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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2021

Variable Details

Variablerelffw_Archive
LabelIn what religion, if any, were you brought up?
Responses
1 No religion 1492
2 Christian – no denomination 1294
3 Roman Catholic 815
4 Church of England or Anglican 1674
5 Baptist 89
6 Methodist 203
7 Presbyterian (including Church of Scotland, URC, Congregatio 243
8 Buddhist 25
9 Hindu 63
10 Jewish 23
11 Muslim 141
12 Sikh 19
13 Any other religion 24
18 Other non-christian 0
20 Other christian 86
98 Don't know 5
99 Prefer not to answer 9
-11 HideNA 0
-1 Not applicable 45
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2021
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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