Considering oneself as (non)religious in social surveys: difficulties in data inter- pretation on example of seven Eastern European societies

Abstract

The article applies religiosity dimension approach to evaluate how various dimensions define dif- ferences between those who consider oneself as either religious or non-religious in societies of Eastern Europe. It presents a comparative analysis of WVS survey results from 7 countries of Eastern Europe. It shows that, while all of the countries within the region have statistically significant differences between investigated groups, these differences are limited in ability to define clear differences in attitudes and behavior of each of target groups.

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И. В. Бовгиря

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И. В. Бовгиря (2017). Considering oneself as (non)religious in social surveys: difficulties in data inter- pretation on example of seven Eastern European societies. Вісник Національного технічного університету України “Київський політехнічний інститут”. Політологія. Соціологія. Право., 3(), 51-60. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-445653