Survey Questions
What do you feel will probably happen to you after death? -- (I feel that I will do one of the following): (AFTRDETH)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Go to purgatory | 452 | 16.3 |
2) Go to hell | 35 | 1.3 |
3) Simply stop existing | 449 | 16.1 |
4) Go to heaven | 1,734 | 62.4 |
5) Dont know | 94 | 3.4 |
6) Reincarnation | 10 | 0.4 |
7) Other | 7 | 0.3 |
TOTAL | 2,781 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Regional Sample |
Frame: | Congregations |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | Mailed |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO THINK THEIR SOUL WILL LIVE ON AFTER DEATH: Do you think there is a heaven, where people who have led good lives are eternally rewarded? (SOUL2)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes (Believe in heaven) | 2,958 | 87.8 |
2) No (Dont believe in heaven) | 286 | 8.5 |
3) Dont know/Refused (Dont know if believe in heaven) | 126 | 3.7 |
TOTAL | 3,370 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | U.S. Sample |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | Phone |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Q51A [WHICH, IF ANY, OF THE FOLLOWING DO YOU BELIEVE IN?] In Heaven, where people how have led good lives are eternally rewarded? (Q51A)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes | 22,934 | 91.6 |
2) No | 1,457 | 5.8 |
8) Dont know | 584 | 2.3 |
9) Refused | 56 | 0.2 |
TOTAL | 25,031 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Other: sub-Saharan Africa (Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania) |
Frame: | Other |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | In-Person |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Do you think there is a heaven, where people who have led good lives are eternally rewarded? (Q35)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes | 25,775 | 72.5 |
2) No | 6,275 | 17.6 |
3) Other (Vol.) | 1,264 | 3.6 |
9) Dont know/Refused (Vol.) | 2,242 | 6.3 |
TOTAL | 35,556 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | U.S. Sample |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | Phone |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] I believe in Heaven where people live with God forever. (RA_11)
| TOTAL | % |
-7) Refused | 2 | 0.1 |
-4) Dont know | 9 | 0.3 |
1) Strongly agree | 1,671 | 64.1 |
2) Somewhat agree | 389 | 14.9 |
3) Neither agree nor disagree | 318 | 12.2 |
4) Somewhat disagree | 70 | 2.7 |
5) Strongly disagree | 146 | 5.6 |
TOTAL | 2,605 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | U.S. Sample |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | In-Person |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Do you think there is a heaven, where people who have led good lives are eternally rewarded? (Q35)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes | 246 | 61.3 |
2) No | 107 | 26.7 |
3) Other (Vol.) | 18 | 4.5 |
9) Dont know/Refused (Vol.) | 30 | 7.5 |
TOTAL | 401 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Regional Sample |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | Phone |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in? Do you believe in Heaven? (HEAVEN)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes | 282 | 47 |
2) No | 277 | 46.2 |
8) Dont know | 40 | 6.7 |
9) Refused | 1 | 0.2 |
TOTAL | 600 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Other: Korea |
Frame: | Other |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | In-Person |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in? Do you believe in Heaven? (HEAVEN)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes | 646 | 99.4 |
2) No | 3 | 0.5 |
8) Dont know | 1 | 0.2 |
9) Refused | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 650 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Other: Nigeria |
Frame: | Other |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | In-Person |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in? Do you believe in Heaven? (HEAVEN)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes | 461 | 63.5 |
2) No | 252 | 34.7 |
8) Dont know | 13 | 1.8 |
9) Refused | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 726 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Other: India |
Frame: | Other |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | In-Person |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Do you believe in heaven? (HEAVEN)
| TOTAL | % |
0) Inapplicable | 0 | 0 |
1) Yes, definitely | 853 | 62.5 |
2) Yes, probably | 276 | 20.2 |
3) No, probably not | 117 | 8.6 |
4) No definitely not | 80 | 5.9 |
8) Dont know | 33 | 2.4 |
9) No answer | 6 | 0.4 |
TOTAL | 1,365 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | U.S. Sample |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | In-Person |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Q26 In your opinion, does each of the following ... exist c. Heaven (Q26C)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Absolutely | 1,077 | 64.3 |
2) Probably | 300 | 17.9 |
3) Probably not | 180 | 10.7 |
4) Absolutely not | 118 | 7 |
TOTAL | 1,675 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | U.S. Sample |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | Mixed-mode |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in? Do you believe in Heaven? (HEAVEN)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes | 9,671 | 87.7 |
2) No | 1,179 | 10.7 |
8) Dont know | 165 | 1.5 |
9) Refused | 13 | 0.1 |
TOTAL | 11,028 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Other: United States; Brazil, Chile and Guatemala in Latin America; Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa in Africa; and India, the Philippines and South Korea in Asia. |
Frame: | Other |
Sample: | Unknown |
Mode: | Other |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Q23b. In your opinion, does each of the following exist? Heaven (HEAVEN)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Absolutely not | 133 | 8.3 |
2) Probably not | 159 | 9.9 |
3) Probably | 315 | 19.6 |
4) Absolutely | 1,002 | 62.3 |
TOTAL | 1,609 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | U.S. Sample |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | Mixed-mode |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] (heaven_w2) I:9. Do you believe in heaven as a place where some people go after death, or not? [INTERVIEWER: IF R SAYS MAYBE, PROBE ONCE. IF HE/SHE STILL SAYS MAYBE, CODE YES.] (HEAVEN)
| TOTAL | % |
0) No | 0 | 0 |
1) Yes | 2,179 | 97.6 |
666) Invalid skip | 17 | 0.8 |
777) Dont know | 36 | 1.6 |
888) Refused | 1 | 0 |
TOTAL | 2,233 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Other |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | Phone |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] (heaven_w3) I:9. Do you believe in heaven as a place where some people go after death, or not? [INTERVIEWER: IF R SAYS MAYBE, PROBE ONCE. IF HE/SHE STILL SAYS MAYBE, CODE YES.] (HEAVEN)
| TOTAL | % |
0) No | 0 | 0 |
1) Yes | 2,078 | 98.5 |
777) Dont know | 22 | 1 |
888) Refused | 4 | 0.2 |
999) Legitimate skip | 5 | 0.2 |
TOTAL | 2,109 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | U.S. Sample |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | Phone |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in? Do you believe in Heaven? (HEAVEN)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes | 559 | 79.9 |
2) No | 129 | 18.4 |
8) Dont know | 12 | 1.7 |
9) Refused | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 700 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Other: Brazil, urban areas |
Frame: | Other |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | In-Person |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in? Do you believe in Heaven? (HEAVEN)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes | 482 | 80.3 |
2) No | 95 | 15.8 |
8) Dont know | 17 | 2.8 |
9) Refused | 6 | 1 |
TOTAL | 600 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Other: Chile |
Frame: | Other |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | In-Person |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Do you believe in. . . Heaven (HEAVEN)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes, definitely | 776 | 57.1 |
2) Yes, probably | 275 | 20.2 |
3) No, probably not | 115 | 8.5 |
4) No, definitely not | 63 | 4.6 |
8) Cant choose | 68 | 5 |
9) No answer | 62 | 4.6 |
TOTAL | 1,359 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | U.S. Sample |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | In-Person |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in? Do you believe in Heaven? (HEAVEN)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes | 936 | 93.6 |
2) No | 57 | 5.7 |
8) Dont know | 7 | 0.7 |
9) Refused | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 1,000 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Other: The Philippines |
Frame: | Other |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | In-Person |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in? Do you believe in Heaven? (HEAVEN)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes | 693 | 86.6 |
2) No | 75 | 9.4 |
8) Dont know | 32 | 4 |
9) Refused | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 800 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Other: South Africa |
Frame: | Other |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | In-Person |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in? Do you believe in Heaven? (HEAVEN)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes | 628 | 85 |
2) No | 90 | 12.2 |
8) Dont know | 19 | 2.6 |
9) Refused | 2 | 0.3 |
TOTAL | 739 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | U.S. Sample |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | Phone |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Do you believe in... Heaven (HEAVEN)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes, definitely | 770 | 60 |
2) Yes, probably | 223 | 17.4 |
3) No probably not | 90 | 7 |
4) No definitely not | 75 | 5.8 |
8) Cant choose | 71 | 5.5 |
9) No answer | 55 | 4.3 |
TOTAL | 1,284 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | U.S. Sample |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | In-Person |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in? Do you believe in Heaven? (HEAVEN)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes | 627 | 95.9 |
2) No | 24 | 3.7 |
8) Dont know | 3 | 0.5 |
9) Refused | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 654 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Other: Kenya |
Frame: | Other |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | In-Person |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in? Do you believe in Heaven? (HEAVEN)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes | 927 | 92.2 |
2) No | 63 | 6.3 |
8) Dont know | 13 | 1.3 |
9) Refused | 2 | 0.2 |
TOTAL | 1,005 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Other: Guatemala |
Frame: | Other |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | In-Person |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Please indicate the degree to which you agree or disagree with the following statement - The religious idea of heaven is not much more than superstition. (HEAVEN)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Strongly disagree | 32 | 33.3 |
2) Disagree | 25 | 26 |
3) Undecided | 25 | 26 |
4) Agree | 7 | 7.3 |
5) Strongly Agree | 7 | 7.3 |
TOTAL | 96 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Other: Undergraduates at University of North Carolina |
Frame: | Other |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | Other |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Do you believe in an afterlife? (AFTERLIF)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes, definitely | 395 | 68.2 |
2) Sometimes | 117 | 20.2 |
3) No | 67 | 11.6 |
TOTAL | 579 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Other: California, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Oklahoma, Utah. |
Frame: | Other |
Sample: | Non-Random |
Mode: | Mailed |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO NEVER ATTEND CHURCH: Do you believe in heaven? (HEAVEN)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes | 105 | 76.6 |
2) No | 21 | 15.3 |
3) Are not sure | 11 | 8 |
TOTAL | 137 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Single Unit (State, County, etc.) |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | Phone |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Please indicate the degree to which you agree or disagree with the following statement - The religious idea of heaven is not much more than superstition. (HEAVEN)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Strongly disagree | 38 | 39.6 |
2) Disagree | 31 | 32.3 |
3) Undecided | 16 | 16.7 |
4) Agree | 6 | 6.3 |
5) Strongly Agree | 5 | 5.2 |
TOTAL | 96 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Other: Undergraduates at University of North Carolina |
Frame: | Other |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | Other |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Please indicate the degree to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: The religious idea of heaven is not much more than superstition. (HEAVEN)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Strongly disagree | 25 | 27.8 |
2) Disagree | 30 | 33.3 |
3) Undecided | 22 | 24.4 |
4) Agree | 6 | 6.7 |
5) Strongly Agree | 7 | 7.8 |
TOTAL | 90 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Other: Undergraduates at University of North Carolina |
Frame: | Other |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | Other |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Do you believe that after people die, some souls go to Heaven and others go to Hell? (BLFHELL)
| TOTAL | % |
1) BELIEVE | 609 | 80.9 |
2) DONT BELIEVE | 144 | 19.1 |
TOTAL | 753 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Regional Sample |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | Phone |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Do you believe that after people die, some souls go to Heaven and others go to Hell? (BLFHELL)
| TOTAL | % |
1) BELIEVE | 241 | 66.9 |
2) DONT BELIEVE | 119 | 33.1 |
TOTAL | 360 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Regional Sample |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | Phone |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Do you believe that after people die, some souls go to Heaven and others go to Hell? (BLFHELL)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Believe | 795 | 72.1 |
2) Dont Believe | 308 | 27.9 |
TOTAL | 1,103 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | U.S. Sample |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | Phone |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] IF BUDDHIST (Q.16=7), ASK: Do you believe in nirvana, the ultimate state transcending pain and desire in which individual consciousness ends? (Q34A)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes | 258 | 62.8 |
2) No | 81 | 19.7 |
3) Other (Vol.) | 7 | 1.7 |
9) Dont know/Refused (Vol.) | 65 | 15.8 |
TOTAL | 411 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | U.S. Sample |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | Phone |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] IF BUDDHIST (Q.16=7), ASK: Do you believe in nirvana, the ultimate state transcending pain and desire in which individual consciousness ends? (Q34A)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes | 8 | 66.7 |
2) No | 2 | 16.7 |
9) Dont know/Refused (Vol.) | 2 | 16.7 |
TOTAL | 12 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Regional Sample |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | Phone |
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Afterlife Options: | This question type does not ask only about Heaven. Respondents are given the option of multiple afterlife destinations. |
Conditions or Characteristics of Heaven: | This question type includes certain conditions and/or characteristics of Heaven when asking about Heaven's existence. |
Existence of Heaven: | This question type asks if the respondent believes in Heaven, but does not ask about the characteristics or qualities of Heaven. |
Heaven and Hell: | This question type asks about Heaven and Hell in the same item. |
Nirvana: | This question asks about Nirvana rather than Heaven. |