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Belief in life after death

Source: R/gss_vars_35.R
postlife.Rd

postlife

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question Do you believe there is a life after death?

Values

  • [1] yes

  • [2] no

  • [NA(d)] don't know [NA(i)] iap [NA(j)] I don't have a job [NA(m)] dk, na, iap [NA(n)] no answer [NA(p)] not imputable [NA(r)] refused [NA(s)] skipped on web [NA(u)] uncodeable [NA(x)] not available in this release [NA(y)] not available in this year [NA(z)] see codebook

Question Years and Ballots

ballotsyears
A/B/-1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996
A/B/C1988, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024
Full1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for postlife.

Counts by year:

yeariapyesnodon't knowno answernot available in this yearskipped on webTotal
1973-1051316137---1504
1975-10003411472--1490
1976-10732991261--1499
1978-10693251353--1532
1980-10712471446--1468
1983-10863891204--1599
1984-107427811110--1473
1986-11172461043--1470
1987-13043691397--1819
1988-10892821091--1481
1989531690218971--1537
1990444643178989--1372
19914937321771105--1517
19935267801851114--1606
19941015142532720619--2992
1996944142930819033--2904
1998463168737928122--2832
2000486168737724423--2817
2002139397523615110--2765
200414729582131663--2812
2006151821774523567--4510
2008-14553322315--2023
2010-14623412356--2044
2012-14273402007--1974
2014-17834592915--2538
2016-20894992718--2867
2018-17204032169--2348
2022170412842952565--3544
2024182310632201966-13309
Total1281236400903151782240163646

See also

Other Core: attend, fund, jew, jewaj, maattend, paattend, reliten, relitena, spattend

Other Religion: attend, fund, jew, maattend, paattend, reliten, spattend