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40.00%
35.50%
35.00%
30.00%
30.00%

25.00%
20.00%
16.00%
14.00% Total
15.00%
10.00%
4.50%
5.00%
0.00%
Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly
Disagree agree

Figure 2.11. Practice their religious rituals.

Results in Figure 2.12 show that 19.5 percent respondents doubted their religious

rituals while another 29 percent could not confirm that they have never doubted their religious
rituals. Meanwhile, 51.5 percent confirmed that they have not doubted their religious rituals.

40.00%
36.00%
35.00%
29.00%
30.00%
25.00%

20.00%
15.50%
14.50% Total
15.00%
10.00%
5.00%
5.00%
0.00%
Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly
disagree agree

Figure 2.12. Percentage of respondents who agree that they have not doubted their
religious rituals.

These findings are one of the indications that a larger number of respondents are not
committed to their religion. Some are even showing signs of agnosticism. This is indicated

when five percent of the respondents strongly disagree that they have never doubted their
religious rituals.

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