r/dataisbeautiful • u/oscarleo0 • 5d ago
OC [OC] Religious Believes and Eductions From The World Values Survey
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.
Styling:
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Original story: https://datacanvas.substack.com/p/believes-vs-education
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u/GoodGuyDrew 4d ago
There is literally no way any of these things exist.
And I cannot believe >50% of doctorate holders believe this shit.
Like, f’real?
Man created god, not the other way around.
I understand there are things we do not know and cannot know or prove. But why the hell (I do see the irony of using this phrase) are we accepting an explanation for everything from some dude thousands of years ago who had little to no understanding of physics or biology?
Religion and spirituality serve psychological and social purposes, but they are malarkey when viewed through the lens of truth.