Belief in Satan

• Introduction
• Patterns

Belief in Satan (Demographic Patterns)

In your opinion, does each of the following exist? The Devil/Satan. Results weighted by WEIGHT (Baylor Religion Survey, Wave 2, 2007)

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Belief in Satan by Age

	18-29 years old	30-44 years old	45-59 years old	60-74 years old	75 years and older	TOTAL
Absolutely not	9.5% 25	12.9% 65	11.6% 52	13.0% 34	13.3% 16	12.0% 192
Probably not	16.7% 44	14.9% 75	16.1% 72	9.5% 25	19.2% 23	15.0% 239
Probably	20.1% 53	19.8% 100	19.7% 88	18.3% 48	17.5% 21	19.4% 310
Absolutely	53.8% 142	52.4% 264	52.6% 235	59.2% 155	50.0% 60	53.6% 856
Missing	8	7	14	12	9	50
TOTAL	100.0% 264	100.0% 504	100.0% 447	100.0% 262	100.0% 120	1597

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Belief in Satan by Church attendance

	Never	Less than once a month	Less than once a week	Weekly or more	Missing	TOTAL
Absolutely not	31.9% 117	11.9% 54	5.3% 15	0.6% 3	3	12.0% 189
Probably not	26.2% 96	21.7% 98	7.8% 22	4.8% 23	0	15.1% 239
Probably	21.8% 80	27.2% 123	26.0% 73	6.7% 32	4	19.5% 308
Absolutely	20.2% 74	39.2% 177	60.9% 171	87.9% 421	12	53.4% 843
Missing	11	14	9	14	0	48
TOTAL	100.0% 367	100.0% 452	100.0% 281	100.0% 479	19	1579

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Belief in Satan by Education

	Less than high school	High school graduate	Some college or vocational training	College graduate	Postgraduate work/degree	Missing	TOTAL
Absolutely not	5.2% 6	10.1% 45	9.0% 54	18.1% 38	22.2% 44	5	11.9% 187
Probably not	13.8% 16	11.9% 53	12.5% 75	17.6% 37	25.8% 51	7	14.8% 232
Probably	24.1% 28	17.7% 79	21.8% 131	17.6% 37	16.2% 32	4	19.6% 307
Absolutely	56.9% 66	60.3% 269	56.7% 340	46.7% 98	35.9% 71	12	53.8% 844
Missing	11	19	9	6	3	0	48
TOTAL	100.0% 116	100.0% 446	100.0% 600	100.0% 210	100.0% 198	28	1570

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Belief in Satan by Political party

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Absolutely not	16.2% 94	18.9% 64	4.4% 27	11.8% 4	3	12.1% 189
Probably not	20.3% 118	17.2% 58	8.7% 53	23.5% 8	2	15.1% 237
Probably	19.3% 112	23.1% 78	18.0% 110	11.8% 4	7	19.4% 304
Absolutely	44.2% 257	40.8% 138	69.0% 422	52.9% 18	20	53.4% 835
Missing	16	14	10	2	0	42
TOTAL	100.0% 581	100.0% 338	100.0% 612	100.0% 34	32	1565

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Belief in Satan by Sex

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Absolutely not	15.1% 114	9.2% 78	12.0% 192
Probably not	17.4% 131	12.8% 108	14.9% 239
Probably	20.0% 151	19.1% 161	19.5% 312
Absolutely	47.5% 359	58.9% 497	53.5% 856
Missing	20	30	50
TOTAL	100.0% 755	100.0% 844	1599

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Belief in Satan by Religion

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Absolutely not	4.6% 42	3.8% 13	53.6% 15	54.3% 95	16.0% 15	12	11.7% 180
Probably not	10.7% 97	17.5% 60	39.3% 11	25.7% 45	21.3% 20	5	15.1% 233
Probably	17.9% 162	28.4% 97	7.1% 2	11.4% 20	12.8% 12	17	19.0% 293
Absolutely	66.7% 604	50.3% 172	0.0% 0	8.6% 15	50.0% 47	19	54.3% 838
Missing	27	10	1	6	2	0	46
TOTAL	100.0% 905	100.0% 342	100.0% 28	100.0% 175	100.0% 94	53	1544

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Notes

The Baylor Department of Sociology received a three-year grant from the John M. Templeton Foundation, to conduct a nationally representative multi-year study of religious values, practices, and behaviors. Wave 2 of the Baylor Religion Survey was collected in 2007 and includes a deep selection of questions related to religious behaviors, beliefs and belonging. Special topic modules examine race and religion, and personality.