This page lists
the questions asked within the Religious Observance module in 2008.
Clicking on the short variable name printed before every question
will bring you to the tables of results for that question. Publications
and further information on Religious Observance can be found on the
Religious Observance Resources
page. This
module was asked as part of the International
Social Survey Programme and the RELEMERGE
project
RUHAPPY:
How happy are you?
SEXBFMAR: Is it wrong to have sexual relations before marriage?
ADULTERY: Is adultery wrong?
SEXHOMO: Are sexual relations between adults of the same sex wrong?
ABORWRGA: Is abortion wrong if there is a strong chance of a serious
defect in the baby?
ABORWRGB: Is abortion wrong if the family cannot afford any more
children?
SEXROLE2:
A husband's job is to earn money; a wife's job is to look after the
home and family
PEOPTRST: Can people be trusted?
PARLCONF: Have you confidence in
Parliament at Westminster?
BUSCONF: Have you confidence in business
and industry?
CHCHCONF: Have you confidence in
churches and religious organisations?
CORTCONF: Have you confidence in
courts and the legal system?
SCHLCONF: Have you confidence in
schools and the educational system?
MOVELIFE: Have you lived in other
areas or other countries?
RLGINFVT: Should religious leaders
try to influence how people vote in elections?
RLGINFGV: Should religious leaders
try to influence government decisions?
SCIEHARM: Does modern science do
more harm than good?
SCIETRST: Do we trust too much in
science and not enough in religious faith?
RELPROB1: Does religion bring more
conflict than peace?
RELPROB2: Are people with strong
religious beliefs too intolerant?
CHCHPOWR: Do churches and religious
organisations have too much power?
RELRGHTS: Should all religious groups
in N Ireland have equal rights?
RESPREL: Should we respect all religions?
DIFFMARR: Would you accept a person
from a different religion or with a very different religious view
from yours marrying a relative of yours?
DIFFCAND: Would you accept a person
from a different religion or with a very different religious view
from yours being a candidate of the political party you prefer?
REXTMEET: Should religious extremists
be allowed to hold public meetings to express their views?
REXTPUB: Should religious extremists
be allowed to publish books expressing their views?
GODBELF1: Do you believe in God?
GODBELF2: Which best describes your
beliefs about God?
AFTRLIFE: Do you believe in life
after death?
HEAVEN: Do you believe in Heaven?
HELL: Do you believe in Hell?
RELGMIRC: Do you believe in religious
miracles?
REINCARN: Do you believe in reincarnation?
NIRVANA:
Do you believe in nirvana?
ANCESTOR: Do you believe in the supernatural powers of deceased
ancestors?
GODCONCN: Is there a God concerned
with every human being personally?
FATALIST: Is there little that people
can do to change the course of their lives?
GODGMEAN: Is life meaningful only
because God exists?
LFNOPURP: Does life serve any purpose?
SLFGMEAN: Is life only meaningful
if you provide the meaning yourself?
GODNOCH: Do you have your own way
of connecting with God without churches or religious services?
MUMRELIG: What was your mother's
religion when you were a child?
DADRELIG: What was your father's
religion when you were a child?
FAMREL2: What religion, if any, were
you raised in?
PRTNRRLG: What is your spouse's/partner's
religion?
MUMATTCH: How often did your mother
attend religious services when you were a child?
DADATTCH: How often did your father
attend religious services when you were a child?
R11ATTCH: How often did you attend
religious services where you were 11?
PRAYFREQ: About how often do you pray?
CHRCHACT: How often to you take part
in activities of a church?
HOMEREL: Do you have a shrine, altar,
or a religious object on display in your home?
HOLYVIST: How often do you visit
a holy place for religious reasons?
RELIGIUS: Are you religious?
RELSPIRT: Do you follow a religion
or consider yourself to be spiritual?
RELTRUTH: Is there truth in any religion?
RELHELP1: Does practising a religion
help people to ind inner peace and happiness?
RELHELP2: Does practising a religion
help people to make friends?
RELHELP3: Does practising a religion
help people to gain comfort in times of trouble or sorrow?
RELHELP4: Does practising a religion
help people to meet the right kind of people?
MUMRELGS: When you were a child, was
your mother religious?
DADRELGS: When you were a child, was
your father religious?
PRTRELGS: Is your spouse or partner
religious?
IMPRELU: How important was religion
in your upbringing?
IMPRELCH: If you have children, how
important is or was religion in their upbringing?
IMPRELDY: How important is religion
in your daily life?
GODINV: Is God directly involved in
your affairs?
GODANGER: Is God angered by human
sin?
SCHFAITH: Should religious groups
have their own schools?
BANBOOK2: Should books and films
that attack religions be banned by law?
CLONEFRM: Do you approve of cloning
the best farm animals to improve breeding stock?
EMBRES: Should scientists be allowed
to use cells from human embryos for research?
EMBHUMAN: Is an embryo a human being
at the moment of conception?
EXIT1: Should doctors be allowed by
law to end the patient’s life, if the patient requests it?
WOMENEQ: Should more be done to promote
equality for women?
CIVPART: Do you approve of laws that
treat same-sex partnerships like marriage?
SSEXADPT: Do you approve of allowing
same-sex couples to adopt children?
WEARRSYM: Should people working with
the public be allowed to dress in a way that shows their religious
faith?
IMMTHRT: Is immigration a threat to
our national identity?
MUSNIFIT: Do nearly all Muslims living
in Northern Ireland want to fit in?
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