Chile |
Population |
14.000.000 |
99 |
| weekly attendance |
25% |
| monthly |
45% |
| Pre matrimonial relations are unacceptable |
36% |
Self positionament |
| Left |
12% |
| Center |
34% |
| Right |
17% |
Civil status |
| separated |
5% |
| living with a partner out of matrimony |
5% |
Belief in God |
| believes in god with certainty |
80% |
| believes with doubts |
10% |
| sometimes believes |
4% |
| Impersonal god |
3% |
| atheist |
2% |
| agnostic |
1% |
| afterlife |
75% |
| Heaven |
81% |
| miracles |
79% |
| Hell |
57% |
| God helps people |
73% |
| life Makes sense because there is a God |
48% |
| catholic |
72% |
| evangelist |
16% |
| other |
4% |
| none |
7% |
| other Protestant |
6.5% |
| Pentecostal |
5% |
| Methodist |
3% |
| agnostic, or atheist |
7.5% |
| full or great confidence in the religious institutions |
51% |
| churches haven't right to influence the vote or the government |
82% |
| pray one time per week |
63% |
| go to the church once time per month |
38% |
| per week |
18% |
Beliefs |
| abortion |
10% |
| only in exceptional cases |
35% |
| forbidden always |
55% |
| homosexuality is morally incorrect |
88% |
| pre matrimonial sex is not moral |
24% |
| anticonceptives are not acceptable to them |
18% |
| disagreement with unmarried couples living together |
18% |
Self-defined |
| native |
8% |
| Mapuche |
6.8% |
| has much native blood |
8.3% |
| some |
40.4% |
Mapuche surnames had his/her parents |
| four |
20.6% |
| three |
5.2% |
| two |
8.7% |
| one |
28.7% |
| none |
34.6% |
Mapuche language |
| speak it better than Spanish |
2.8% |
| equal to Spanish |
4.1% |
| worse than Spanish |
9.2% |
| only understand it |
18.4% |
| Abortions: for 1990 |
50 / Ratio: 35.3% |
Argentina |
Population |
35.200.000 |
| Neodukhobor |
33% |
| Christian Deist |
20% |
| Deist |
19% |
| Catholic |
15% |
| Evangelic |
5% |
| Atheist |
3.5% |
| Muslim |
2% |
| Agnostic |
1% |
| Jew |
1% |
| believe in god |
94% |
| don't profess religion |
8% |
| don't practice |
22% |
| Monthy Church |
65% |
Reincarnation |
| possible |
33% |
| doubt |
19% |
| not |
50% |
| weekly Church |
20% |
| For banning sects |
22% |
| religion is necessary |
22% |
Brazil |
Population |
161.300.000 |
Poll in self identification of 1991 |
| Catholic |
72% |
| Evangelist |
20% |
In other polls of 1995-98 |
| Catholic |
80% |
| Evangelist |
11% |
Voodoo- type
(Reincarnation widely
believed) |
50-68% |
| practicing weekly |
21-36% |
| monthly |
54% |
| Some kind of God |
98% |
IBOPE poll |
| Favor contraceptives |
91% |
| Only natural methods |
7% |
| the devil |
58% |
Abortion Soma, 1997 |
| Very grave if their daughter aborted |
61% |
Very grave if .... was Homosexual |
| Daughter |
74% |
| Son |
77% |
| Daughter has pre-marital sex |
17% |
| No problem with it |
39% |
1999-2000 |
| visited a temple in the last twelve months |
8.4% |
| visited a temple at least once in his life |
26.1% |
| believe in charms. |
59.5% |
| Catholic |
44.5% |
| weekly Catholic |
29.5% |
| Protestant |
14.5% |
| no answer |
6.5% |
| other religions |
4% |
| no believer |
1.5% |
Urban Beleifs |
| Hell |
62.6% |
| Purgatory |
47.3% |
| Heaven |
80.8% |
| life after death |
27% |
| Resurrection |
19.5% |
| death is the end of all; |
30.5% |
| other alternatives |
9% |
| no answered |
14% |
Single mothers
(Most <20 years old) |
28% |
| Abortions 1991 |
29.8%. |
There are too 3.000.000 of "meninos da rua" or roving kids.. |
|
Canada |
Population |
30.000.000 |
| Divinity of Jesus |
80% |
| Resurrection of Christ |
66% |
| Prays dialy |
33% |
| Reads the Bible 1993 |
55% |
| Believes in divinity |
83% |
1996: God is an unnecessary superstition |
| disagree |
24.5% |
| agree |
21.5% |
Jesus was not the divine son of God |
| disagree |
50% |
| very disagree |
22% |
| Agree |
18.5% |
The Bible is inspired by God |
| agree |
31% |
| very agree |
35% |
| necessary to read the Bible literally |
16% |
2003 |
| believe in God |
64% |
| believes but sometimes doubts |
14% |
| not sure of its existence |
11% |
| there is not God |
10% |
| Heaven without any Hell |
8% |
| Hell or Heaven |
21% |
| an existence without neither Heaven nor Hell |
26% |
| it is possible to know about past lives |
22% |
| there is nothing |
11% |
| Don´t know |
25% |
| God punishes us by AIDS, earthquakes... |
13% |
Religion |
| Christian |
70% |
| Catholics |
36% |
| none |
18% |
| Other Protestant |
16% |
| Anglican |
8% |
| other |
7% |
| Jew |
1% |
| Buddhist |
1% |
| Muslim |
1% |
Quebecoise1999 |
| god |
90% |
| divinity of Jesus |
82% |
| life after life |
64% |
| judeochristiandivinity |
40.5% |
| cosmic or pantheist |
22.5% |
| subliminal divinity |
27% |
| reincarnation |
25% |
| weekly |
23% |
| monthly |
9% |
| Abortions |
22% |
Puerto Rico |
| Catholic |
57.5% |
| Baptist |
20% |
| Mormon |
10% |
| Abortions |
23% (1992). |
Jamaica |
Population |
2.500.000 |
| Protestant |
56% |
| rastafarism |
5% |
| catholicism |
5% |
| Blacks |
75% |
| Mulattos |
13% |
| Whites |
3.4% |
| Chineses |
3.4% |
| Indians |
1.3% |
El Salvador |
Population |
5.800.000 |
1993 |
| Deist |
38% |
| Catholic |
30% |
| Protestant |
23% |
| Neodoukhobor |
9% |
| Christian Deist |
8% |
| Atheist |
1% |
| Agnostic |
1% |
Nicaragua |
Population |
4.500.000 |
| Mestizo |
77% |
| white |
10% |
| black |
9% |
| native |
4% |
1993 to young people aged 13-20 |
| Deist |
38% |
| Neodoukhobor |
20% |
| Catholic |
15% |
| Christian Deist |
13% |
| Protestant |
10% |
| Agnostic |
2% |
| Atheist |
2% |
Panama |
Population |
2.700.000 |
| Mestizos |
64% |
| Blacks or Mulattos |
14% |
| Whites |
10% |
| American Natives |
8% |
| Asiatics |
4% |
| Catholic |
30% |
| Deist |
30% |
| Protestants |
12% |
| Christian Deist |
12% |
| Neodoukhobor |
4% |
| Muslim |
4% |
| other |
4% |
| Atheist |
2% |
| Agnostic |
2% |
Columbia |
Population |
39.300.000 |
| Neodoukhobor |
40% |
| witchcraft's |
30% |
| Catholic |
27% |
| Deist |
19% |
| Christian deist |
13% |
| Atheist or Agnostic |
1% |
| Abortions1989 |
36.3 / Ratio: 26% |
Venezuela |
Population |
22.300.000 |
| mestizo |
67% |
| white |
21% |
| black |
10% |
| native |
2% |
| Catholic |
75% |
| Christian deist |
26% |
| Neodoukhobor |
26% |
| Protestant |
18% |
| Deist |
11% |
| Atheist or Agnostic |
1% |
Bolivia |
Population |
7.500.000 |
Religion 1993 13-20 Yrs. |
| Deist |
33% |
| Christian |
31% |
| Christian Deist |
19% |
| Neodoukhobor |
11% |
| Agnostic |
4% |
| Atheist |
2% |
|
Mexico |
Population |
93.400.000 |
| weekly attendance |
46% |
| monthly |
65% |
| Voting Catholics |
27%. |
| anticlerical |
38% |
| El Nacional ( 8 May 1997): |
Parents in DF against Church intervention
in education or to add Religion classes |
65% |
official data of the government 2000 |
| Catholic |
88.2% |
| Protestant |
5.2% |
| Jehovah Witnesses |
1.2% |
| Adventist of the Seventh Day |
0.6% |
| hasn't religion, |
3.5% |
| other |
1.3% |
| BIMSA2002 |
| gainst abortions |
74% |
| favorable |
13% |
| believing that it might be illegal always |
23% |
it might
be legal only under certain circumstances |
62% |
| would vote to legalize it, |
55% |
| would vote against |
34% |
| 1989, the Gallup |
| a decision of the woman only |
42.5% |
| agree with to legalize it. |
77.3% |
| Neodoukhobor |
43% |
| Deist |
24% |
| Christian Deist |
8% |
| Protestant |
4% |
| Syncretic |
6% |
| only catholic |
8% |
| Atheist |
5% |
| Agnostic |
2% |
| Abortion1990 |
17.1% |
Cuba |
Population |
11.000.000 |
| Abortions1996 |
77.7 in / Ratio: 58.6% |
One of the biggest abortive nations |
Haiti |
Population |
7.300.000 |
| black |
95% |
| mulatto |
5% |
| Catholic |
80% |
| voodoo |
70% |
| Protestant |
10% |
Dominican Republic |
| Syncretic |
45% |
| Christian Deist |
13% |
| Deist |
17% |
| Neodoukhobor |
10% |
| Atheist |
7% |
| Catholic |
4% |
| Protestant |
3% |
| Abortions1990 |
47 / Ratio: 27.9% |
Guatemala |
Population |
10.900.000 |
1993 |
| Catholic |
44% |
| Deist |
24% |
| Neodoukhobor |
20% |
| Christian Deist |
8% |
| Protestant |
5% |
| Agnostic |
3% |
| Atheist |
1% |
Honduras |
Population |
6.100.000 |
| believe |
99% |
What is after death? 13-20 '93 |
| Heaven |
41% |
| hell |
16% |
| can't answer |
32% |
Religion |
| Deist |
30% |
| Catholic |
30% |
| Protestant |
24% |
| Christian Deist |
13% |
| Agnostic |
2% |
| Atheist |
1% |
Costa Rica |
Population |
3.400.000 |
1993 to young people aged 13-20 |
| Catholic |
45% |
| Deist |
18% |
| Christian Deist |
15% |
| Neodoukhobor |
10% |
| Protestant |
10% |
| Atheist |
1% |
| Agnostic |
1% |
Paraguay |
Population |
4.900.000 |
Religioun1993 13-20 Yrs. |
| Catholic |
60% |
| Deist |
16% |
| Neodoukhobor |
14% |
| Christian Deist |
7% |
| Agnostic |
2% |
| Atheist |
1% |
Uruguay |
Population |
3.200.000 |
God 1997 |
| Yes |
84% |
| No |
16% |
| life after death |
50% |
| Reincarnation |
25% |
| weekly Church |
11% |
| monthly Church |
12% |
2003 |
Unrestricted Abortion |
| For |
63% |
| Against |
29% |
| immortal soul |
55% |
| Life after death |
63% |
| Reincarnation |
7% |
| Heaven or Hell |
22% |
| Catholic |
24% |
| Neodoukhobor |
22% |
| Deist |
19% |
| Christian Deist |
18% |
| Atheist |
11% |
| Pseudo-atheist |
3% |
| Agnostic |
2% |
| others |
1% |
Peru |
Population |
24.300.000 |
| native |
45% |
| mestizo |
37% |
| white |
15% |
| weekly |
43% |
| monthly |
64% |
| Syncretic |
38% |
| Neodoukhobor |
20% |
| Deist |
17% |
| Christian Deist |
14% |
| Evangelical |
5% |
| Jehova Witness |
3% |
| Agnostic |
1% |
| Mormon |
1% |
| Atheist |
0.5% |
| Pseudoatheist |
0.5% |
|