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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1992; Cross-Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableV917
LabelWhat religion were you brought up? Q917
Question text In what religion, if any, were you brought up? What was your family's religion?
Responses
-1 Skp,refused religion 4
0 No religion 273
1 Christian-no denomination 103
2 Roman Catholic 468
3 CofE/Anglican/Episcopal 1583
4 CofS/Presbyterian 610
5 Methodist 195
6 Baptist 66
7 URC/Congregational 45
8 Free Presbyterian 11
9 Brethern 11
10 Oth.protestant 63
11 Oth.Christian 7
12 Jewish 13
13 Hindu 10
14 Islam/ Muslim 22
15 Sikh 17
16 Buddhist 4
17 Oth.non-Christian 2
97 Refused/unwilling 0
99 Not answered 27
Sysmiss 1698
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 1992; Cross-Section Survey
UniverseElectors in Great Britain;National
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample: 3 stage selection procedure. See Technical Notes for further details.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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