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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2004

Variable Details

VariableRelFFW
LabelReligion Respondent brought up? Q712
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 12
1 No religion 498
2 Christian - no denomination 262
3 Roman Catholic 445
4 C of England/Anglican 1471
5 Baptist 47
6 Methodist 124
7 Presbyterian/C of Scotland 169
8 Free Presbyterian 5
9 Brethren 2
10 United Reform Church (URC)/Congregationa 23
11 Other Protestant (WRITE IN) 34
12 Other Christian (WRITE IN) 4
13 Hindu 28
14 Jewish 13
15 Islam/Muslim 40
16 Sikh 5
17 Buddhist 4
18 Other non-Christian (WRITE IN) 4
97 Refusal 3
98 Don't know 5
99 Not answered 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2004
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ONE ONLY - DO NOT PROMPT
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.
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