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Religion module

Questions 10

religion_w12.nirel

Religion: NI

Type: choice

Source: Adapted from NI harmonised question

Interviewer Instruction: CODE ONE ONLY

Text: What is your religion, even if you are not practising?

OptionLabel
1Catholic
2Presbyterian
3Church of Ireland
4Methodist
5Baptist
6Free Presbyterian
7Brethren
8Protestant - not specified
9Other Christian
10Buddhist
11Hindu
12Jewish
13Muslim
14Sikh
97Any other religion

Universe:
if HHGRID.region = 4 (Lives in Northern Ireland)
and if OPRLG = 1 (Does belong to a religion)

religion_w12.nireloth

Religion (other): NI

Type: string

Source: NI harmonised question

Interviewer Instruction: WRITE IN

Text: Please describe this other religion

Universe:
if HHGRID.region = 4 (Lives in Northern Ireland)
and if OPRLG = 1 (Does belong to a religion)
and if NIRel = 97 (Other religion (NI))

religion_w12.oprlg2

Attendance at religious services

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: PROBE AS NECESSARY

Text: How often, if at all, do you attend religious services or meetings?

OptionLabel
1Once a week or more
2At least once a month
3At least once a year
4Never
5Only weddings etc

religion_w12.oprlg3

Religion makes a difference to life

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT

Text: How much difference would you say religious beliefs make to your life? Would you say they make...

OptionLabel
1A great difference
2Some difference
3A little difference
4No difference

religion_w12.oprlg

Whether belong to a religion

Type: choice

Source: BHPS (adapted)

Text: Do you regard yourself as belonging to any particular religion?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

religion_w12.oprlg0

Religion brought up in: E/S/W

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: Which religion were you brought up in?

OptionLabel
1No religion
2Church of England/Anglican
3Roman Catholic
4Church of Scotland
5Free Church or Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland
6Episcopalian
7Methodist
8Baptist
9Congregational/United Reform/URC
10Other Christian
11Christian (no denomination specified)
12Muslim/Islam
13Hindu
14Jewish
15Sikh
16Buddhist
97Other

Universe:
if HHGRID.region = 1,2,3 (Lives in England, Wales or Scotland)
and if OPRLG = 2 & ((ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1) | ff_oprlg0 = MIS | ff_oprlg0ni = MIS) (Does not belong to a religion and is a new entrant never interviewed or religion brought up in is missing or religion NI brought up in is missing)

religion_w12.oprlg1

Religion: E/S/W

Type: choice

Source: BHPS (adapted)

Text: Which religion do you regard yourself as belonging to?

OptionLabel
2Church of England/Anglican
3Roman Catholic
4Church of Scotland
5Free Church or Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland
6Episcopalian
7Methodist
8Baptist
9Congregational/United Reform/URC
10Other Christian
11Christian (no denomination specified)
12Muslim/Islam
13Hindu
14Jewish
15Sikh
16Buddhist
97Other

Universe:
if HHGRID.region = 1,2,3 (Lives in England, Wales or Scotland)
and if OPRLG = 1 (Belongs to a religion)

religion_w12.oprlg0ni

Religion brought up in: NI

Type: choice

Source: NISRA/CSU

Text: Which religion were you brought up in?

OptionLabel
1Catholic
2Presbyterian
3Church of Ireland
4Methodist
5Baptist
6Free Presbyterian
7Brethren
8Protestant - not specified
9Other Christian
10Buddhist
11Hindu
12Jewish
13Muslim
14Sikh
96No religion
97Any other religion

Universe:
if HHGRID.region = 4 (Lives in Northern Ireland)
and if OPRLG = 2 & ((ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1) | ff_oprlg0 = MIS | ff_oprlg0ni = MIS) (Does not belong to a religion and is a new entrant never interviewed or religion brought up in is missing or religion NI brought up in is missing)

religion_w12.niact

Religion active: NI

Type: choice

Source: NI harmonised question

Text: Do you consider that you are actively practising your religion?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if HHGRID.region = 4 (Lives in Northern Ireland)
and if OPRLG = 1 | (OPRLG0NI = 1-14 | 97) | (ff_OPRLG0NI = 1-14 | 97) (Belongs to a religion or was brought up in a religion)

religion_w12.prayfreq

Frequency of prayer

Type: choice

Source: ESS

Text: Apart from when you are at religious services, how often, if at all, do you pray?

OptionLabel
1Every day
2More than once a week
3Once a week
4At least once a month
5Only on special holy days
6Less often
7Never

Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.EMBoost = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.GPCompare = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.LDA = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.FBorn = 1) (Part of EM Boost, GP Comparison or LDA sample, or is in the IEMB sample, or foreign born.)

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