CHURCH ATTENDANCE IN GREAT-BRITAIN - AN ORDERED LOGIT APPROACH

The church attendance decision of individual economic agents is analys ed within a Becker-style allocation of time framework. Using an ordere d legit model with data derived from the British Household Panel Study (BHPS) separate attendance equations are estimated for males and fema les. The empirical results, in line with previous North American studi es, suggest that labour income variables do account for some of the va riation in attendance. In addition, attendance is found to be correlat ed with factors such as denominational affiliation, educational attain ment and intensity of belief.