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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableGODBELF1
LabelBELIEF IN GOD
Question text Please tick one box below to show which statements comes closest to expressing what you believe about God. (Please circle one number only)
Responses
1 DONT BELIEVE IN GOD 30
2 DONT KNOW IF GOD 33
3 NO PERSONAL GOD 56
4 BELIEVE SOME OF TIME 87
5 DOUBTS BUT BELIEVE 196
6 GOD EXISTS-NO DOUBTS 402
8 CANT CHOOSE 8
-1 VER B SECTION SKIP 813
Sysmiss 175
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 1998
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 and over in Northern Ireland during 1998
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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