31  ISSP

Author

Connair J. S. Russell

Cluster: Measuring Belief

31.1 Measure

Modifications

31.2 Implementation

issp_02 only appears if issp_01 = 1 or 2

Qlabel Question Response options
issp_01 Which statement comes closes to expressing what you believe about God?
  1. I don’t believe in God
  2. I don’t know whether there is a God, and I don’t believe there is any way to find out
  3. I don’t believe in a personal God, but I do believe in a Higher Power of some kind
  4. I find myself believing in God some of the time, but not at others
  5. While I have doubts, I feel that I do believe in God.
  6. I know God really exists and I have no doubt about it.
  7. Don’t know
issp_02 Here are some examples of how different people who do not believe in God or gods identify themselves. If you had to pick a label, which of these comes closest to how you identify yourself?
  1. Spiritual but not religious
  2. Seeker
  3. Non-religious
  4. Atheist
  5. Agnostic
  6. Humanist
  7. Sceptic
  8. Free thinker
  9. Rationalist
  10. Secular
  11. Christian
  12. Muslim
  13. Jewish
  14. Buddhist
  15. Hindu
  16. Daoist
  17. Shinto
  18. Confucian
  19. Other (please specify)

31.3 Scoring

See the Belief Measures landing page for all belief measures variables and their definitions.