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religion_w14

Religion module

Questions 7

religion_w14.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_w14.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_w14.oprlg

Whether belong to a religion

Type: choice

Source: BHPS (adapted)

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

OptionLabelAssociated variables
1Yesn_oprlg1 (n_indresp) Religion: E/S/W
2No

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1 & (GRIDVARIABLES.EMBoost = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.GPCompare = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.LDA = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB = 1 | HHGRID.Region = 4 | GRIDVARIABLES.FBorn = 1 | ETHNICITYANDNATIONALIDENTITY.Racel > 1 | ETHNICITYANDNATIONALIDENTITY.Racelt > 1 | ETHNICITYANDNATIONALIDENTITY.Racelwt > 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.UKBorn = 5) (new entrant never interviewed AND is in the EM boost, GP comparison, new entrant in LDA household or the IEMB sample or resident in Northern Ireland or Ethnic group is not British/English/Scottish/Welsh/Northern Irish or was not born in the UK)

religion_w14.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 (Does not belong to a religion)

religion_w14.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 (Belongs to a religion or was brought up in a religion)

religion_w14.oprlg0

Religion brought up in: E/S/W

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: Which religion were you brought up in?

OptionLabel
13Hindu
14Jewish
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
17The Church of Wales
10Other Christian
11Christian (no specific denomination)
12Muslim/Islam
15Sikh
16Buddhist
97Other

Universe:
if HHGRID.region = 1,2,3 (Lives in England, Wales or Scotland)
and if OPRLG = 2 (Does not belong to a religion)

religion_w14.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
17The Church of Wales
10Other Christian
11Christian (no specific denomination)
12Muslim/Islam
13Hindu
14Jewish
15Sikh
16Buddhist
97Other

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

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