Year: 2008
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
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-
% of
people of different ages.
-
%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| I don't believe in God | 18 |
| I don't know whether there is a God and I don't believe ther | 19 |
| 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 |
13 |
| While I have doubts, I feel that I do believe in God | 19 |
| I know God really exists and that I have no doubts about it | 17 |
|
Results
for men and women
|
%
|
| |
Male |
Female |
| I
don't believe in God |
23 |
14 |
| I
don't know whether there is a God and I don't believe ther |
22 |
16 |
| I
don't believe in a personal God, but I do believe in a Higher Power
of some kind |
14 |
14 |
| I
find myself believing in God some of the time, but not at others |
12 |
14 |
| While
I have doubts, I feel that I do believe in God |
16 |
22 |
| I
know God really exists and that I have no doubts about it |
13 |
20 |
|
Results
for people of different ages
|
%
|
| |
18-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
65+ |
| I
don't believe in God |
25 |
21 |
20 |
19 |
16 |
12 |
| I
don't know whether there is a God and I don't believe ther |
20 |
19 |
19 |
20 |
17 |
19 |
| I
don't believe in a personal God, but I do believe in a Higher Power
of some kind |
18 |
20 |
12 |
14 |
13 |
11 |
| I
find myself believing in God some of the time, but not at others |
18 |
9 |
15 |
10 |
17 |
13 |
| While
I have doubts, I feel that I do believe in God |
12 |
14 |
17 |
21 |
19 |
24 |
| I
know God really exists and that I have no doubts about it |
7 |
16 |
17 |
15 |
18 |
21 |
|
Results
for people of different religions
|
%
|
| |
Catholic |
Protestant |
No religion |
| I
don't believe in God |
8 |
14 |
48 |
| I
don't know whether there is a God and I don't believe ther |
16 |
19 |
21 |
| I
don't believe in a personal God, but I do believe in a Higher Power
of some kind |
11 |
14 |
13 |
| I
find myself believing in God some of the time, but not at others |
13 |
16 |
7 |
| While
I have doubts, I feel that I do believe in God |
27 |
22 |
5 |
| I
know God really exists and that I have no doubts about it |
25 |
16 |
6 |
|
