Religion in nations

Religious denomination

Variable Measurement Era SPSS code N Source
Catholic % of population 1996-2005 ReligionCatholic_1996.2005 140 catholic-hierachy.org
Christian % of population 2000 ReligionChristian_2000 104 ??
    2007 ReligionChristian_2007 137 ??
Buddhist % of population 2006 ReligionBuddhist_2006 64 IRF 2007 table ??
CIA 2006 table ??
Hindu % of population 15 ReligionHindu_2006 15 CIA 2006 table ??
Jew % of population 1998 ReligionJew_1998 85 WJC 1998 table ??
Muslim % of population 2000 ReligionMuslims_2000 54 ??
2004 ReligionMuslim_2004 163 IRF 2004 table ??
Shia % of Muslims 2005 ReligionShia_2005 64 CIA 2006 table ??
Sunni % of Muslims 2005 ReligionSunni_2005 64 CIA 2006 table ??
Protestant % of population 2004 ReligionProtestant_2004 148 IRF 2004 table ??
CIA 2006 table ??
% of believers
Assessed in survey: "Do you belong to a religious denomination? If yes, which one? 		1990 ReligionProtestant2_1990 36 WVS2 item 143
1995-98 ReligionProtestant2_1996 43 WVS3 item 179


Religiousness

Variable Measurement Era SPSS code N Source
Religiousness Survey. "Independently of whether you go to church or not, would you say you are, 1) A religious person, 2) Not a religious person, 3) A convinced atheist 9) Don't know. % of respondents identifying as a religious person. 1990-91 Religiousness1_1990 41 WVS2 item 151
1995-98 Religiousness1_1995.98 46 WVS3 item 182
1990-98 Religiousness1_1990.98 46 WVS2+3
Survey: How important is God in your life? rated 1- 10 2000 Religiousness2_2000 80 WVS4 item f063
1998-2008 Religiousness2_1998.2008 95 WVS4+5
item f063
Religious participation Survey. Apart from weddings, funerals and christenings, about how often do you attend religious services these days? 1) More than once a week, 2) Once a week, 3) Once a month, 4) Christmas/Easter day, 5) Other specific holidays, 6) Once a year, 7) Less often, 8) Never, practically never. 1990-93 ReligiousPractice_1990.93 38 WVS2 item 147
1995-98 ReligiousPractice_1995.98 48 WVS3 item 181
Attitudes to religion Survey: % rates religion as comforting 1980-98 ReligionComforting_1980.98 83 WVS1 item V318
WVS2 item V177
WVS3 item V191
WVS4 item f064
WVS5

Religious diversity See cultural diversity

Belief in God See Beliefs
Belief in soul

 

Related variables:
Freedom of religion; see topic Private freedom
Religious fractionalization; see topic Cultural diversity:		 Related topics:
Beliefs
 Related themes
Values

States of Nations is an inventory of country characteristics. It is part of the World Database of Happiness

Keywords added: Cross-national, Culture, God, Religion, Beliefs, Faith, Church, Clerical