Spirit and Power: Survey of Pentecostals in Chosen Regions of India

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HEAVEN (Percentages are weighted by GPWGT; Total Ns reported are unweighted) Which, if any, of the following do you believe in? Do you believe in Heaven?   1) Yes   2) No   8) Don't know   9) Refused

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Category	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Yes	63.5%	63.5%
No	34.7%	98.2%
Don't know	1.8%	100.0%
Refused	.0%	100.0%
Total N = 1224

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Gender Household income Region Religion

Age (I-AGE)

	18 - 24	25 - 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 or more	TOTAL
Yes	64.0%	62.6%	65.0%	65.0%	61.4%	63.5%
No	35.4%	35.7%	34.3%	31.0%	35.7%	34.7%
Don't know	0.6%	1.8%	0.7%	4.0%	2.9%	1.8%
Refused	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1224

Education (I-EDUC)

	Nine years of school or less	SSC HSC	Some college but not graduated	Graduate, Post grad, Gen BA, etc.	TOTAL
Yes	61.3%	62.2%	64.1%	66.5%	63.5%
No	35.7%	35.8%	35.0%	32.5%	34.7%
Don't know	3.0%	2.0%	1.0%	1.0%	1.8%
Refused	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1224

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes	55.2%	71.9%	63.5%
No	42.6%	26.7%	34.7%
Don't know	2.2%	1.4%	1.8%
Refused	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	1224

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Up to 2,500 rupees/ month	2,501 to 5,000 rup./mon.	5,001 to 7,500 rup./mon.	7,501 to 10,000 rup./mon.	10,001 rup./mon. or more	TOTAL
Yes	66.0%	61.7%	63.1%	64.4%	64.7%	63.5%
No	32.6%	36.1%	36.9%	32.9%	33.3%	34.8%
Don't know	1.4%	2.2%	0.0%	2.7%	2.0%	1.7%
Refused	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1160

Region (I-REGION)

	Tamil Nadu	Kerala	Meghalaya	TOTAL
Yes	64.1%	62.6%	62.9%	63.5%
No	35.1%	33.6%	35.2%	34.7%
Don't know	0.7%	3.7%	1.9%	1.8%
Refused	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1224

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Single most important thing	Very important	Somewhat important	Not too important	Not at all important	TOTAL
Yes	78.3%	72.3%	53.1%	34.2%	41.4%	63.5%
No	19.7%	26.3%	44.6%	65.8%	51.7%	34.7%
Don't know	2.0%	1.4%	2.3%	0.0%	6.9%	1.8%
Refused	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1224