Year: 1998
Module: Religious Observance
Variable: GODBELF1
Question: Please tick one box below to show which statement comes closest to expressing what you believe about God.
Index
to tables on this page
-
-
%
of
people of different ages
-
%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| I
don't believe in God |
9 |
| I
don't know whether there is a God and I don't believe there is any
way to find out |
15 |
| I
don't believe in a personal God, but I do believe in a Higher Power
of some kind |
14 |
| I
find myself believing in God some of the time, but not at others |
14 |
| While
I have doubts, I fell that I do believe in God |
23 |
| I
know God really exists and I havve no doubts about it |
22 |
| Not
answered |
3 |
|
Results
for men and women
|
%
|
| |
Male |
Female |
| I
don't believe in God |
13 |
7 |
| I
don't know whether there is a God and I don't believe there is any
way to find out |
19 |
12 |
| I
don't believe in a personal God, but I do believe in a Higher Power
of some kind |
19 |
10 |
| I
find myself believing in God some of the time, but not at others |
12 |
16 |
| While
I have doubts, I fell that I do believe in God |
17 |
27 |
| I
know God really exists and I havve no doubts about it |
18 |
26 |
| Not
answered |
3 |
4 |
|
Results
for people of different ages
|
%
|
| |
18-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
65+ |
| I
don't believe in God |
8 |
14 |
13 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
| I
don't know whether there is a God and I don't believe there is any
way to find out |
30 |
18 |
15 |
15 |
7 |
10 |
| I
don't believe in a personal God, but I do believe in a Higher Power
of some kind |
11 |
21 |
13 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
| I
find myself believing in God some of the time, but not at others |
19 |
11 |
12 |
14 |
13 |
16 |
| While
I have doubts, I fell that I do believe in God |
11 |
23 |
25 |
21 |
27 |
25 |
| I
know God really exists and I havve no doubts about it |
16 |
14 |
20 |
26 |
31 |
27 |
| Not
answered |
6 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
|
Results
for people of different religions
|
%
|
| |
Catholic |
Protestant |
No religion |
| I
don't believe in God |
0 |
3 |
18 |
| I
don't know whether there is a God and I don't believe there is any
way to find out |
4 |
5 |
27 |
| I
don't believe in a personal God, but I do believe in a Higher Power
of some kind |
5 |
11 |
17 |
| I
find myself believing in God some of the time, but not at others |
18 |
14 |
14 |
| While
I have doubts, I fell that I do believe in God |
40 |
28 |
15 |
| I
know God really exists and I havve no doubts about it |
30 |
36 |
6 |
| Not
answered |
4 |
3 |
3 |
|
