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Measuring religion in South Korea: the Korean General Social Survey (KGSS)

This study examines the measurement of religion in South Korea using data from the Korean General Social Survey (KGSS) from 2003 to 2014 and 2016. The survey includes questions about religious affiliation, frequency of religious service attendance, and strength of religious affiliation. The data was collected through face-to-face interviews, and the response rate varied over the years. The study analyzes the trends in religious affiliation, religious service attendance, and strength of religious affiliation among different religious groups in South Korea.

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Measuring religion in South Korea: the Korean General Social Survey (KGSS)

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  1. Measuring religion in South Korea: the Korean General Social Survey (KGSS) Jibum Kim, Sungkyunkwan University

  2. Korean General Social Survey (KGSS) • Korean Version of the US GSS • 2003-2014, 2016 • Cross-sectional survey of adults • Data Collection Mode: Face-to-face interview using PAPI • Response rate: 60% in early 2000s 47% in 2016 • Interviewers: 37 university students (400) • June to October

  3. KGSS Religious Items: 2003-2004 vs. 2005-2016 2003-2004: 28.What is your religion? ① Buddhist ③ Catholic ② Protestant ④ No religion (GO TO Q29) (5) OTHER (SPECIFY_______________) (IF YOU HAVE A RELIGION) 28.1. How often do you attend religious services? (1) A few times a week (5) Several times a year (2) Once a week (6) Once a year (3) Two or three times a month (7) Less than once a year (4) Once a month (8) Never (88)DON’T KNOW 28.2. Do you call yourself a strong, or not a very strong follower of your religion? ① Strong ③ Not very strong ② Somewhat strong(8) DON’T KNOW 2005- 2016: 36. How often do you attend religious services? (01) A few times a week (06) Once a year (02) Once a week (07) Less than once a year (03) Two or three times a month (08) NEVER (04) Once a month (88) DON’T KNOW (05) Several times a year 37. What is your religion? ① Buddhist ④ No religion (GO TO Q38) ② Protestant (77) OTHER (SPECIFY: ) ③ Catholic 37.1. (IF YOU HAVE A RELIGION) Do you call yourself a strong, or not a very strong follower of your religion? ① Strong ③ Not very strong ② Somewhat strong(8) DON’T KNOW

  4. RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION

  5. Religion Questions by Several Data Sets

  6. % of Religious Affiliation, 2003-2016 KGSS

  7. RELIGIOUS SERVICE ATTENDANCE

  8. Trend of religious service attendance at least once a week among Religious Group, 2003-2016 KGSS

  9. Religious Service Attendance, 2016 KGSS 67% 42% 7%

  10. Strength of Religious Affiliation

  11. Trend of Strength of Religious Affiliation (% Strong), 2003-2016 KGSS

  12. Strength of Religious Affiliation, 2016 KGSS

  13. % of Church Attendance at Least Once a Week and Strength of Religious Affiliation (% strong) among Protestants and Catholics in US and Korea, 2016 GSS and 2016 KGSS

  14. RELIGIOUS GROUP vs. CONFUCIANISM

  15. “(Regardless of your religious affiliation) do you consider yourself a Confucian?” (% of YES by religious group, 2016 KGSS)

  16. THANK YOU

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