Knowledge about religion in Sweden 2017
How good awareness do you have about Christianity, Islam and Judaism?
by Agnete Lundetræ Jürgensen,
last edited
Mar 20, 2019
This statistic shows the result of a survey conducted in 2017 on the level of knowledge about religion in Sweden. That year, the largest religious knowledge of Swedish population (a share of 86 percent of respondents) had great or some knowledge about Christianity, whereas 14 percent had not much or no knowledge about Christianity. In contrast, only 40 percent of individuals said that they have a great or some knowledge about Judaism.
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| Great/some knowledge | Not much/no knowledge | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity | 86% | 14% |
| Islam | 50% | 49% |
| Judaism | 40% | 60% |
| Great/some knowledge | Not much/no knowledge | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity | 86% | 14% |
| Islam | 50% | 49% |
| Judaism | 40% | 60% |
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by Agnete Lundetræ Jürgensen,
last edited
Mar 20, 2019
This statistic shows the result of a survey conducted in 2017 on the level of knowledge about religion in Sweden. That year, the largest religious knowledge of Swedish population (a share of 86 percent of respondents) had great or some knowledge about Christianity, whereas 14 percent had not much or no knowledge about Christianity. In contrast, only 40 percent of individuals said that they have a great or some knowledge about Judaism.
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- May 2018
- Region
- Sweden
- Survey time period
- April to August 2017
- Number of respondents
- 1,493 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
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The source adds the following information: "Don't know/refused responses not shown".
The source does not provide the original wording of the question posed during the survey. The wording of the question chosen for this statistic may therefore differ slightly from the original.
Missing percentage points to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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- Region
- Sweden
- Survey time period
- April to August 2017
- Number of respondents
- 1,493 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
- Supplementary notes
-
The source adds the following information: "Don't know/refused responses not shown".
The source does not provide the original wording of the question posed during the survey. The wording of the question chosen for this statistic may therefore differ slightly from the original.
Missing percentage points to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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