What is your religion?

Religion, major group · Asked in 33 waves, 1948–2024 · 73,259 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Dropped only in years where the codebook names a design split (alternate form, half sample, abbreviated or web instrument): 0 in 1992. Kept and flagged: 0 (no_answer). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: See also VCF0129 and VCF0152. In all Pre-Post studies except 1960 this was a Pre var. This has been collapsed from the Study variable summarizing R’s religious self-identification, constructed from the complete set of questions asked, usually including questions additional to those documented here (see questions per VCF0128b,VCF0129). 1990-later (exc. 2002) NOTE: Questions about religious affiliation were preceded by the filter question, ‘Lots of things come up that keep people from attending religious services even if they want to. Thinking about your life these days, do you ever attend religious services, apart from occasional weddings, baptisms or funerals?’ (SEE VCF0130), which had some effect on distributions. 1948 NOTE: Question wording was undocumented. 1992 NOTE: This question was not part of the ‘short-form’ questionnaire; for short- form panel cases, however, 1990 study data were incorporated. 1994 NOTE: For panel cases, 1992 data were incorporated. 2002 NOTE: For panel cases, 2000 data were incorporated. 2012 NOTE: In 2012, cases categorized as ‘undifferentiated Christian’ in the major-group summary are coded 4.