Belief in Demons

• Introduction
• Patterns

Belief in Demons (Demographic Patterns)

In your opinion, does each of the following exist? g. Demons

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Belief in Demons by Gender (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
absolutely not	15.4% 110	10.0% 92	12.4% 202
probably not	23.7% 169	19.6% 181	21.4% 350
probably	25.4% 181	20.4% 188	22.6% 369
absolutely	35.4% 252	50.0% 461	43.6% 713
Missing	33	54	87
TOTAL	100% 712	100% 922	1634

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Belief in Demons by Race (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	White	Black	Other	Missing	TOTAL
absolutely not	12.4% 179	3.3% 2	15.3% 15	6	12.3% 196
probably not	22.7% 327	4.9% 3	16.3% 16	4	21.6% 346
probably	22.4% 323	18.0% 11	26.5% 26	9	22.5% 360
absolutely	42.4% 611	73.8% 45	41.8% 41	16	43.6% 697
Missing	68	5	5	9	87
TOTAL	100% 1440	100% 61	100% 98	44	1599

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Belief in Demons by Religion (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	Protestant	Catholic	Other	None	Missing	TOTAL
absolutely not	5.9% 55	6.6% 24	44.6% 99	19.3% 16	8	12.1% 194
probably not	16.5% 155	22.2% 80	41.0% 91	18.1% 15	9	21.2% 341
probably	22.1% 208	33.0% 119	7.7% 17	25.3% 21	4	22.7% 365
absolutely	55.5% 522	38.2% 138	6.8% 15	37.3% 31	7	44.0% 706
Missing	50	19	9	3	6	87
TOTAL	100% 940	100% 361	100% 222	100% 83	34	1606

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Belief in Demons by Age (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	Missing	TOTAL
absolutely not	11.5% 15	12.7% 47	11.2% 81	14.5% 57	2	12.4% 200
probably not	22.3% 29	20.8% 77	21.3% 154	22.6% 89	1	21.6% 349
probably	15.4% 20	22.4% 83	21.8% 158	27.0% 106	2	22.7% 367
absolutely	50.8% 66	44.2% 164	45.7% 331	35.9% 141	11	43.4% 702
Missing	1	8	25	49	4	87
TOTAL	100% 130	100% 371	100% 724	100% 393	20	1618

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Belief in Demons by Church attendance (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	Never	< 1 Month	< 1 a Week	Weekly +	Missing	TOTAL
absolutely not	30.6% 105	12.0% 54	7.9% 25	3.1% 16	2	12.3% 200
probably not	35.3% 121	26.9% 121	17.9% 57	9.4% 48	3	21.4% 347
probably	18.1% 62	30.7% 138	23.0% 73	18.0% 92	4	22.5% 365
absolutely	16.0% 55	30.4% 137	51.3% 163	69.4% 354	4	43.7% 709
Missing	15	24	11	28	9	87
TOTAL	100% 343	100% 450	100% 318	100% 510	22	1621

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Belief in Demons by Preference in 2004 Election (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	Bush	Kerry	Other	Missing	TOTAL
absolutely not	6.6% 52	19.9% 129	10.9% 20	1	12.4% 201
probably not	15.5% 123	28.5% 185	21.7% 40	2	21.4% 348
probably	21.2% 168	23.9% 155	23.9% 44	2	22.6% 367
absolutely	56.6% 448	27.6% 179	43.5% 80	6	43.6% 707
Missing	40	31	8	8	87
TOTAL	100% 791	100% 648	100% 184	19	1623

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Belief in Demons by Education (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	< HIGH SCH	HS GRAD	SOME COLL.	JR COLL.	BA DEGREE	GRAD DEGRE	Missing	TOTAL
absolutely not	7.1% 4	6.9% 16	10.8% 42	12.0% 16	11.6% 47	18.6% 74	3	12.3% 199
probably not	12.5% 7	14.2% 33	17.3% 67	20.3% 27	25.6% 104	27.7% 110	2	21.6% 348
probably	21.4% 12	21.6% 50	22.7% 88	23.3% 31	22.2% 90	22.7% 90	8	22.4% 361
absolutely	58.9% 33	57.3% 133	49.2% 191	44.4% 59	40.6% 165	31.0% 123	9	43.7% 704
Missing	6	25	22	7	9	9	9	87
TOTAL	100% 56	100% 232	100% 388	100% 133	100% 406	100% 397	31	1612

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Belief in Demons by Marital status (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	Married	Cohab	Widowed	Div/Sep	Never Marr	Missing	TOTAL
absolutely not	10.9% 109	15.3% 9	14.4% 19	12.7% 29	17.6% 33	3	12.4% 199
probably not	20.4% 205	23.7% 14	20.5% 27	24.0% 55	25.0% 47	2	21.6% 348
probably	23.7% 238	23.7% 14	25.0% 33	18.3% 42	18.1% 34	8	22.4% 361
absolutely	45.0% 451	37.3% 22	40.2% 53	45.0% 103	39.4% 74	10	43.6% 703
Missing	40	2	21	13	4	7	87
TOTAL	100% 1003	100% 59	100% 132	100% 229	100% 188	30	1611

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Belief in Demons by Household income (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005)

	< 20000	20k-35k	35k-50k	50k-100k	100k +	Missing	TOTAL
absolutely not	8.4% 15	7.9% 17	11.1% 32	13.3% 71	17.0% 55	12	12.3% 190
probably not	14.0% 25	19.6% 42	20.1% 58	24.5% 131	24.7% 80	14	21.8% 336
probably	18.4% 33	27.6% 59	24.7% 71	20.4% 109	23.1% 75	22	22.5% 347
absolutely	59.2% 106	44.9% 96	44.1% 127	41.8% 223	35.2% 114	47	43.3% 666
Missing	18	18	14	15	7	15	87
TOTAL	100% 179	100% 214	100% 288	100% 534	100% 324	110	1539

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Notes

Baylor Religion Survey, 2005: The Baylor Religion Survey (BRS) is national population survey of religious characteristics, orientations, and attitudes modeled after the General Social Survey. The 2005 BRS data includes 1,721 responses collected by the Gallup Organization. A third of the survey is dedicated solely to religion items; focusing on affiliation, identity, belief, experience, and commitment. Two-thirds of the survey is dedicated to topical modules which will be rotated in subsequent administrations. The 2005 survey includes modules on moral and political attitudes, the consumption of religious goods, the paranormal and civic engagement.