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Additional Topics

The following are additional topic areas related to Statistics and Demographics. If there is a bracket number after the topic, that number indicates how many actual articles there are related to that subject. If the link for the topic is not live, it simply means the topic is a 'planned area' for future growth.

FAIR Resources

These links are either to Web pages hosted on the FAIR Website, or to FAIR Papers. FAIR Papers are short articles about specific topics or questions, written by members of FAIR. These articles can be downloaded and read in PDF format and are intended to be distributed by e-mail or print for the general use of our patrons. (To read FAIR Papers you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader. It can be downloaded free from the Adobe Web site.) Click on a title below to visit a FAIR Web page or to read the latest version of a FAIR Paper.

"Bankruptcy rate in Utah," FAIR Wiki (City Unknown: FAIR) This FAIR Wiki article examines the statistics which show that bankruptcies in Utah are the highest in the nation and why.

Steven J. Danderson, "The Impact of LDS Temples on Local Property Values," (Mesa, Arizona: FAIR, February 2003) This FAIR Paper examines whether the presence of an LDS temple in a community lowers surrounding residential property values.

Scott Gordon, "Survey Says! A Survey of Clergy Opinion on Mormonism," (2000 FAIR Conference)

Tim Heaton, "Dealing With Demographics," (Mesa, Arizona: FAIR, February 2005) Dr. Tim Heaton's presentation at the 2002 FAIR Conference is now online. In his presentation, Heaton conducts an information discussion with the FAIR audience about Church demographics and how they are used. He discusses various trends in a variety of areas of interest to apologists.

Encyclopedia of Mormonism

The resources listed below are articles available in the Encyclopedia of Mormonism. These links are to information not located on the FAIR Web site.

Stephen J. Bahr, "Social Characteristics," Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Edited by Daniel H. Ludlow (New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1992), 1371-1378

Other Resources

The resources listed below are related items available on the Web that should be of interest. These links are to information not located on the FAIR Web site.

"Protestants, Catholics and Mormons Reflect Diverse Levels of Religious Activity," (City Unknown: Barna Research Ltd., 9 July 2001) A public opinion survey compares religious habits and behaviors of different groups.

Daniel K. Judd, "Religion, Mental Health, and the Latter-day Saints," BYU Speeches MP3 audio recording. Judd talks about several Utah and LDS statistics, including suicide and divorce rates as well as Prozac use.

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