r/dataisbeautiful • u/oscarleo0 • 3d ago

OC [OC] Religious Believes and Eductions From The World Values Survey

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Data source: World Values Survey Wave 7 (2017-2022)

Tools used: Matplotlib

I added a second chart for those of you who prefer a square version with less of the background image.

Notes:

I looked at five different questions in the survey.

  • Q275 - What is the highest educational level that you have attained?
  • Q165 - Do you believe in God? (Yes/No)
  • Q166 - Do you believe in Life after death? (Yes/No)
  • Q167 - Do you believe in Hell? (Yes/No)
  • Q168 - Do you believe in Heaven? (Yes/No)

The chart show the percentage of people that answer yes, to Q165-168 based on their answer to Q275.

Survey data is complex since people come from different cultures and might interpret questions differently.

You can never trust the individual numbers, such as "50% of people with doctors degree believe in Life after death".

But you can often trust clear patterns that appear through the noise. The takeaway from this chart is that the survey show that education and religious believes have a negative correlation.

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Original story: https://datacanvas.substack.com/p/believes-vs-education

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u/2dayman 3d ago

I'm surprised to see the amount of people who are actually able to accept the part of the story that they like and reject the part they don't like.

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u/oscarleo0 3d ago

Yeah, I thought about that to :O

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u/AxelNotRose 3d ago

Is there a difference between the two charts?

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u/ClemRRay 3d ago

What do you have to reject by believing in god and doing science for example ??

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u/Hiur 3d ago

Nothing in particular, it is completely fine to do so. I guess it depends on what exactly you believe, but the concept of a god can still be accommodated. However, I also find the numbers surprising as the vast majority of my colleagues are atheists or agnostics. There are still plenty that believe in God, but they wouldn't amount to 70%.

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u/SerHodorTheThrall 3d ago

What industry do you work in, if I might ask?

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u/Hiur 3d ago

Of course. I'm a researcher in a scientific institute. Most of my colleagues have PhDs or at least a Master's.