| Believe in: | University of Madeira | University of Fortaleza | ||||||
| Yes | No | Yes | No | |||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| God | 124 | 55.1 | 121 | 44.9 | 345 | 90.8 | 35 | 9.2 |
| Life after death | 105 | 46.7 | 120 | 53.3 | 254 | 66.8 | 126 | 33.2 |
| Soul | 145 | 64.4 | 80 | 35.6 | 305 | 80.3 | 75 | 19.7 |
| Devil | 62 | 27.6 | 163 | 72.4 | 251 | 66.1 | 129 | 33.9 |
| Hell | 54 | 24.0 | 171 | 76.0 | 249 | 65.5 | 131 | 34.5 |
| Paradise | 66 | 29.3 | 159 | 70.7 | 277 | 72.9 | 103 | 27.1 |
| Sin | 97 | 43.1 | 128 | 56.9 | 275 | 72.4 | 105 | 27.6 |
| Original sin | 63 | 28.0 | 162 | 72.8 | 208 | 54.7 | 172 | 45.3 |
| Resurrection of the dead | 51 | 22.7 | 174 | 77.3 | 193 | 50.8 | 187 | 49.2 |
| Reincarnation | 72 | 32.0 | 153 | 68.0 | 176 | 46.3 | 204 | 53.7 |
| Divinity of Christ | 85 | 37.8 | 140 | 62.2 | 298 | 78.4 | 82 | 21.6 |
| Virginity of Mary | 68 | 30.2 | 157 | 69.8 | 259 | 68.2 | 121 | 31.8 |
| Infallibility of the Pope | 42 | 18.7 | 183 | 81.3 | 115 | 30.3 | 265 | 69.7 |
| End of the world next | 42 | 18.7 | 183 | 81.3 | 133 | 35.0 | 247 | 65.0 |