Entry:

Abad, Ricardo G., "Filipino Religiosity: Some International Comparisons," Social Weather Bulletin, 94-1/2 (January, 1994), 1-14.

Abstract:

Filipinos express more religious intensity, greater confidence in the church, more support for school prayer, and more closeness to God than people in 12 other countries. Religion in each country correlates with more happiness, opposition to the death penalty, and support for government intervention for the poor.

GSS Years:

1991

Other Data Sets:

ISSP 1991

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:
Variable Name	Variable Label

GOD	RS CONFIDENCE IN THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
AFTERLIF	BELIEF IN LIFE AFTER DEATH
HEAVEN	BELIEF IN HEAVEN
HYPERLNK	Variable Label could not be found
ATTEND	HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES
PRAYFREQ	HOW OFTEN DOES R PRAY
RELIG	RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE
RELIGKID	RELIGION R WAS RAISED IN
THEISM	GOD CONCERNED WITH HUMAN BEINGS PERSONALLY
FEELREL	HOW RELIGIOUS IS R
NEARGOD	HOW CLOSE DOES R FEEL TO GOD
HAPUNHAP	HAPPY OR UNHAPPY WITH LIFE TODAY
FATALISM	PEOPLE CAN'T CHANGE THE COURSE OF THEIR LIVES
MIRACLES	BELIEF IN RELIGIOUS MIRACLES
SPIRITS	FELT IN TOUCH WITH DECEASED PERSON
GRACE	HAD POWERFUL RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE
PRAYFREQ	HOW OFTEN DOES R PRAY
SCHLPRAY	SHOULD THERE BE DAILY PRAYER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS?
CHURHPOW	DO CHURCHES HAVE TOO MUCH POWER?
CONCHURH	CONFIDENCE IN CHURCHES AND RELIGIOUS ORGS
CONSCHLS	CONFIDENCE IN SCHOOLS AND EDUC SYSTEM
CONCONG	CONFIDENCE IN US CONGRESS
CONGOVT	CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
CONCOURT	CONFIDENCE IN COURTS AND LEGAL SYSTEM
POLSGOD	ATHIESTS SHOULDN'T HOLD PUBLIC OFFICE
CLERGVTE	CLERGY SHOULDN'T TRY TO INFLUENCE VOTERS
RELIGPUB	BETTER IF MORE BELIEVERS HELD PUBLIC OFFICE
CLERGGOV	CLERGY SHOULDN'T TRY TO INFLUENCE GOVT DECISIONS
CONBIZ	CONFIDENCE IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
PREMARS1	IS PREMARITAL SEX WRONG?
XMARSEX1	IS EXTRAMARITAL SEX WRONG?
HOMOSEX1	IS HOMOSEXUAL SEX WRONG?
ABPOOR1	LAW SHOULD ALLOW ABORTION IF FAMILY LOW INCOME
ABDEFCTW	WRONG FOR WOMAN TO GET ABORTION FOR BIRTH DEFECTS