Cross-Cultural Dimensions of Religiosity Scale – CCDRS

What do you believe about immortality? [Options: 1 = I do not believe in immortality in any sense; 2 = I believe in reincarnation; 3 = I believe immortality is the continued influence of a person's life on family or society; 4 = While its meaning is somewhat imprecise, I believe in the continued existence of the personality as a part of a universal spiritual principle; 5 = I believe in the resurrection of one's being and life after death.]

What do you feel will probably happen to you after death? [Options: 1 = Simply stop existing; 2 = Reincarnation; 3 = I have no idea; 4 = Uncertain; 5 = My 'spirit' will have some continuation in the universe; 6 = Depending on the will of God, I will go to heaven or hell.]

What do you believe about God? [Options: 1 = I don't believe in God; 2 = I don't know whether there is a God and there probably is not a way to find out; 3 = God is a 'spirit' within us; 4 = I don't believe in a personal God, but I do believe in a higher power of some kind; 5 = I feel that I do believe in God even though I am not able to explain fully who or what God is; 6 = I know God really exists and I have no doubts about it.]

What do you believe about Jesus? [Options: 1 = Frankly, I am not sure the historical Jesus existed; 2 = I think Jesus was only a man; 3 = I think Jesus was only a man, although an extraordinary one; 4 = I feel that Jesus was a great religious prophet, but I don't feel He was the Son of God any more than all of us are the children of God; 5 = Jesus is best understood as a symbol of goodness; whether he existed or not is unimportant; 6 = I feel basically that Jesus is Divine, but I have some problems understanding the concept of His Divinity; 7 = Jesus is the Divine Son of God and I have no doubts about it.]

What do you believe about the idea that God has and continues to act in the history of man? [Options: 1 = There is no evidence of any intervention of 'God' in human history; 2 = People who have believed in God have influenced history; 3 = I believe the unfolding history of man has been within a natural order established by a higher power; 4 = While I am unable to explain fully who or what God is, I believe he has an influence in the history of man; 5 = I believe God has and continues to intervene directly and indirectly in the history of man.]

Which of the following comes closest to expressing your conception of prayer? [Options: 1 = 'Prayer' is not a meaningful term to me; 2 = Prayer is self-evaluation and working out one's problems; 3 = Prayer is meditation in which thought is directed toward beauty, goodness, comfort, etc.; 4 = Prayer is directing one's thoughts toward a higher power; 5 = Prayer is speaking to God.]

Which of the following statements comes closest to expressing your conception of sin? [Options: 1 = I do not believe in 'sin'; 2 = I believe people err but do not 'sin'; 3 = Sin is behavior which goes against my own personal principles; 4 = Sin is behavior which harms others; 5 = Sin is behavior which goes against accepted social and ethical principles; 6 = Sin is failure to live up to the highest spiritual ideals I know; 7 = Sin is the individual's rejection of God's will for his life.]

What is your view of the Bible? [Options: 1 = The Bible is a collection of myths and fantasies; 2 = The Bible is a collection of literary and historical writings; 3 = The Bible contains some of man's significant moral and ethical thinking; 4 = The Bible was written by inspired men and contains valuable spiritual teachings; 5 = The Bible is God's Word.]

Have you ever had an experience which, at the time, you thought of as a religious experience? If so, which of the following comes closest to expressing the dominant characteristics of your experience? [Options: 1 = I have never had what I would call a religious experience; 2 = I can't recall that I have had what I would call a religious experience; 3 = I have had moments of unusual appreciation of truth, beauty, goodness, etc.; 4 = At some time I have had an awareness of the divine; 5 = I have had an experience (or experiences) when I felt a mutual encounter between myself and God.]

There are particular moments in my life when I feel 'close' to the Divine.

I know what it feels like to repent and experience forgiveness of sin.

I have experienced the joy and peace which comes from recognizing that one is a forgiven sinner.

How often do you attend Sabbath worship services? [Options: 1 = Every week; 2 = About twice a month; 3 = About once a month; 4 = A few times a year; 5 = Never.]

Do you presently belong to a church (or synagogue)? [Options: 1 = Yes; 2 = No.]

Do you contribute funds to the church? [Options: 1 = Never; 2 = Pays church tax; 3 = Sometimes; 4 = Regularly.]

How would you describe your use of the Bible? [Options: 1 = I read the Bible regularly for devotional purposes; 2 = I read the Bible, somewhat irregularly, primarily for devotional purposes; 3 = I read the Bible occasionally for its ethical and moral teachings; 4 = I read the Bible occasionally for literary or historical purposes; 5 = I read the Bible for diverse purposes; 6 = I seldom, if ever, read the Bible; 7 = I never read the Bible.]

In how many religiously affiliated organizations, groups, or activities (such as choir, youth groups, committees, and boards, etc.) do you participate? [Options: 0 = None; 1 = One; 2 = Two; 3 = Three; 4 = Four; 5 = Five or more]

Misrepresenting your age to be served alcoholic beverages is acceptable behavior.

It would not bother my conscience to use marijuana.

Premarital sexual relations between a boy and a girl who are 'in love' is not immoral.

Stealing hubcaps or shoplifting minor items is not immoral.

Violence can be a justifiable form of civic protest.

A woman should be able to obtain an abortion for any reason.

I am for better housing for disadvantaged groups in society.

I stand for the eradication of poverty among groups of this society.

I support full employment opportunities for all.

I support programs which guarantee economic security for old age.

I think capital punishment should be abolished.