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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2000

Variable Details

VariableGODBELF1
LabelBELIEF IN GOD
Question text Please circle one number to show which statement comes closest to expressing what you believe about God. I dont' believe in God; I don't know whether there is a God and I don't believe there is any way to find out; I don't believe in a personal God, but I do believe in a Higher Power of some kind; I find myself believing in God some of the time, but not at others; while I have doubts, I feel that I do believe in God; I know God really exists and I have no doubts about it.
Responses
1 DONT BELIEVE IN GOD 27
2 DONT KNOW IF GOD 44
3 NO PERSONAL GOD 57
4 BELIEVE SOME OF TIME 61
5 DOUBTS BUT BELIEVE 138
6 GOD EXISTS-NO DOUBTS 375
8 CAN'T CHOOSE 31
9 MISSING 12
-1 Skip - Version B 726
Sysmiss 329
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2000
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 and over in Northern Ireland during 2000.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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