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Religion Questions by Country

South America — countries documented in the supplied census questionnaires

No currently documented South American questionnaire in this initial set has been retained for this topic. Entries will be added only when the supplied questionnaire explicitly supports them.

Chile

Status
Yes
Year
2024
Form
Censo de Población y Vivienda 2024 — Cuestionario Censal
Question
31
¿Cuál es su religión o credo?

Responses:

Code / itemResponse
1Católica — Catholic
2Evangélica o protestante — Evangelical or Protestant
3Judía — Jewish
4Musulmana — Muslim
5Mormón — Mormon
6Católica Ortodoxa — Eastern Orthodox
7Budista — Buddhist
8Hinduista — Hindu
9Fe Bahá’í — Bahá’í Faith
10Testigo de Jehová — Jehovah’s Witness
11Otra religión o credo — Other religion or creed
12Ninguna — None

Question type: 2 — specified response; for persons age 15 or older

Source: Chile_2024_cuestionario_viviendas_particulares_INE.pdf

Brazil

Status
Yes
Year
2022
Form
Censo Demográfico 2022 — Questionário Amostra
Question
9.01.1 / 9.01.2
Qual é sua religião ou culto? / Qual a sua crença, ritual indígena ou religião?

For persons age 10 or older, the questionnaire uses 9.01.1 for the general population and 9.01.2 for people in an Indigenous territory or sector type 5. The latter asks specifically for belief, Indigenous ritual, or religion.

Question type: Open-ended

Source: brazil_2022_long_enumeration_form_IPUMS_PT.pdf

Guyana

Status
Yes
Year
2022
Form
2022 Population & Housing Census — Individual Questionnaire
Question
P1.5
To which religion/denomination do you belong?

Responses:

Code / itemResponse
1Anglican
2Methodist
3Pentecostal
4Roman Catholic
5Jehovah Witnesses
6Seventh Day Adventist
7Bahai
8Muslim
9Hindu
10Rastafarian
11Other Christians
12None/No Religion
13Other — specify

Question type: 2 — specified religious categories with None/No Religion and an Other write-in

Source: guyana_2022_combined_EN.pdf

Peru

Status
Yes
Year
2017
Form
Censos Nacionales 2017 — Cédula Censal
Question
26
¿Cuál es su religión?

Responses:

Code / itemResponse
1Católica
2Evangélica
3Otra — specify
4Ninguna

Question type: 2 — specified response with an “Other” write-in

Source: Peru_2017_enumeration_form_IPUMS_ES.pdf

Falkland Islands

Status
Yes
Year
2021
Form
Falkland Islands Census 2021 — Draft Census Form
Question
18
What is your religion? This question is voluntary.

Responses:

ResponseInterpretation
No religionNo religion
ChristianChristian
Jehovah’s WitnessJehovah’s Witness
BuddhistBuddhist
Bahá’íBahá’í
MuslimMuslim
Any other religion — please state belowOther religion; write in

Question type: 2 — specified religion categories with an Other write-in; voluntary

Source: falkland_2021_questions_draft_EN.pdf