Duke University Religion Index (DUREL)
Hill & Hood‚ 1999
Harold G. Koenig‚ and Arndt Büssing. 2010
(1) How often do you attend church (mosque) or other religious meetings? (ORA)
1 – Never; 2 – Once a year or less; 3 – A few times a year; 4 – A few times a month; 5 – Once a week; 6 – More than once/week
(2) How often do you spend time in private religious activities‚ such as prayer‚ meditation or Bible (Koran) study? (NORA)
1 – Rarely or never; 2 – A few times a month; 3 – Once a week; 4 – Two or more times/week; 5 – Daily; 6 – More than once a day
The following section contains 3 statements about religious belief or experience. Please mark the extent to which each statement is true or not true for you.
(3) In my life‚ I experience the presence of the Divine (i.e.‚ God) – (IR)
1 – Definitely not true; 2 – Tends not to be true; 3 – Unsure; 4 – Tends to be true; 5 – Definitely true of me
(4) My religious beliefs are what really lie behind my whole approach to life – (IR)
1 – Definitely not true; 2 – Tends not to be true; 3 – Unsure; 4 – Tends to be true; 5 – Definitely true of me
(5) I try hard to carry my religion over into all other dealings in life – (IR)
1 – Definitely not true; 2 – Tends not to be true; 3 – Unsure; 4 – Tends to be true; 5 – Definitely true of me
Organizational Religious Activity (ORA; item 1)‚
Non-organizational Religious Activity (NORA; item 2)‚
Intrinsic Religiosity (IR; items 3‚4‚ and 5).
This instrument can be found on page 79 of “The Duke University Religion Index (DUREL): A Five-Item Measure for Use in Epidemological Studies.”. Available online at: http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/1/1/78
Hill‚ P. C.‚ & Hood‚ R. W.‚ Jr. (Eds.). (1999). Measures of religiosity. Birmingham‚ AL: Religious Education Press.
Koenig‚ H.G‚ Büssing. A‚. (2010). The Duke University Religion Index (DUREL): A Five-Item Measure for Use in Epidemological Studies. Religions‚ 1(1)‚ 78-85
Hafizi‚ S.‚ Memari‚ A. H.‚ Pakrah‚ M.‚ Mohebi‚ F.‚ Saghazadeh‚ A.‚ & Koenig‚ H. G. (2013). The Duke University Religion Index (DUREL): Validation and reliability of the Farsi version [Abstract]. Psychological Reports‚ 112(1)‚ 151-159.
Saffari. Mohsen‚ Mohammadi Zeidi. Isa‚ Pakpour. Amir H.‚ Koenig. Harold G‚. 2013. Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Duke University Religion Index (DUREL): A Study on Muslims. Journal of Religion and Health. Volume 52‚ Issue 2‚ pp 631-641.
