This document contains the descriptive statistics of the data used by Camargos (2022) in the article Religion, Beliefs, and Emotions in Brazilian Politics: religious feelings and evangelical identity in the State of Minas Gerais. It contains only the variables explored by the article. The data was collected by the company Instituto Ver: research and strategy, with a face-to-face mode, between 06/25/2021 and 06/27/2021. It used a non-probability sample, by quotas of gender, age, and region. The company collected 1996 cases and the questionnaire contains forty seven questions. From those, nine questions are used in the research and will be display here. If there are any doubts about the database and the collection methodology, feel free to reach in touch with the author by e-mail:

Sex

Question in Portuguese

P2 - Sexo:

1 - Masculino 2 - Feminino [___]

Question in English

P2 - Sex:

1 - Male 2 – Female [___]

Sex Frequencies
Before Post-stratification
After Post-stratification
Sex % n % Minimum Maximum
Female 51.5 1028 50.8 48.45 53.15
Male 48.5 968 49.2 46.85 51.55

Age

Question in Portuguese

P3 - Qual é a sua idade? [___]

Question in English

P3 - How old are you? [___]

Age Frequencies
Before Post-stratification
After Post-stratification
Age % n % Minimum Maximum
Until 24 years 13.58 271 9.03 7.89 10.17
25 to 34 years 20.84 416 20.61 18.71 22.51
35 to 44 years 19.24 384 20.94 18.97 22.90
45 to 59 years 25.60 511 25.93 23.88 27.97
Over 60 years 20.74 414 23.49 21.46 25.52

Education

Question in Portuguese

P4 - Até que série você cursou na escola?

1 – Sem instrução

2 – Fundamental 1 incompleto (até a 4ª série)

3 – Fundamental 1 completo (5ª série)

4 - Fundamental 2 incompleto (6ª a 8ª série)

5 - Fundamental 2 completo (9ª série)

6 - Ensino Médio incompleto (1º e 2º ano) [___]

7 - Ensino Médio completo (3º ano)

8 - Superior incompleto

9 - Superior completo

10 – Pós-graduação

Question in English

P4 - Up to what grade did you attend school?

1 – No instruction

2 -Incompleted primary (until 4th Grade)

3 – Completed primary (5th Grade)

4 - Incompleted gym (6th to 8th grade)

5 - Completed gym (9th grade)

6 - 2nd Degree Incompleted (1th to 2th grade) [___]

7 - 2nd Degree Completed (3th grade)

8 - Incompleted superior education

9 - Completed superior education

10 – Graduate

Education Frequencies
Before Post-stratification
After Post-stratification
Education % n % Minimum Maximum
No instruction 1.90 38 2.23 1.51 2.95
Incompleted primary (until 4th Grade) 20.04 400 23.67 21.62 25.72
Completed primary (5th Grade) 6.41 128 7.59 6.29 8.89
Incompleted gym (6th to 8th grade) 12.32 246 14.43 12.72 16.14
Completed gym (9th grade) 4.56 91 6.37 5.06 7.69
2nd Degree Incompleted (1th to 2th grade) 8.57 171 12.23 10.47 13.98
2nd Degree Completed (3th grade) 28.96 578 20.22 18.60 21.85
Incompleted superior education 5.66 113 3.87 3.13 4.61
Completed superior education 10.12 202 8.10 6.98 9.21
Graduate 1.45 29 1.29 0.82 1.77

Religion

Question in Portuguese

P5 - Qual a sua religião?

1 - Católica 5 - Umbanda, afro–brasileiras [___]

2 - Protestantismo histórico 6 - Candomblé

3 - Pentecostal/evangélica 96 - Outra: ___________________

4 - Espírita kardecista 98 - Nenhuma

Question in English

P5 - What is your religion?

1 - Catholic 5 – Afro-Brazilian religions [___]

2 – Historic protestant 6 - Candomblé

3 - Pentecostal 96 - Other: ___________________

4 - Spiritism 98 - None

Religion Frequencies
Before Post-stratification
After Post-stratification
Religion % n % Minimum Maximum
Catholic 63.23 1262 71.28 69.27 73.29
Pentecostal 18.44 368 11.63 10.41 12.85
Don’t have 8.07 161 5.08 4.26 5.90
Protestant 7.16 143 8.75 7.32 10.18
Spiritism 2.10 42 2.16 1.50 2.82
Others 1.00 20 1.10 0.60 1.60

Income

Question in Portuguese

P6 - Considerando salários, horas-extras, aluguéis, bicos, pensões, aposentadorias. Qual a renda total mensal neste domicílio, somando a sua e de todos os outros que moram aqui? (MOSTRAR ANEXO 1)

Anotar direto no campo [___]

Question in English

P6 - Considering salaries, overtime, rents, odd jobs, pensions, and retirements. What is the total monthly income in this household, adding yours and everyone else who lives here? (SHOW ANNEX 1)

Write direct in the field [___]

Income Frequencies
Before Post-stratification
After Post-stratification
Income % n % Minimum Maximum
Until 2 MW 57.92 1156 61.09 58.83 63.35
2 to 5 MW 32.62 651 31.07 28.92 33.21
Over 5 MW 9.17 183 7.84 6.68 9.00
Note:
MW = Minimun Wage

Governement Evaluation

Question in Portuguese

P9 - Falando agora de alguns governos e instituições, usando uma escala de ótimo, bom, regular, ruim ou péssimo, como você avalia a atuação

1 - Ótimo 3 - Regular+ 5 - Ruim 9 - NSNR

2 - Bom 4 - Regular – 6 - Péssimo

A - Do Presidente Jair Bolsonaro [___]

Question in English

P9 - Speaking now of some governments and institutions, using a scale of great, good, regular, bad, or terrible, how do you rate the performance

1 - Great 3 – Regular positive 5 – Bad 9 - Doesn’t know/Not answered

2 - Good 4 - Regular negative 6 - Terrible

A - From President Jair Bolsonaro [___]

Avaliation Frequencies
Before Post-stratification
After Post-stratification
Avaliation % n % Minimum Maximum
Great 8.82 176 8.15 6.90 9.40
Good 18.44 368 18.32 16.51 20.14
Regular positive 14.63 292 14.70 13.05 16.36
Regular negative 7.06 141 7.18 5.96 8.40
Bad 11.17 223 11.02 9.56 12.48
Terrible 38.18 762 38.75 36.46 41.04
No Response 1.70 34 1.87 1.21 2.53

Feelings towards Brazil

Question in Portuguese

P41 - Pensando sobre a situação atual do Brasil. Das emoções a seguir, qual mais se assemelha com seu sentimento sobre o Brasil hoje:

1 - Desânimo 3 - Medo 5 - Preocupação [___]

2 - Entusiasmo 4 - Esperança 6 - Confiança

Question in English

P41 - Thinking about the current situation in Brazil. Of the following emotions, which one most resembles your feeling about Brazil today:

1 - Dismay 3 - Fear 5 - Worry [___]

2 – Enthusiastic 4 – Hope 6 - Confidence

Feelings Frequencies
Before Post-stratification
After Post-stratification
Feelings % n % Minimum Maximum
Worry 28.81 575 28.44 26.32 30.56
Hope 27.30 545 28.36 26.22 30.49
Dismay 17.48 349 17.00 15.25 18.74
Fear 16.53 330 16.64 14.89 18.39
Trust 7.72 154 7.67 6.43 8.91
Enthusiasm 1.75 35 1.90 1.22 2.58

Belief that Bolsonaro was sent by God

Question in Portuguese

P47 - Dizem que o Presidente Bolsonaro foi enviado por Deus para salvar país. O senhor(a) concorda com essa afirmação?

1 - Sim 2 - Não 9 - NS/NR [___]

Question in English

P47 - They say that President Bolsonaro was sent by God to save the country. Do you agree with this statement?

1 - Yes 2 - No 9 – Doesn’t know/Not answer [___]

Belief Frequencies
Before Post-stratification
After Post-stratification
Belief % n % Minimum Maximum
Don’t believe 82.21 1641 88.96 87.50 90.43
Believe 11.37 227 11.04 9.57 12.50
NA 6.41 128 0.00 0.00 0.00