Seven questions were asked in 1991:
God: “I know God exists and I have no doubts about it”
Afterlife: I definitely believe in “life after death”
Bible: “The Bible is the actual word of God and it is to be taken literally, word for word.” A yes answer implies that the subject believes in the inerrancy of the Bible.
Devil: I definitely believe in “the Devil.”
Hell: I definitely believe in “Hell.”
Heaven: I definitely believe in “Heaven.”
Miracle: I definitely believe in “religious miracles.”
Country
|
God
|
Afterlife
|
Bible
|
Devil
|
Hell
|
Heaven
|
Miracles
|
Evolution
|
United States |
62.8 |
55.0 |
33.5 |
45.4 |
49.6 |
63.1 |
45.6 |
<35.4 |
N. Ireland |
61.4 |
53.5 |
32.7 |
43.1 |
47.9 |
63.7 |
44.2 |
51.5 |
Ireland |
58.7 |
45.9 |
24.9 |
24.8 |
25.9 |
51.8 |
36.9 |
60.1 |
Phillipines |
86.2 |
35.2 |
53.7 |
28.3 |
29.6 |
41.9 |
27.7 |
60.9 |
Poland |
66.3 |
37.8 |
37.4 |
15.4 |
21.4 |
38.6 |
22.7 |
35.4 |
Italy |
51.4 |
34.8 |
27.0 |
20.4 |
21.7 |
27.9 |
32.9 |
65.2 |
New Zealand |
29.3 |
35.5 |
9.4 |
21.4 |
18.7 |
32.2 |
23.1 |
66.3 |
Israel |
43.0 |
21.9 |
26.7 |
12.6 |
22.5 |
24.0 |
26.4 |
56.9 |
Austria |
29.4 |
24.8 |
12.7 |
11.1 |
10.0 |
20.1 |
27.4 |
N/A |
Norway |
20.1 |
31.6 |
11.2 |
13.1 |
11.4 |
23.0 |
17.8 |
65.0 |
Great Britain |
23.8 |
26.5 |
7.0 |
12.7 |
12.8 |
24.6 |
15.3 |
76.7 |
Netherlands |
24.7 |
26.7 |
8.4 |
13.3 |
11.1 |
21.1 |
10.2 |
58.6 |
W.Germany |
27.3 |
24.4 |
12.5 |
9.5 |
9.3 |
18.2 |
22.7 |
72.7 |
Russia |
12.4 |
16.8 |
9.9 |
12.5 |
13.0 |
14.7 |
18.7 |
41.4 |
Slovenia |
21.9 |
11.6 |
22.3 |
6.9 |
8.3 |
9.5 |
13.4 |
60.7 |
Hungary |
30.1 |
10.6 |
19.2 |
4.2 |
5.8 |
9.4 |
8.2 |
62.8 |
E. Germany |
9.2 |
6.1 |
7.5 |
3.6 |
2.6 |
10.2 |
11.8 |
81.6 |
|
Two international surveys were conducted during 1991 and 1993 by the
International Social Survey Program (ISSP). This is currently located at the
National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago.