°Religious beliefs





























Religious beliefs 2007: All answers with ‘very much so’, ‘quite a bit’, in %




























By sex

By age


By denomination


By religiosity


Men Women
18–39 years 40–59 years 60 years and over
Catholic Protes-tant No deno-mination
not religious religious very religious
Do you believe in God or something divine? 49 65
55 52 66
62 56 33
3 58 99
Do you believe in an afterlife? 33 49
43 41 39
45 37 31
7 35 81
Do you believe in angels? 19 36
25 30 27
32 21 18

22 61
Do you believe in supernatural powers? 20 30
25 28 21
23 25 20
3 23 49
Do you believe in astrology? 9 14
14 10 10
13 9 13
6 12 12
Do you believe in demons? 10 13
9 14 11
10 8 8
1 6 32































‘To what extent do your religious beliefs affect the following areas of your life?’













All answers ‘very much so’ and ‘quite a bit’ in % 2007




























By sex

By denomination










Men Women
Catholic Protestant No denomination







Birth, marriage or death 42 57
58 47 20







Attitude towards nature 41 47
45 44 34







Questioning the meaning of life 39 47
45 43 30







Coping with life crises 31 45
39 37 25







Coping with illness 28 40
38 30 18







Bringing up of your children 27 34
35 26 12







Relationship with your partner 24 27
29 21 8







Work/occupation 14 24
22 14 13







Leisure time 15 20
19 14 10







Attitude towards sexuality 16 19
20 13 11







Political views 14 15
13 15 10