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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles II, 2000-2001

Variable Details

Variablewhirel
Labelwhich religion belongs to
Question text Which one?
Responses
-1 not applicable 6109
1 christian, no denomination 943
2 roman catholic 1166
3 church of england/anglican 2165
4 united reformed church 12
5 congregational 14
6 baptist 86
7 methodist 114
8 presbyterian/church of scotland 207
9 other christian 167
10 hindu 190
11 jew 49
12 islam/muslim 601
13 sikh 85
14 buddhist 35
15 other non-christian 53
16 jehovahs witnesses 31
17 seventh day adventist 6
18 rastafarian 2
19 pentecostal 29
99 not answered 46
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles II, 2000-2001
Interviewer Instructions[ON THE ETHNIC MINORITY BOOST WhiRel INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING PRE-CODES: Rastafarian AND Seventh-Day Adventist] Survey
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Men and women aged 16-44 living in private households in Great Britain in 2000-2001.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Second wave: the first survey was conducted in 1990-1991.
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