BAROMETRUL Informat.ro – INSCOP Research – "Romania Between Magic and Esotericism" | For 33% of participants, "Religious belief is more important than scientific explanations"

BAROMETER Informat.ro – INSCOP Research “Romania between Magic and Esotericism” was conducted by INSCOP Research on behalf of the news platform Informat.ro in partnership with the Strategic Thinking Group think tank.

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The importance of religious belief and scientific explanations

For 33% of participants, “Religious belief is more important than scientific explanations.” 15.6% believe that “Scientific explanations are more important than religious belief.” 50.1% choose the option “Religious belief and scientific explanations are equally important.” The proportion of non-responses is 1.2%.

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I choose the statement “Religious belief is more important than scientific explanations” especially: PSD and AUR voters, people with primary education, residents of rural areas.

I believe that “Scientific explanations are more important than religious belief” especially: PNL and USR voters, people under 30 years old, individuals with higher education, residents of Bucharest and large urban areas. Individuals with secondary education, residents of small urban areas, and state employees choose the statement “Religious belief and scientific explanations are equally important” in a higher proportion than the rest of the population.

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Methodology: The data was collected between October 6-10, 2025. Research method: interview via questionnaire. The data was collected using the CATI method (telephone interviews), with a simple stratified sample volume of 1100 individuals, representative of significant socio-demographic categories (gender, age, occupation) for the non-institutionalized population of Romania, aged 18 and over. The maximum allowable error of the data is ± 2.95%, at a confidence level of 95%.