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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1991

Year: 1991

Module: Religious_Observance
Variable: BIBLFEEL


Question:
Which one of these statements comes closest to decribing your feelings about the Bible?


Index to tables on this page

  1. % of men and women
  2. % of people of different ages
  3. % of people of different religions.

Overall Results %
Actual word of God31
Inspired word of God46
Ancient fable,legends16
Doesn't apply to me2
Can't choose5
Not answered1


Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
Actual word of god 23 38
Inspired word of god 48 43
Ancient fable,legends 22 11
Doesn't apply to me 2 2
Can't choose 4 6
Not answered 1 1


Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Actual word of god 26 25 28 30 37 45
Inspired word of god 42 52 43 47 49 38
Ancient fable,legends 21 14 23 17 9 9
Doesn't apply to me 4 1 2 1 0 3
Can't choose 6 9 5 3 2 6
Not answered 1 0 0 3 2 0


Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Actual word of god 27 36 15
Inspired word of god 51 45 25
Ancient fable,legends 13 14 46
Doesn't apply to me 2 1 8
Can't choose 7 4 4
Not answered 0 1 4


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