Derived variables: religion

STATA CODE

Name of derived variable:	RELIGION
Variable label:	Religion at 2001 Census, grouped into 8 categories
Categories:	1 "Christian" 2 "Buddhist" 3 "Hindu" 4 "Jewish" 5 "Muslim" 6 "Sikh" 7 "Other religion" 8 "No religion" -8 "Not stated (NB answering this question was optional)"
Derived from:	RELP0 (in ME01). Derivation doesn't use all the RELP0 values as some have no cases.
Study group:	Everyone enumerated at 2001 Census
Exclusions:	Besides those who chose not to answer the question, approximately 1,800 LS members were coded -9 (no code required) at RELP0. These cases will be missing at RELIGION.
Imputation:	Religion was not imputed in 2001.
Likely uses:	The first time a question on religion has been included in the Census of England and Wales.