Year: 1991
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 |
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 |
4 |
| I
find myself believing in God some of the time, but not at others |
7 |
| While
I have doubts, I feel that I do believe in God |
22 |
| I
know that God really exists and I have no doubts about it |
61 |
| Not answered | 1 |
|
Results
for men and women
|
%
|
| |
Male |
Female |
| I
don't believe in God |
2 |
1 |
| I
don't know whether there is a God and I don't believe there is any
way to find out |
5 |
3 |
| I
don't believe in a personal God, but I do believe in a Higher Power
of some kind |
6 |
3 |
| I
find myself believing in God some of the time, but not at others |
8 |
7 |
| While
I have doubts, I feel that I do believe in God |
25 |
19 |
| I
know that God really exists and I have no doubts about it |
53 |
67 |
| Not
answered |
1 |
1 |
|
Results
for people of different ages
|
%
|
| |
18-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
65+ |
| I
don't believe in God |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| I
don't know whether there is a God and I don't believe there is any
way to find out |
9 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
| I
don't believe in a personal God, but I do believe in a Higher Power
of some kind |
3 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
| I
find myself believing in God some of the time, but not at others |
10 |
11 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
| While
I have doubts, I feel that I do believe in God |
38 |
28 |
22 |
21 |
12 |
6 |
| I
know that God really exists and I have no doubts about it |
39 |
49 |
59 |
67 |
72 |
86 |
| Not
answered |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
Results
for people of different religions
|
%
|
| |
Catholic |
Protestant |
No religion |
| I
don't believe in God |
1 |
1 |
10 |
| I
don't know whether there is a God and I don't believe there is any
way to find out |
2 |
3 |
19 |
| I
don't believe in a personal God, but I do believe in a Higher Power
of some kind |
2 |
5 |
7 |
| I
find myself believing in God some of the time, but not at others |
5 |
8 |
11 |
| While
I have doubts, I feel that I do believe in God |
21 |
21 |
26 |
| I
know that God really exists and I have no doubts about it |
70 |
61 |
24 |
| Not
answered |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
