Religion - 19 Categories

Description

The religion, religious denomination or body a person belongs to as stated on the census. Missing answers for Religion are not imputed, so the output classifications include a not stated category. Those people who do not regard themselves as belonging to any religion are classified as 'No religion'.

Variable categories

Showing all 19 categories from this variable.

A breakdown of the categories in the variable, by code and label.
Label Code
Christian: Catholic 1
Christian: Presbyterian Church in Ireland 2
Christian: Church of Ireland 3
Christian: Methodist Church in Ireland 4
Christian: Christian 5
Christian: Protestant 6
Christian: Baptist 7
Christian: Pentecostal 8
Christian: Free Presbyterian 9
Christian: Evangelical 10
Christian: Church of England 11
Christian: Orthodox Church 12
Christian: Brethren 13
Christian: Other Christian denominations 14
Other Religions: Muslim 15
Other Religions: Hindu 16
Other Religions: Other Religions 17
No religion 18
Religion not stated 19