Religiosity of Young Adults in the Capital Area of Finland 2004

The study charted the religious behaviour of people aged 20-39 and their attitudes towards religion. The significance of different people, things and activities in the respondents' lives were investigated (e.g. family, work, religion) as well as happiness with life in general. The respondents were presented a number of statements relating to beliefs, spirituality and religions (e.g. "God exists", "I'm interested in meditation") and asked to what extent they agreed with them. They were also asked whether they considered themselves religious or spiritual and whether they belonged to a church or a religious community. The respondents who were members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland were asked additional questions about whether they had considered leaving the Church and whether they had joined the Church at some point (instead of being a member since birth). The respondents who did not belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church were asked whether they had ever considered joining the Church, whether they had left the Church and when, and why they had left. Participation and desire to participate in congregational and spiritual life was charted (e.g. the frequency of attending church service, reading the Bible). Satisfaction with the activities of the Parish on the whole was surveyed as well as perceptions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Religious education and upbringing received by the respondents was investigated by asking whether they were taught an evening prayer as a child at home, who had given them religious instruction, whether they had attended confirmation classes and what the effect of the classes had been on their spiritual and religious life and their attitudes toward the Church and the Parish. Some questions charted participation and willingness to participate in different forms of voluntary work, and reasons for not doing voluntary work. Finally, the respondents were asked to what extent they believed in different Christian doctrines and in some paranormal phenomena. Background variables included the respondent's age, gender, household composition, economic activity, and education level as well as how long R had lived in the capital area, and whether they had children.

本研究描绘了20至39岁人群的宗教行为及其对宗教的态度。调查了不同个体、事物和活动在受访者生活中的重要性（例如家庭、工作、宗教）以及他们对生活总体幸福感的满意度。受访者被呈现一系列与信仰、灵性和宗教相关的陈述（例如：“上帝存在”，“我对冥想感兴趣”），并被询问他们对此类陈述的赞同程度。他们还被询问是否认为自己具有宗教或灵性，以及他们是否属于某个教堂或宗教团体。芬兰福音派路德教会成员被进一步询问他们是否曾考虑过离开教会，以及他们是否在某个时刻加入教会（而非自出生以来就是成员）。不属于芬兰福音派路德教会的受访者被询问他们是否曾考虑过加入教会，他们何时离开教会，以及离开的原因。研究还记录了受访者在教会和灵性生活中的参与程度和参与愿望（例如参加教堂服务的频率、阅读圣经）。此外，对整个教区活动的满意度以及受访者对福音派路德教会的看法也进行了调查。通过询问受访者是否在家作为儿童被教导晚祷，谁给予了他们宗教教育，他们是否参加过坚信礼课程，以及这些课程对他们灵性宗教生活以及他们对教会和教区的态度有何影响，来调查受访者所接受的宗教教育和教养。一些问题还调查了参与不同形式的志愿工作的程度和意愿，以及不参与志愿工作的原因。最后，受访者被询问他们多大程度上相信不同的基督教教义以及某些超自然现象。背景变量包括受访者的年龄、性别、家庭构成、经济活动、教育水平，以及他们在首都地区居住的时间长短，以及他们是否有孩子。