Variable	Measurement	Era	Code	N	Source
Religious beliefs
Belief in God	Public opinion	1980	BeliefGod_1980	31	WSV1-item 308
		1990	BeliefGod_1990	34	WVS2 item 166
		1995	BeliefGod_ 1995	44	WVS3 item 183
Belief in Soul	Public opinion	1980-2000	BeliefSoul_1980-2000	56	WVS1 item 310 WVS2 item 168 WVS3 item 185 WVS4 item f052
Meaning of life in God	Public opinion	1990	MeaningInGod_1990	36	WVS2 items 135+138+140
Religious denomination
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	ReligionMuslim_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
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	1980s	Religiousness2_1980s		Inglehart 2010 Appendix B
		1990s	Religiousness2_1990s
		2000s	Religiousness2_2000s
		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

Related topics: Nation Type (Religion) Private freedom (Freedom of religion), Cultural diversity (religious fractionalization), Meaning of life
Related themes: Beliefs, Values

The dataset States of Nations is about characteristics of countries in periods (macro variables). It is part of the World Database of Happiness. Developed for the identification of societal conditions for happiness, the source can also be used for other purposes.