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Reincarnation, Belief in

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Comparative Afterlife (1)
Previous Lives (5)
Reborn (9)
Simple Belief (2)

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Survey Questions

AFTRDETH from Survey of Northern California Church Bodies, 1963

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

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REINCAR from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 1 (2003)

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

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REINCAR from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 2 (2005)

(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

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REINCAR from National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 3 (2007-2008)

(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

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RA_9 from Portraits of American Life Study, 1st Wave, 2006

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

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REINCARN from Four-State Church Involvement Study, 1988

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

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REINCAR from General Social Survey 2008 Cross-Section and Panel Combined

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

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Q51C from Sub-Saharan Africa Religion Survey, 2010

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

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Q34C from U.S. Religious Landscape Survey - Continental Dataset

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

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BREINC_B from Religion and Public Life Survey, 2009

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

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BLFRECAR from Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 1998

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

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BLFRECAR from Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Spring 1998

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

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REINCARN from Winthrop University Student Religion Survey, 1996

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

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REINCAR from Middletown Area Study, 1998

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

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BLFRECAR from Southern Focus Poll, Combined Sample, Spring 1998

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

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Q34D from U.S. Religious Landscape Survey - Continental Dataset

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

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REINCARN from Williamsburg Charter Survey On Religion and Public Life, 1987

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 [ Back to Top ]

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).

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