Religion

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'.

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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: Non Denominational 14
Christian: Congregational Church 15
Christian: Protestant (Mixed) 16
Christian: Jehovah's Witness 17
Christian: Presbyterian 18
Christian: Reformed Presbyterian 19
Christian: Mixed Catholic/Protestant 20
Christian: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) 21
Christian: Independent Methodist 22
Christian: Non-Subscribing Presbyterian 23
Christian: Romanian Orthodox Church 24
Christian: Christian Fellowship Church 25
Christian: Other Christian denominations 26
Other Religions: Muslim 27
Other Religions: Hindu 28
Other Religions: Buddhist 29
Other Religions: Other Religions 30
No religion 31
Religion not stated 32