Wednesday, July 30, 2003
German teens split on God, astrology
More than half of German teenagers put their faith in astrology - almost the same percentage as who believe in God, according to a news survey Wednesday.
The survey of 12- to 16-year-olds by Iconkids & Youth Institute showed 54 percent believe in horoscopes. Similarly, 58 percent of them believe in God.
Those findings applied only to western Germany, the pollsters pointed out. Interestingly, belief in astrology as well as in God was only about 36 percent among teens in eastern Germany, the survey showed.
Faith in the stars was even higher among girls, with 63 percent nationwide saying they believed in horoscopes, compared to only 38 percent of boys.
"Astrology has lost any hint of stigma among teenagers, both east and west," said Barlovic.
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