Cultural diversity
Religious beliefs

Religious beliefs 2007: All answers with ‘very much so’, ‘quite a bit’ in % - By age and religiosity

Definitions/comments: Religiosity: Centrality-Index of the Religion Monitor (see www.religionsmonitor.de).

Question wording: ‘To what extent do your religious beliefs affect the following areas of your life? The upbringing of your children. Your relation with your partner. Your work, your occupation. Your free time. Your political opinion. Your attitude towards nature. Your attitude towards sexualtiy. Your coping with disease. Your questioning the meaning of life. Your coping with life crises. Your dealings with vital events in your family, like birth, marriage, or death’.

Answer categories: ‘not at all’, ‘not very much’, ‘moderately’, ‘quite a bit’, ‘very much so’. Percentages correspond to respondents with answers ‘quite a bit’ and ‘very much so’.

Sample size: 1200.

Source: Religion Monitor 2008, Bertelsmann Foundation.

Data for the indicator or in excel.

Description and explanation in the corresponding chapter of the Social Report 2008.