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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableRelFFW
LabelIn what religion, if any, were you brought up?
Question text In what religion, if any, were you brought up?
Responses
1 No religion 819
2 Christian - no denomination 732
3 Roman Catholic 590
4 Church of England/Anglican 1432
5 Baptist 52
6 Methodist 163
7 Presbyterian/Church of Scotland 164
8 Free Presbyterian 5
9 Brethren 1
10 United Reform Church (URC)/Congregational 19
11 Other Protestant (WRITE IN) 51
12 Other Christian (WRITE IN) 10
13 Hindu 73
14 Jewish 22
15 Islam/Muslim 132
16 Sikh 31
17 Buddhist 9
18 Other non-Christian (WRITE IN) 6
97 Refusal 1
98 Don’t know 3
99 Refusal 3
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 10
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsPROBE IF NECESSARY: What was your family's religion? CODE ONE ONLY - DO NOT PROMPT
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for each BSA year for full details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The BSA survey is conducted annually.
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