XI Recenseamento Geral do Brasil. Censo Demográfico 2000. - IPUMS Subset
Brazil, 2001
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BRA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Religion, 2 digits (BR2000A_RELIG2)
Data file: BRA2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
269
End:
270
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="BR00A422 BR00A423"><span class="h3">4.09 Religion</span><br /><div class="i1">____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | No religion |
| 11 | Roman Catholic Apostolic |
| 12 | Brazilian Catholic Apostolic |
| 13 | Orthodox Catholic |
| 14 | Christian Orthodox |
| 19 | Other Catholic |
| 21 | Evangelical Protestant Of The Lutheran Persuasion |
| 22 | Evangelical Protestant Of The Presbyterian Persuasion |
| 23 | Protestant Evangelical Of The Methodist Persuasion |
| 24 | Evangelical Protestant Of The Baptist Persuasion |
| 25 | Evangelical Protestant Of The Congregational Persuasion |
| 26 | Evangelical Protestant Of The Adventist Persuasion |
| 27 | Evangelical Protestant Of The Anglican Episcopalian Persuasion |
| 28 | Evangelical Protestant Of The Mennonite Persuasion |
| 30 | Salvation Army |
| 31 | Evangelical Protestant Assembly Of God Of Pentecostal Origin |
| 32 | Evangelical Protestant Congregational Christian Of Brazil Of Pentecostal Origin |
| 33 | Evangelical Protestant Brazil For Christ Of Pentecostal Origin |
| 34 | Evangelical Protestant Foursquare Gospel Church Of Pentecostal Origin |
| 35 | Evangelical Protestant Universal Of The Kingdom Of God Of Pentecostal Origin |
| 36 | Evangelical Protestant House Of The Blessing Of Pentecostal Origin |
| 37 | Evangelical Protestant House Of Prayer Of Pentecostal Origin |
| 38 | Evangelical Protestant God Is Love Of Origin Pentecostal |
| 39 | Evangelical Protestant Maranata Of Pentecostal Origin |
| 40 | Renewed Evangelical Protestant Without Institutional Ties |
| 41 | Pentecostal Evangelical Protestant Without Institutional Ties |
| 42 | Evangelical Protestant Christian Community Of Pentecostal Origin |
| 43 | New Life Evangelical Protestant Of Pentecostal Origin |
| 44 | Evangelical Protestant Community Of Pentecostal Origin |
| 45 | Other Evangelical Protestant Churches Of Pentecostal Origin |
| 46 | Evangelical Protestant Biblical Revival Of Pentecostal Origin |
| 47 | Evangelical Protestant Chain Of Prayer Of Origin Pentecostal |
| 48 | Evangelical Protestant Church Of The Nazarene Of Pentecostal Origin |
| 49 | Undetermined Evangelical Protestant |
| 51 | Church Of Jesus Christ Of The Latter Day Saints |
| 52 | Evangelical Protestant Jehovah's Witnesses |
| 53 | Lbv/Religion Of God |
| 59 | Spiritualist [Espiritualista] |
| 61 | Spiritualist [Espírita] |
| 62 | Umbanda |
| 63 | Candomblé |
| 64 | Other Declarations Of Afro-Brazilian Religiosity |
| 71 | Judaism |
| 74 | Hinduism |
| 75 | Buddhism |
| 76 | New Oriental Religions |
| 79 | Other Oriental Religions |
| 81 | Islamism |
| 82 | Esoteric Traditions |
| 83 | Brazilian Indigenous Traditions |
| 85 | Christian Religiosity Without Institutional Ties |
| 89 | Undetermined |
| 99 | Unknown |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="BR00A422"><span class="em">Religion or cult</span><br /><br />Objective:<br /><br />To investigate which religions or cults are declared by the population and the number of their members.<br /><br /><span class="h3">Question 4.09 - What religion or cult do you belong to?</span><br /><br />The record should identify the sect, cult or branch of the religion professed, such as: Roman Apostolic Catholic, Orthodox Catholic, Brazilian Catholic, Anglican, Episcopalian, Lutheran, Baptist, <span class="pg">[p. 100]</span> Universal Church Of The Kingdom Of God, Christian Congregation Of Brazil, Adventist, Kardecist, Shintoist, Jehovah's Witness, Candomblé, Umbanda, Buddhist, Israelite, Mohammedan, Esoteric, etc.<br /><br />Do not record generic expressions such as Catholic, Protestant, Spiritualist, Protestant Believer, Evangelical, Pentecostal, etc.<br /><br />For persons who do not profess any religion, record No religion.<br /><br />In cases of doubt in defining the religion of minors, record the mother's religion.<br /><br />Ask the respondent about the religion of each person in the household.<br /><br />Do not make deductions on the basis of the declaration of the person who is giving the information; try to find out the religion of each resident in the household.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates religion, 2 digits.
Universe
Brazil 2000: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |