This article takes the form of a questionand-answer discussion. It draws on the considerable expertise of American sociologist and demographer Conrad Hackett, regarding how we get information about the size and composition of religious groups.
Using a variety of examples, Conrad Hackett shows the complexities of acquiring information about religious believers (and non-believers) through different methods, particularly surveys. It is worth noting some of these challenges for possible use in answering exam questions about the extent of religious belief and how this is measured.
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