Belief in Satan

• Introduction
• Patterns

Belief in Satan (Demographic Patterns)

In your opinion, does each of the following exist? b. Satan

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Belief in Satan by Gender (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
absolutely not	13.7% 99	7.9% 75	10.4% 174
probably not	18.7% 135	15.8% 149	17.0% 284
probably	20.9% 151	15.0% 142	17.6% 293
absolutely	46.7% 337	61.3% 580	55.0% 917
Missing	23	30	53
TOTAL	100% 722	100% 946	1668

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Belief in Satan by Race (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	White	Black	Other	Missing	TOTAL
absolutely not	10.1% 148	1.6% 1	16.2% 16	9	10.1% 165
probably not	18.2% 267	4.8% 3	11.1% 11	3	17.2% 281
probably	17.4% 255	12.7% 8	25.3% 25	5	17.7% 288
absolutely	54.4% 798	81.0% 51	47.5% 47	21	55.0% 896
Missing	40	3	4	6	53
TOTAL	100% 1468	100% 63	100% 99	44	1630

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Belief in Satan by Religion (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	Protestant	Catholic	Other	None	Missing	TOTAL
absolutely not	3.2% 31	3.8% 14	43.6% 98	27.4% 23	8	10.1% 166
probably not	11.5% 111	14.1% 52	40.9% 92	23.8% 20	9	16.8% 275
probably	17.0% 164	26.4% 97	9.8% 22	6.0% 5	5	17.6% 288
absolutely	68.2% 656	55.7% 205	5.8% 13	42.9% 36	7	55.5% 910
Missing	28	12	6	2	5	53
TOTAL	100% 962	100% 368	100% 225	100% 84	34	1639

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Belief in Satan by Age (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	Missing	TOTAL
absolutely not	12.2% 16	12.3% 46	9.5% 70	9.7% 40	2	10.4% 172
probably not	19.1% 25	15.5% 58	18.6% 136	15.3% 63	2	17.1% 282
probably	16.0% 21	18.9% 71	16.4% 120	19.2% 79	2	17.6% 291
absolutely	52.7% 69	53.3% 200	55.5% 407	55.8% 230	11	54.9% 906
Missing	0	4	16	30	3	53
TOTAL	100% 131	100% 375	100% 733	100% 412	20	1651

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Belief in Satan by Church attendance (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	Never	< 1 Month	< 1 a Week	Weekly +	Missing	TOTAL
absolutely not	29.4% 102	9.6% 44	6.2% 20	1.3% 7	1	10.5% 173
probably not	33.1% 115	23.2% 106	10.9% 35	4.8% 25	3	17.0% 281
probably	16.7% 58	26.0% 119	17.1% 55	10.8% 57	4	17.5% 289
absolutely	20.7% 72	41.1% 188	65.7% 211	83.1% 437	9	55.0% 908
Missing	11	17	8	12	5	53
TOTAL	100% 347	100% 457	100% 321	100% 526	22	1651

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Belief in Satan by Preference in 2004 Election (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	Bush	Kerry	Other	Missing	TOTAL
absolutely not	3.6% 29	19.2% 127	9.7% 18	0	10.5% 174
probably not	10.5% 85	24.7% 163	18.3% 34	2	17.1% 282
probably	15.6% 126	19.5% 129	18.8% 35	3	17.5% 290
absolutely	70.3% 567	36.5% 241	53.2% 99	10	54.9% 907
Missing	24	19	6	4	53
TOTAL	100% 807	100% 660	100% 186	19	1653

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Belief in Satan by Education (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	< HIGH SCH	HS GRAD	SOME COLL.	JR COLL.	BA DEGREE	GRAD DEGRE	Missing	TOTAL
absolutely not	3.3% 2	3.3% 8	8.8% 35	8.0% 11	9.8% 40	18.2% 73	5	10.3% 169
probably not	13.3% 8	9.6% 23	13.6% 54	15.9% 22	18.3% 75	25.2% 101	1	17.2% 283
probably	13.3% 8	13.0% 31	16.6% 66	21.7% 30	18.8% 77	19.0% 76	5	17.5% 288
absolutely	70.0% 42	74.1% 177	61.0% 242	54.3% 75	53.2% 218	37.7% 151	12	55.0% 905
Missing	2	18	13	2	5	5	8	53
TOTAL	100% 60	100% 239	100% 397	100% 138	100% 410	100% 401	31	1645

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Belief in Satan by Marital status (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	Married	Cohab	Widowed	Div/Sep	Never Marr	Missing	TOTAL
absolutely not	8.7% 89	18.3% 11	10.0% 14	10.7% 25	15.8% 30	5	10.3% 169
probably not	15.9% 162	25.0% 15	11.4% 16	20.9% 49	21.6% 41	1	17.2% 283
probably	17.9% 183	16.7% 10	18.6% 26	15.4% 36	17.4% 33	5	17.5% 288
absolutely	57.5% 586	40.0% 24	60.0% 84	53.0% 124	45.3% 86	13	55.0% 904
Missing	23	1	13	8	2	6	53
TOTAL	100% 1020	100% 60	100% 140	100% 234	100% 190	30	1644

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Belief in Satan by Household income (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	< 20000	20k-35k	35k-50k	50k-100k	100k +	Missing	TOTAL
absolutely not	6.0% 11	6.3% 14	7.5% 22	12.4% 67	15.6% 51	9	10.5% 165
probably not	7.6% 14	14.7% 33	18.4% 54	17.9% 97	23.0% 75	11	17.4% 273
probably	18.5% 34	15.2% 34	18.0% 53	17.2% 93	18.7% 61	18	17.5% 275
absolutely	67.9% 125	63.8% 143	56.1% 165	52.6% 285	42.6% 139	60	54.6% 857
Missing	13	8	8	7	5	12	53
TOTAL	100% 184	100% 224	100% 294	100% 542	100% 326	110	1570

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Notes

Baylor Religion Survey, 2005: The Baylor Religion Survey (BRS) is national population survey of religious characteristics, orientations, and attitudes modeled after the General Social Survey. The 2005 BRS data includes 1,721 responses collected by the Gallup Organization. A third of the survey is dedicated solely to religion items; focusing on affiliation, identity, belief, experience, and commitment. Two-thirds of the survey is dedicated to topical modules which will be rotated in subsequent administrations. The 2005 survey includes modules on moral and political attitudes, the consumption of religious goods, the paranormal and civic engagement.