Reincarnation, Belief in - Measurement Concept
Does respondent believe in reincarnation?17 Questions match selected parameters.
Survey Questions
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?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Definitely | 453 | 13.4 |
2) Maybe | 1210 | 35.9 |
3) Not at all | 1665 | 49.4 |
777) Don't know | 37 | 1.1 |
888) Refused | 5 | 0.1 |
Total | 3370 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2003 |
Cases: | 3370 |
Variables: | 915 |
Scope: | Other |
Frame: | U.S. Youth |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |
(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?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Definitely | 398 | 15.7 |
2) Maybe | 748 | 29.5 |
3) Not at all | 1372 | 54.2 |
777) Don't know | 7 | 0.3 |
888) Refused | 2 | 0.1 |
999) Legitimate skip | 5 | 0.2 |
Missing | 838 | |
Total | 2532 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2008 |
Cases: | 2532 |
Variables: | 484 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |
I believe in reincarnation, that people have lived previous lives.
TOTAL | % | |
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-7) Refused | 2 | 0.1 |
-4) Don't know | 34 | 1.3 |
1) Strongly agree | 304 | 11.7 |
2) Somewhat agree | 444 | 17.0 |
3) Neither agree nor disagree | 565 | 21.7 |
4) Somewhat disagree | 309 | 11.9 |
5) Strongly disagree | 949 | 36.4 |
Missing | 3 | |
Total | 2607 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2006 |
Cases: | 2610 |
Variables: | 666 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | In-Person |
Do you believe in Reincarnation -- being reborn in this world again and again?
TOTAL | % | |
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0) Inapplicable | 2194 | 61.6 |
1) Yes, definitely | 178 | 5.0 |
2) Yes, probably | 248 | 7.0 |
3) No, probably not | 374 | 10.5 |
4) No, definitely not | 488 | 13.7 |
8) Don't know | 71 | 2.0 |
9) No answer | 6 | 0.2 |
Total | 3559 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2008 |
Cases: | 3559 |
Variables: | 898 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | In-Person |
(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?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Definitely | 449 | 17.2 |
2) Maybe | 774 | 29.7 |
3) Not at all | 1353 | 52.0 |
666) Invalid skip | 16 | 0.6 |
777) Don't know | 12 | 0.5 |
Total | 2604 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2005 |
Cases: | 2604 |
Variables: | 509 |
Scope: | Other |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |
IF HINDU (Q.16=8), ASK: Do you believe in reincarnation, that people will be reborn in this world again and again?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Yes | 60.5 | |
2) No | 27.8 | |
3) Other (Vol.) | 2.7 | |
9) Don't know/Refused (Vol.) | 8.9 | |
Missing | 35299 | |
Total | 257 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2007 |
Cases: | 35556 |
Variables: | 133 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |
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?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Absolutely certain | 56.5 | |
2) Fairly certain | 31.4 | |
3) Not too certain | 11.4 | |
4) Not at all certain | 0.6 | |
Missing | 35399 | |
Total | 157 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2007 |
Cases: | 35556 |
Variables: | 133 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |
Q51C [WHICH, IF ANY, OF THE FOLLOWING DO YOU BELIEVE IN?] In reincarnation - that people will be reborn in this world again and again?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Yes | 37.3 | |
2) No | 52.7 | |
8) Don't know | 9.4 | |
9) Refused | 0.6 | |
Total | 25091 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2009 |
Cases: | 25091 |
Variables: | 203 |
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: Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | In-Person |
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.]
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Yes, believe in | 24.3 | |
2) No, don't believe | 69.2 | |
9) Don't know/Refused (VOL.) | 6.5 | |
Missing | 2010 | |
Total | 2003 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 2009 |
Cases: | 4013 |
Variables: | 264 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |
Do you believe in reincarnation, that is, the rebirth of the soul in a new body after death?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) BELIEVE | 209 | 27.8 |
2) DON'T BELIEVE | 543 | 72.2 |
Missing | 92 | |
Total | 752 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 1998 |
Cases: | 844 |
Variables: | 112 |
Scope: | Regional Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |
Do you believe in reincarnation, that is, the rebirth of the soul in a new body after death?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) BELIEVE | 100 | 29.5 |
2) DON'T BELIEVE | 239 | 70.5 |
Missing | 74 | |
Total | 339 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 1998 |
Cases: | 413 |
Variables: | 114 |
Scope: | Regional Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |
Do you believe in reincarnation (returning to earth in another form after you die)?
TOTAL | % | |
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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 | |
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Year: | 1996 |
Cases: | 306 |
Variables: | 46 |
Scope: | Other: The target population for this survey was students at Winthrop University, a state university in South Carolina |
Frame: | Other: Lower-division, general education classes |
Sample: | Unknown Sample Types |
Mode: | Other: Self-report questionnaire |
Do you mostly agree or mostly disagree with the following statement? - Reincarnation is something I personally believe.
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Agree | 559 | 22.4 |
2) Disagree | 1563 | 62.5 |
8) Don't know | 377 | 15.1 |
Missing | 864 | |
Total | 2499 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 1987 |
Cases: | 3363 |
Variables: | 109 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | Other: Additional interviews were conducted with seven leadership groups, including business executives, college professors, government leaders, newspaper editors and radio/TV news directors, Protestant ministers, Roman Catholic priests and rabbis. |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |
Here are some more questions about religion. -- Do you believe in reincarnation that is, we've had previous lives?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Yes | 628 | 25.5 |
2) No | 1836 | 74.5 |
Missing | 156 | |
Total | 2464 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 1988 |
Cases: | 2620 |
Variables: | 124 |
Scope: | Other |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |
What do you feel will probably happen to you after death? -- (I feel that I will do one of the following):
TOTAL | % | |
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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 | 1734 | 62.4 |
5) Don't know | 94 | 3.4 |
6) Reincarnation | 10 | 0.4 |
7) Other | 7 | 0.3 |
Missing | 94 | |
Total | 2781 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 1963 |
Cases: | 2875 |
Variables: | 629 |
Scope: | Regional Samples |
Frame: | Other: Members of the sampled congregations were randomly selected. |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Mailed |
Do you believe in reincarnation, that is, the rebirth of the soul in a new body after death?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Believe | 307 | 29.1 |
2) Don't Believe | 748 | 70.9 |
Missing | 166 | |
Total | 1055 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 1998 |
Cases: | 1257 |
Variables: | 118 |
Scope: | U.S. Samples |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |
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?
TOTAL | % | |
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1) Yes | 40 | 28.6 |
2) No | 72 | 51.4 |
3) Are not sure | 28 | 20.0 |
Missing | 387 | |
Total | 140 | 100.0 |
Survey Details | |
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Year: | 1998 |
Cases: | 527 |
Variables: | 99 |
Scope: | Single Sample |
Frame: | U.S. Adults |
Sample: | Random Samples |
Mode: | Phone |