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 ] Y125. Do you believe [INSERT LIST A-H], definitely, maybe, or not at all: In reincarnation, that people have lived previous lives? (REINCAR)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Definitely | 453 | 13.4 |
2) Maybe | 1,210 | 35.9 |
3) Not at all | 1,665 | 49.4 |
777) Dont know | 37 | 1.1 |
888) Refused | 5 | 0.1 |
TOTAL | 3,370 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Other |
Frame: | U.S. Youth |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | Phone |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] (reincar_w2) I:1. Do you believe [INSERT LIST A-G], [INTERVIEWER MUST READ RESPONSE CATEGORIES: definitely, maybe, or not at all FOR ‘A AND ‘B AND THEN ONLY IF NECESSARY FOR ‘C THROUGH ‘G] G. In reincarnation, that people have lived previous lives? (REINCAR)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Definitely | 449 | 17.2 |
2) Maybe | 774 | 29.7 |
3) Not at all | 1,353 | 52 |
666) Invalid skip | 16 | 0.6 |
777) Dont know | 12 | 0.5 |
TOTAL | 2,604 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Other |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | Phone |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] (reincar_w3) Next, I will be asking you some questions about your religious beliefs. I:1. Do you believe [INSERT LIST A-G], [INTERVIEWER MUST READ RESPONSE CATEGORIES: definitely, maybe, or not at all FOR ‘A AND ‘B AND THEN ONLY IF NECESSARY FOR ‘C THROUGH ‘G] G. In reincarnation, that people have lived previous lives? (REINCAR)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Definitely | 398 | 15.7 |
2) Maybe | 748 | 29.5 |
3) Not at all | 1,372 | 54.2 |
777) Dont know | 7 | 0.3 |
888) Refused | 2 | 0.1 |
999) Legitimate skip | 5 | 0.2 |
TOTAL | 2,532 | 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 reincarnation, that people have lived previous lives. (RA_9)
| TOTAL | % |
-7) Refused | 2 | 0.1 |
-4) Dont know | 34 | 1.3 |
1) Strongly agree | 304 | 11.7 |
2) Somewhat agree | 444 | 17 |
3) Neither agree nor disagree | 565 | 21.7 |
4) Somewhat disagree | 309 | 11.9 |
5) Strongly disagree | 949 | 36.4 |
TOTAL | 2,607 | 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 ] Here are some more questions about religion. -- Do you believe in reincarnation that is, weve had previous lives? (REINCARN)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes | 628 | 25.5 |
2) No | 1,836 | 74.5 |
TOTAL | 2,464 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Other: Ohio, Massachusetts, North Carolina and California |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | Phone |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Do you believe in Reincarnation -- being reborn in this world again and again? (REINCAR)
| TOTAL | % |
0) Inapplicable | 0 | 0 |
1) Yes, definitely | 178 | 13 |
2) Yes, probably | 248 | 18.2 |
3) No, probably not | 374 | 27.4 |
4) No, definitely not | 488 | 35.8 |
8) Dont know | 71 | 5.2 |
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 ] Q51C [WHICH, IF ANY, OF THE FOLLOWING DO YOU BELIEVE IN?] In reincarnation - that people will be reborn in this world again and again? (Q51C)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes | 9,344 | 37.3 |
2) No | 13,189 | 52.7 |
8) Dont know | 2,352 | 9.4 |
9) Refused | 145 | 0.6 |
TOTAL | 25,030 | 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 ] IF HINDU (Q.16=8), ASK: Do you believe in reincarnation, that people will be reborn in this world again and again? (Q34C)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes | 157 | 61.1 |
2) No | 72 | 28 |
3) Other (Vol.) | 5 | 1.9 |
9) Dont know/Refused (Vol.) | 23 | 8.9 |
TOTAL | 257 | 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 reincarnation, that people will be reborn in this world again and again? (Q291A) [Note: BREINC_B through BASTRO_B were read together as a block, but were read in a random order within the block.] (BREINC_B)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes, believe in | 2,147 | 24.3 |
2) No, dont believe | 6,108 | 69.2 |
9) Dont know/Refused (VOL.) | 574 | 6.5 |
TOTAL | 8,829 | 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 reincarnation, that is, the rebirth of the soul in a new body after death? (BLFRECAR)
| TOTAL | % |
1) BELIEVE | 209 | 27.8 |
2) DONT BELIEVE | 543 | 72.2 |
TOTAL | 752 | 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 in reincarnation, that is, the rebirth of the soul in a new body after death? (BLFRECAR)
| TOTAL | % |
1) BELIEVE | 100 | 29.5 |
2) DONT BELIEVE | 239 | 70.5 |
TOTAL | 339 | 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 in reincarnation (returning to earth in another form after you die)? (REINCARN)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Definitely yes | 19 | 6.2 |
2) Probably yes | 40 | 13.1 |
3) Unsure | 54 | 17.6 |
4) Probably not | 59 | 19.3 |
5) Definitely not | 134 | 43.8 |
TOTAL | 306 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | Other: The target population for this survey was students at Winthrop University, a state university in South Carolina. |
Frame: | Other |
Sample: | Unknown |
Mode: | Other |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO NEVER ATTEND CHURCH: Do you believe in reincarnation, that is, that the soul, after death, comes back to earth in another body? (REINCAR)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Yes | 40 | 28.6 |
2) No | 72 | 51.4 |
3) Are not sure | 28 | 20 |
TOTAL | 140 | 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 ] Do you believe in reincarnation, that is, the rebirth of the soul in a new body after death? (BLFRECAR)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Believe | 307 | 29.1 |
2) Dont Believe | 748 | 70.9 |
TOTAL | 1,055 | 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 BELIEVE IN REINCARNATION (Q.34c=1), ASK: How certain are you about this belief? Are you absolutely certain, fairly certain, not too certain, or not at all certain? (Q34D)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Absolutely certain | 89 | 56.7 |
2) Fairly certain | 47 | 29.9 |
3) Not too certain | 20 | 12.7 |
4) Not at all certain | 1 | 0.6 |
TOTAL | 157 | 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 mostly agree or mostly disagree with the following statement? - Reincarnation is something I personally believe. (REINCARN)
| TOTAL | % |
1) Agree | 559 | 22.4 |
2) Disagree | 1,563 | 62.5 |
8) Dont know | 377 | 15.1 |
TOTAL | 2,499 | 100.0 |
Survey Details |
Scope: | U.S. Sample |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Sample |
Mode: | Phone |
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SubCategories
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Comparative Afterlife: | What does the respondent think will happen to him/her after death? |
Previous Lives: | Does the respondent believe that people have lived previous lives? |
Reborn: | This question type asks the respondent if people are reborn again and again. |
Simple Belief: | Does the respondent believe in reincarnation (characteristics of reincarnation unspecified). |