Year: 1998
Module: Religious Observance
Variable: V37
Question:
Please indicate which of the statements below 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 |
3 |
| I
don’t know whether there is a God and I don’t believe there is any
way to find out |
5 |
| I
don’t believe in a personal God, but I do believe in a Higher Power
of some kind |
8 |
| 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 |
30 |
| I
know God really exists and I have no doubts about it |
44 |
|
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 |
3 |
| I
don’t believe in a personal God, but I do believe in a Higher Power
of some kind |
9 |
7 |
| I
find myself believing in God some of the time, but not at others |
12 |
8 |
| While
I have doubts, I feel that I do believe in God |
34 |
27 |
| I
know God really exists and I have no doubts about it |
35 |
53 |
|
Results
for people of different ages
|
%
|
| |
16-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
64+ |
| I
don't believe in God |
2 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
| I
don’t know whether there is a God and I don’t believe there is any
way to find out |
12 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
| I
don’t believe in a personal God, but I do believe in a Higher Power
of some kind |
15 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
| I
find myself believing in God some of the time, but not at others |
17 |
16 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
3 |
| While
I have doubts, I feel that I do believe in God |
36 |
37 |
36 |
31 |
22 |
14 |
| I
know God really exists and I have no doubts about it |
19 |
28 |
43 |
47 |
60 |
79 |
|
Results
for people of different religions
|
%
|
| |
Catholic |
Protestant |
No religion |
| I
don't believe in God |
1 |
* |
21 |
| I
don’t know whether there is a God and I don’t believe there is any
way to find out |
3 |
* |
26 |
| I
don’t believe in a personal God, but I do believe in a Higher Power
of some kind |
7 |
* |
20 |
| I
find myself believing in God some of the time, but not at others |
11 |
* |
6 |
| While
I have doubts, I feel that I do believe in God |
30 |
* |
20 |
| I
know God really exists and I have no doubts about it |
47 |
* |
7 |
* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.
|
