Year: 2001/2
Module: Environment
Variable: V62
Question: Please circle one number below to show which statement comes closest to expressing what you believe about God.
Index
to tables on this page
-
-
%
of
people of different religions.
- % of
people of different ages.
Overall
Results |
% |
I
don't believe in God |
2 |
I
don't know whether there is a God and I don't believe there is any
way to find out |
4 |
I don't believe in a personal God, but I do believe in a Higher
Power of some kind |
7 |
I
find myself believing in God some of the time but not at others |
10 |
While
I have doubts, I feel that I do believe in God |
26 |
I
know God really exists and I have no doubts about it |
48 |
Can't
choose, don't know |
3 |
Not
answered, refused |
0 |
Results
for men and women
|
%
|
|
Male |
Female |
I
don't believe in God |
3 |
2 |
I
don't know whether there is a God and I don't believe there is any
way to find out |
6 |
2 |
I don't believe in a personal God, but I do believe in a Higher Power
of some kind |
8 |
6 |
I
find myself believing in God some of the time but not at others |
10 |
11 |
While
I have doubts, I feel that I do believe in God |
28 |
23 |
I
know God really exists and I have no doubts about it |
42 |
54 |
Can't
choose, don't know |
4 |
2 |
Not
answered, refused |
0 |
1 |
Results
for people of different ages
|
%
|
|
18-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
65+ |
I
don't believe in God |
3 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
I
don't know whether there is a God and I don't believe there is any
way to find out |
8 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
I don't believe in a personal God, but I do believe in a Higher Power
of some kind |
9 |
7 |
10 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
I
find myself believing in God some of the time but not at others |
17 |
13 |
11 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
While
I have doubts, I feel that I do believe in God |
30 |
30 |
35 |
29 |
15 |
10 |
I
know God really exists and I have no doubts about it |
28 |
37 |
36 |
47 |
69 |
80 |
Can't
choose, don't know |
5 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
Not
answered, refused |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Results
for people of different religions
|
%
|
|
Catholic |
Protestant |
No religion |
I
don't believe in God |
1 |
0 |
9 |
I
don't know whether there is a God and I don't believe there is any
way to find out |
3 |
* |
11 |
I don't believe in a personal God, but I do believe in a Higher Power
of some kind |
7 |
* |
11 |
I
find myself believing in God some of the time but not at others |
10 |
* |
13 |
While
I have doubts, I feel that I do believe in God |
25 |
* |
26 |
I
know God really exists and I have no doubts about it |
52 |
* |
22 |
Can't
choose, don't know |
2 |
0 |
9 |
Not
answered, refused |
1 |
0 |
0 |
* indicates that the number of people in this category is too small to allow percentages to be calculated.
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