NI Young Life and Times Survey

Year: 2003
Module:Identity
Variable:RELIDIMP

Some people feel very strongly about their religious identity, that is, whether they are Catholic or Protestant or something else - even if they donęt go to church. Other people say that their religious identity is not important to them. How important is your religious identity to you?

	%
Very important	29
Quite important	31
Neither important nor unimportant	18
Not very important	8
Not at all important	11
I don't have a religious identity	3
Don't know	0
Not answered	0

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Results for young men and women:

	%
	Male	Female
Very important	31	27
Quite important	29	32
Neither important nor unimportant	17	19
Not very important	8	8
Not at all important	11	10
I don't have a religious identity	3	3
Don't know	0	1
Not answered	1	0

Results for young people of different religions:

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	None
Very important	34	28	6
Quite important	36	31	9
Neither important nor unimportant	15	21	21
Not very important	9	9	5
Not at all important	6	10	33
I don't have a religious identity	0	1	23
Don't know	0	0	3
Not answered	0	1	1

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