Belief in Angels

• Introduction
• Patterns

Belief in Angels (Demographic Patterns)

In your opinion, does each of the following exist? f. Angels

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

	Male	Female	TOTAL
absolutely not	11.8% 85	5.0% 48	8.0% 133
probably not	14.7% 106	9.3% 88	11.6% 194
probably	23.6% 170	15.8% 150	19.2% 320
absolutely	49.8% 358	69.9% 665	61.3% 1023
Missing	26	25	51
TOTAL	100% 719	100% 951	1670

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

	White	Black	Other	Missing	TOTAL
absolutely not	8.2% 120	0.0% 0	8.9% 9	4	7.9% 129
probably not	12.2% 179	0.0% 0	12.9% 13	2	11.8% 192
probably	19.5% 286	14.8% 9	16.8% 17	8	19.1% 312
absolutely	60.2% 885	85.2% 52	61.4% 62	24	61.2% 999
Missing	38	5	2	6	51
TOTAL	100% 1470	100% 61	100% 101	44	1632

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

	Protestant	Catholic	Other	None	Missing	TOTAL
absolutely not	2.1% 20	3.5% 13	38.2% 86	9.5% 8	6	7.7% 127
probably not	8.0% 77	6.5% 24	35.6% 80	10.7% 9	4	11.6% 190
probably	17.8% 171	21.9% 81	16.4% 37	29.8% 25	6	19.1% 314
absolutely	72.1% 693	68.1% 252	9.8% 22	50.0% 42	14	61.5% 1009
Missing	29	10	6	2	4	51
TOTAL	100% 961	100% 370	100% 225	100% 84	34	1640

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

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	Missing	TOTAL
absolutely not	8.4% 11	7.8% 29	7.5% 55	9.2% 38	0	8.0% 133
probably not	13.0% 17	12.3% 46	12.2% 90	9.7% 40	1	11.7% 193
probably	17.6% 23	20.4% 76	18.9% 139	19.3% 80	2	19.2% 318
absolutely	61.1% 80	59.5% 222	61.4% 451	61.8% 256	14	61.0% 1009
Missing	0	6	14	28	3	51
TOTAL	100% 131	100% 373	100% 735	100% 414	20	1653

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

	Never	< 1 Month	< 1 a Week	Weekly +	Missing	TOTAL
absolutely not	25.6% 89	6.8% 31	2.8% 9	0.6% 3	1	8.0% 132
probably not	26.7% 93	15.2% 69	6.2% 20	1.9% 10	2	11.6% 192
probably	21.6% 75	26.7% 121	19.5% 63	11.1% 59	2	19.2% 318
absolutely	26.1% 91	51.2% 232	71.5% 231	86.4% 458	11	61.2% 1012
Missing	10	21	6	8	6	51
TOTAL	100% 348	100% 453	100% 323	100% 530	22	1654

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

	Bush	Kerry	Other	Missing	TOTAL
absolutely not	3.2% 26	13.9% 92	7.4% 14	1	8.0% 132
probably not	6.2% 50	18.5% 122	11.7% 22	0	11.7% 194
probably	16.6% 134	21.9% 145	19.7% 37	4	19.1% 316
absolutely	73.9% 596	45.7% 302	61.2% 115	10	61.2% 1013
Missing	25	18	4	4	51
TOTAL	100% 806	100% 661	100% 188	19	1655

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Belief in Angels 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	2.9% 7	6.3% 25	7.4% 10	7.8% 32	14.0% 56	1	8.0% 132
probably not	4.9% 3	5.0% 12	9.8% 39	11.0% 15	13.2% 54	17.5% 70	1	11.7% 193
probably	8.2% 5	12.0% 29	17.8% 71	19.1% 26	20.7% 85	24.3% 97	7	19.0% 313
absolutely	83.6% 51	80.2% 194	66.1% 263	62.5% 85	58.3% 239	44.1% 176	15	61.2% 1008
Missing	1	15	12	4	5	7	7	51
TOTAL	100% 61	100% 242	100% 398	100% 136	100% 410	100% 399	31	1646

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

	Married	Cohab	Widowed	Div/Sep	Never Marr	Missing	TOTAL
absolutely not	7.2% 73	10.0% 6	10.5% 15	8.1% 19	10.0% 19	1	8.0% 132
probably not	10.2% 104	16.7% 10	9.8% 14	15.4% 36	15.3% 29	1	11.7% 193
probably	20.4% 208	21.7% 13	15.4% 22	15.0% 35	18.4% 35	7	19.0% 313
absolutely	62.2% 634	51.7% 31	64.3% 92	61.5% 144	56.3% 107	15	61.2% 1008
Missing	24	1	10	8	2	6	51
TOTAL	100% 1019	100% 60	100% 143	100% 234	100% 190	30	1646

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

	< 20000	20k-35k	35k-50k	50k-100k	100k +	Missing	TOTAL
absolutely not	4.3% 8	5.8% 13	5.5% 16	9.4% 51	12.0% 39	6	8.1% 127
probably not	6.9% 13	9.3% 21	12.0% 35	11.6% 63	16.7% 54	8	11.8% 186
probably	10.6% 20	16.4% 37	16.8% 49	21.0% 114	24.4% 79	21	19.0% 299
absolutely	78.2% 147	68.4% 154	65.8% 192	58.0% 315	46.9% 152	63	61.1% 960
Missing	9	7	10	6	7	12	51
TOTAL	100% 188	100% 225	100% 292	100% 543	100% 324	110	1572

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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.