Appendix 2: Selected Comparisons with Pew Global Attitudes Project Data
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The
Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project has done extensive polling
throughout the world, including in some Asian nations. The results of this
research provide a window into the religious affiliation and commitment of
Asians who have not emigrated and how they compare with Asians living in the
U.S.
In
some cases, Asian Americans show lower levels of religious commitment than
those who share their religious affiliation in their country of origin.
Indian-American Hindus, for example, are less likely than Hindus in India to
say religion is very important to them and less likely to attend religious
services at least once a week. This pattern is not true in every case, however.
Vietnamese-American Buddhists, for instance, are more likely than Buddhists in
Vietnam to say religion is very important in their lives and much more likely
to say they pray daily.
China
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Philippines
India
Vietnam
South Korea
Japan
Question Wording
for Pew Global Attitudes Project Data
Religious Affiliation
China 2012: What is your religious belief?
READ: Buddhism, Christianity, Catholicism, Islam, Taoism, Hinduism, Quanzhen,
Other (SPECIFY), No specific religious belief/atheist/not religious [VOL. DO
NOT READ], Don’t know [VOL. DO NOT READ], Refused [VOL. DO NOT READ].
Philippines 2002: Do you consider yourself
as belonging to a particular religion? IF YES, which one? READ: Roman Catholic church, Protestant church, Iglesia ni cristo, Jehovah’s witnesses, Born-again Christian, Mormon church, Aglipayan church, Islam/Moslem, No religion, Refused [VOL. DO NOT READ], Pentecostal/Pentecost, Iglesia Lagrada ng Lahng Kayu-manggi,
Other.
India 2012: I have a quick question on
religion. Do you consider yourself as belonging to a particular religion? IF
YES, which one? READ: Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Jain, Sikh, Buddhist, Other
religion [VOL. DO NOT READ], No religion/not a believer/atheist/agnostic [VOL.
DO NOT READ], Don’t know [VOL. DO NOT READ], Refused [VOL. DO NOT READ].
Vietnam 2002: Do you consider yourself as
belonging to a particular religion? IF YES, which one? SHOW CARD (read if
necessary): Buddhism, Christian, Catholic, Protestant, Confucian, Muslim,
Others, None, Don’t know [VOL.], Refused [VOL.].
South Korea 2010: A quick question about
religion. Do you currently have a religion? (If yes) Would you tell us what is
your religion? OPEN END; PRECODES Christianity (Protestantism), Catholicism,
Buddhism, Islam, Other, None, Don’t know, Refused.
Japan 2012: Please tell us briefly about
your religion. Please tell us your religion. ACCEPT ONE RESPONSE ONLY; READ:
Buddhism, Shintoism, Christianity, Islam, No religion, Other [VOL. DO NOT
READ], Don’t know [VOL. DO NOT READ], Refused [VOL. DO NOT READ].
Religious Importance
How
important is religion in your life—very important, somewhat important, not too
important, or not at all important?
Service Attendance
Aside
from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services—more
than once a week, once a week, once or twice a month, a few times a year,
seldom, or never?
Frequency of Prayer
People
practice their religion in different ways. Outside of attending religious
services, do you pray several times a day, once a day, a few times a week or
less, or never?
Survey Methods
China 2012 N=3,177. Face-to-face
interviewing of adults 18 and older. Multi-stage cluster sample stratified by
China’s three regional-economic zones with disproportional sampling of the
urban population. The margin of error for the full sample is plus or minus 4.3
percentage points at the 95% confidence level. The margin of error for
subgroups is higher.
Philippines 2002 N=700. Face-to-face
interviewing of adults 18 and older. National probability sample. The margin of
error for the full sample is plus or minus 3.7 percentage points at the 95%
confidence level. The margin of error for subgroups is higher.
India 2012 N=4,018. Face-to-face
interviewing of adults 18 and older. National probability sample. The margin of
error for the full sample is plus or minus 3.9 percentage points at the 95%
confidence level. The margin of error for subgroups is higher.
Vietnam 2002 n=772. Face-to-face
interviewing of adults ages 18 to 65. Probability sample is disproportionately
urban. The margin of error for the full sample is plus or minus 3.5 percentage
points at the 95% confidence level. The margin of error for subgroups is
higher.
South Korea 2010 N=706. Face-to-face
interviewing of adults 18 and older. National probability sample. The margin of
error for the full sample is plus or minus 4.5 percentage points at the 95%
confidence level. The margin of error for subgroups is higher.
Japan 2012 N=700. Random Digit Dial
telephone interviewing of adults 18 and older. National probability sample. The
margin of error for the full sample is plus or minus 4.1 percentage points at
the 95% confidence level. The margin of error for subgroups is higher.
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