from past Lausanne meetings. Global Missiology A quarterly publication with a global perspective on missions and evangelism. Lausanne World Pulse Lausanne World Pulse is an online, monthly magazine providing missions and evangelism news, information and analysis. Nation Master This is a data source that can be used to compare statistical information about various countries. Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life A new poll by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life finds that large numbers of Americans engage in multiple religious practices, mixing elements of diverse traditions. U.S. Census Bureau Hispanic Population Here are the Detailed Tables for the Hispanic Population in the United States American Nones: The Profile of the No Religion Population Here is the Kosmin and Keysar (with Cragun and Navarro-Rivera) report from Trinity College based on the 2008 American Religious Identification Survey. Population Reference Bureau The Population Reference Bureau informs people around the world about population, health, and the environment, and empowers them to use that information to advance the well-being of current and future generations. Faith Communities Today 2008: A First Look PDF of David A. Roozen's report "Faith Communities Today 2008: A First Look." U.S. Census Bureau Press Releases Stay on top of the lastest releases from the U. S. Census Bureau. This is the site of the Bureau's Newsroom. Faith in Flux PDF titled "Changes in Religious Affiliation in the U. S." Released in April 2009 American Religious Identification Survey [ARIS 2008] PDF of the Summary Report, March 2009, by Barry A. Kosmin and Ariela Keysar. CBS News Interactive U.S. maps Contains some fascinating demographics on the country in a user-friendly format. Epodunk Canada Excellent resource. Searchable site that provides community profiles throughout Canada. U. S. Census County-by-State and Puerto Rico Population Estimates Epodunk.com Home of Epodunk.com. A site providing demographic and general information on 46,000 U.S. communities. 2008 U.S. Religious Landscape Survey 2008 Pew Forum on religion and Public Life survey of over 35,000 Americans age 18 and older. U.S. Demographics Reporting Service Site of the U.S. Demographics Reporting Service. Church Map Canada Excellent resource by Outreach Canada. This site provides a national and province by province look at churches compared to population as well as information about churches in given cities. Re/Max Search Engine Re/Max search engine designed to provide general information related to home sales, general neighborhood facts, general school information, housing characteristics, and climate of any community in the United States. Searches are done by provided a geographic location. Research Site of International Church of the Nazarene Home of the Research Site for the International Church of the Nazarene. This site provides a wealth of global information regarding maps and demographics in particular. Barna Group Home of the Barna research group. Your partner for information, strategy, execution, and transformation. Outreach Canada Outreach Canada is a Christian ministry specializing in church research, growth and planting, demographics, missions mobilization and transitional ministry resources. The ARDA Home of The Association of Religion Data Archives. Provides free access to quality data on American and international religion using online features for generating national profiles, maps, church membership overviews, denominational heritage trees, tables, charts, and other summary reports. Over 350 data files are available for online preview and most can be downloaded. Hartford Institute Home page of Hartford Seminary’s Hartford Institute for Religion Research. Contains numerous articles and links. HIRR is committed to providing quality social scientific religion research information that is helpful for religious leaders and the general public. Center for Missional Research Site of the North American Mission Board’s Center for Missional Research. Contains excellent articles, power point presentations, and links. The Center for Missional Research exists to help Christian leaders make strategic missional decisions by research North American cultures, analyzing ministry effectiveness of churches, understanding communities where churches minister, and building connections among churches. http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2006-04-12-baptism-trend_x.htm USA Today article by Cathy Lynn Grossman entitled, “Rite of Baptism Trickles Away,” discussing baptism trends in the United States. http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/februaryweb-only/23.0.html Article by Debra Fieguth, “Finally, Church Growth in Canada” Research shows that worship attendance is up in some Canadian churches. Statistics Canada Canada’s national statistic agency. http://www.namb.net/... The Vanier Institute of the Family periodical produced Summer 2003. Contains three articles on the family and religion and spirituality in Canada. Zogby International Home of Zogby International, a resource that has been tracking public opinion since 1984 in North America, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, and Europe. The mission of Zogby International is "To offer the best polling, market research, information services, and business solutions worldwide based on accuracy and detailed strategic information." Pew Hispanic Center The Pew Hispanic Center is a nonpartisan research organization supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Its mission is to improve understanding of the U.S. Hispanic population and to chronicle Latinos' growing impact on the entire nation. |





