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National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79)

NLSY79 Attachment 103: Religion Codes

Table: Religion codes
Code Religion

Code

Religion

0

None

229

Evangelical Friends

1

Protestant, etc.

230

Evangelical United Brethren

2

Baptist

231

Foursquare Gospel

3

Episcopalian

232

Free Christian Zion

4

Lutheran

233

Free Will Baptist

5

Methodist

234

Friends, Quaker

6

Presbyterian

235

Full Gospel

7

Roman Catholic

236

Fundamental

8

Jewish

237

Church of Holiness

101

Armenian Church

238

Jehovah's Witness

102

Baha'i

239

Latter Day Saints, Mormon

103

Buddhist

240

Latter Day Saints Reorganized

104

Confucian

241

Mennonite

105

Eastern Orthodox

242

Mennonite Reformed

106

Greek Orthodox

243

Missionary

107

Hindu

244

Moravian

108

Moslem

245

Nazarene

109

Muslim

246

New Apostolic

110

Russian Orthodox

247

Northern Baptist

111

Shinto

248

Open Bible

112

Sikh

249

Pentecostal

113

Taoist

250

Pentecostal Assembly of God

201

Advent Christian

251

Pentecostal Church of God

202

African Methodist

252

Pentecostal Free Will Baptist

203

African Methodist Episcopal

253

Pentecostal Holiness

204

African Methodist Episcopal-Zion

254

Pilgrim Holiness

205

Apostolic

255

Plymouth Brethren

206

Apostolic Faith

256

Primitive Baptist

207

Apostolic Pentecostal

257

Dutch Reformed

208

Assembly of God

258

Reformed Church of Christ

209

Bible Church, Independent

259

Reformed United Church of Christ

210

Brethren Church

260

Salvation Army

211

Christadelphian

261

Seventh Day Adventist

212

Christ in Christian Union

262

Southern Baptist

213

Christian, Disciples of Christ

263

Spiritualist

214

Christian and Missionary Alliance

264

Swedish Mission

215

Christian Catholic

265

Triumph the Church of the Kingdom

216

Christian Methodist-Episcopal

266

Unitarian Universalist

217

Christian Reformed

267

United Brethren in Christ

218

Christian Science

268

United Church of Christ

219

Church of Christ

269

United Holiness

220

Church of God

270

Wesleyan

221

Church of God in Christ

271

Wesleyan Methodist

222

Church of the Living God

272

Witness Holiness

223

Congregational

273

Zion Union

224

Conservative Baptist

274

Zion Union Apostolic

225

Evangelical

275

Zion Union Apostolic Reformed

226

Evangelical Reformed

300

Other Protestant

227

Evangelical Congregational

301

Other Non-Christian

228

Evangelical Mission Covenant    
Protestant denomination codes for R6558., R6583., R6586., R6613., R6616.

Code

Denomination

Code

Denomination

01

Hungarian Reformed

50

First Reformed

02

Evangelical Congregational

51

First Christian

03

Ind Bible, Bible, Bible Fellowship

52

Full Gospel

04

Eckankar

53

Four Square Gospel

05

Church of Prophecy

54

Friends

06

New Testament Christian

55

Holy Roller

07

Church of God, Saint, & Christ

56

Holiness; Church of Holiness

08

Moravian

57

Pilgrim Holiness

09

Christian & Missionary Alliances

58

Jehovah's Witness

10

Advent Christian

59

LDS

11

Spiritualist

60

LDS--Mormon

12

Assembly of God

61

LDS--Reorganized

13

Free Methodist

62

LDS--Jesus Christ; Church of Jesus LDS

14

Apostolic Faith

63

Mennonite

15

African Methodist

64

Mormon

16

Free Will Baptist

65

Nazarene

17

Eden Evangelist

66

Pentecostal Assembly of God

18

Holiness (Nazarene)

67

Pentecostal Church of God

19

Baptist (Northern)

68

Pentecostal

20

Brethren Church, Brethren

69

Pentecostal Holiness, Holiness Pentecostal

21

Witness Holiness

70

Quaker

22

Brethren, Plymouth

71

Reformed

23

United Brethren, United Brethren in Christ

72

Reformed United Church of Christ

24

Independent

73

Reformed Church of Christ

25

Christian Disciples

74

Religious Science

26

Christ in Christian Union

75

Mind Science

27

Open Bible

76

Salvation Army

28

Christian Catholic

77

7th Day Adventist

29

Christ Church Unity

78

Sanctified, Sanctification

30

Christ Adelphians

79

United Holiness

31

Christian; Central Christian

80

Unitarian, Universalist

32

Christian Reform

81

United Church of Christ

33

Christian Scientist

82

United Church, Unity Church

34

Church of Christ, Evangelical

83

Wesleyan

35

Church of Christ

84

Wesleyan Methodist--Pilgrim

36

Churches of God (Except with Christ and Holiness)

85

Zion Union

37

Church of God in Christ

86

Zion Union Apostolic

38

Church of God in Christ Holiness

87

Zion Union Apostolic--Reformed

39

Church of the Living God

88

Disciples of God

40

Congregationalist, First Congregation

89

Grace Reformed

41

Community Church

90

Holiness Church of God

42

Covenant

91

Evangelical Covenant

43

Dutch Reform

92

Mission Covenant

44

Disciplines of Christ

93

Missionary Baptist

45

Evangelical, Evangelist

94

Swedish Mission

46

Evangelical Reformed

95

Unity

47

Evangelist Free Church

96

United Church of Christianity

48

First Church

00

Other Fundamentalist

49

First Christian Disciples of Christ