(IF R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES: ) Do you mostly attend a place of worship that is Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, or what? (IF R DOESN’T ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES:) Regardless of whether you now attend any religious services do you ever think of yourself as part of a particular church or denomination? (IF YES:) Do you consider yourself Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, or what? ATTENDS/CONSIDERS SELF PROTESTANT: (IF BAPTIST:) With which Baptist group is your church associated? Is it the Southern Baptist Convention, the American Baptist Churches in the USA, the American Baptist Association, [1992-LATER: the National Baptist Convention U.S.A.,]an independent Baptist church or some other Baptist group? (IF INDEPENDENT BAPTIST:) Are you affiliated with any larger Baptist group or is this strictly a local church? (IF LUTHERAN:) Is this church part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Missouri Synod, or some other Lutheran group? (IF METHODIST:) Is your church part of the United Methodist Church, African Methodist Episcopal, or some other Methodist group? (IF PRESBYTERIAN:) Is this the Presbyterian Church in the USA or some other Presbyterian group? (IF REFORMED:) Is this the Christian Reformed Church, the Reformed Church in America, or some other Reformed group? (IF BRETHREN:) Is this the Church of the Brethren, the Plymouth Brethren, or what? (IF CHRISTIAN OR JUST CHRISTIAN:) When you say ‘Christian’ does that mean the denomination called the ‘Christian Church (Disciples of Christ),’ or some other Christian denomination, or do you mean to say ‘I am just a Christian?’ (IF CHURCH OR CHURCHES OF CHRIST:) Is this the Church of Christ or United Church of Christ? (IF CHURCH OF GOD:) Is this the Church of God of Anderson Indiana, the Church of God of Cleveland Tennessee, the Church of God in Christ, or some other Church of God? (IF HOLINESS OR PENTECOSTAL:) What kind of church is that? What is it called exactly? Is that part of a larger church or denomination? What is that church called? ATTENDS/CONSIDERS SELF OTHER: What is it called exactly? Is that church part of a denomination? Is that group Christian? ATTENDS/CONSIDERS SELF JEWISH: Do you usually attend a synagogue or temple that is Orthodox, Conservative, Reform or what? / Do you consider yourself Orthodox, Conservative, Reform or what? ALL CHRISTIANS: Which one of these words BEST describes your kind of Christianity: Fundamentalist, Evangelical, Charismatic or Spirit-Filled, Moderate to Liberal? Would you call yourself a born-again Christian, that is, have you personally had a conversion experience related to Jesus Christ?
Religious denomination, 8 categories, 1990-1996 · Asked in 4 waves, 1990–1996 · 6,912 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): 9 in 1992, 1994. Kept and flagged: 9 (other_missing). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: Built from VCF0152, respondent race, respondent categorization of type of Christianity, church attendance, and Christian born-again status. 1994 NOTE: Applies only to panel cases.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Mainline Protestant | Evangelical Protestant | Black Protestant Church |
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| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
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| ANES 1996 Time Series Study Source variable: V960577,V960581,V960602. | 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 | mixed | 1,714 | 1,711 |
| ANES 1994 Time Series Study Source variable: V941102,V941105,V941122. | 1994-11-09 to 1995-01-08 | mixed | 1,795 | 751 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V923827,V923850. | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 2,470 |
| ANES 1990 Time Series Study Source variable: V900525,V900546. | 1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21 | face to face | 1,980 | 1,980 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Catholic [roman catholic] |
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| Jewish |
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| Non-traditional orthodox |
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| Non-Christian/Non-Jewish |
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| Atheist, agnostic, none |
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| All respondents | 22% | 33% | 1% | 26% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 13% | 1711 | ±3 | |
| Democrats | 17% | 35% | 2% | 29% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 12% | 662 | ±4 | |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 22% | 30% | 1% | 26% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 17% | 572 | ±5 | |
| Republicans | 31% | 34% | 1% | 22% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 8% | 469 | ±5 |
ANES 1996 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ living in households in the contiguous 48 states. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.