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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1997; Cross Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableFAMRELIG
LabelRespondent's upbringing religion? Q938
Question text In what religion, if any, were you brought up? PROBE IF NECESSARY: What was your family's religion?
Responses
-1 Skp,refused religion 23
0 No religion 348
1 Christian - no denomination 161
2 Roman Catholic 504
3 Church of England/ Anglican/Episcopal 1613
4 Presbyterian/Church of Scotland 526
5 Methodist 169
6 Baptist 67
7 United Reform Church (URC)/ Congregation 29
8 Free Presbyterian 8
9 Brethren 8
10 Other Protestant (WRITE IN) 50
11 Other Christian (WRITE IN) 8
12 Jewish 18
13 Hindu 22
14 Islam/Muslim 39
15 Sikh 14
16 Buddhist 2
17 Other non-Christian (WRITE IN) 1
97 Refusal 3
98 Don't know 2
99 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 1997; Cross Section Survey
Interviewer InstructionsDO NOT PROMPT
UniverseAdults aged 18+ living in Great Britain;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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