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Would you say you go to church regularly, often, seldom or never?
Frequency of church attendance, 1952-1968 · Asked in 8 waves, 1952–1968 · 11,823 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Kept and flagged: 0 (other_missing), 9 (no_answer). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: In all Pre-Post studies except 1960, this was a Pre var. This question was asked only of Rs who gave a religious identification (see VCF0128).
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 | Regularly | Often | Seldom | Never | No religious preference (1960-1968) | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1968 Time Series Study Source variable: V680214. | 1968-09-06 to 1969-01-28 | face to face | 1,557 | 1,552 |
| ANES 1966 Time Series Study Source variable: V660222. | 1966-11-08 to 1967-02-01 | face to face | 1,291 | 1,291 |
| ANES 1964 Time Series Study Source variable: V640236. | 1964-09-07 to 1965-02-01 | face to face | 1,571 | 1,570 |
| ANES 1962 Time Series Study Source variable: V620094. | 1962-11-07 | face to face | 1,297 | 1,297 |
| ANES 1960 Time Series Study Source variable: V600253. | 1960-09-12 to 1960-12-26 | face to face | 1,181 | 1,109 |
| ANES 1958 Time Series Study Source variable: V580211. | 1958-11-05 to 1958-12-25 | face to face | 1,450 | 1,450 |
| ANES 1956 Time Series Study Source variable: V560133. | 1956-09-17 to 1957-01-19 | face to face | 1,762 | 1,762 |
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.
| 38% |
| 15% |
| 35% |
| 9% |
| 3% |
| 1552 |
| ±2 |
| Democrats | 40% | 17% | 32% | 8% | 3% | 704 | ±4 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 36% | 12% | 37% | 11% | 5% | 448 | ±5 |
| Republicans | 39% | 16% | 35% | 8% | 2% | 374 | ±5 |
ANES 1968 Time Series Study · US citizens of voting age (21+ in most states before 1972) 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.
| 1952-09-15 |
| face to face |
| 1,899 |
| 1,792 |