Religion > Secularism and atheism Stats: compare key data on Estonia & Germany
Definitions
- Believes in spirit or life force: Percentage of surveyed respondents who indicated they believed in a spirit or a life force.
- Believes there is a god: Percentage of surveyed respondents who indicated they believed in God. (Believing in a spirit or life force is another possible response.)
- Does not believe in spirit, God or life force: Percentage of surveyed respondents who indicated they did not believe in God, a spirit, or a life force of any kind.
- Population considering religion important: Percentage of population surveyed in a Gallup Poll who answered the question “Is religion important in your daily life?” with “yes”. (Other possible answers were “no”, “don’t know” and “refuse to answer”).
- Population considering religion unimportant: Percentage of population who says religion is not important in their daily lives. The survey was carried out within the Gallup Poll.
SOURCES: Biotechnology Report, Special Eurobarometer, European Commission, October 2010, p. 381;
Biotechnology Report, Special Eurobarometer, European Commission, October 2010, p. 381
; Biotechnology Report, Special Eurobarometer, European Commission, October 2010, p. 381; Wikipedia: Importance of religion by country (Countries)
