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(IF RELIGION IS IMPORTANT: ) Would you say that (1996-LATER: Would you say your) religion provides some guidance in your day-to-day living, quite a bit of guidance, or a great deal of guidance in your day-to- day living (1996-LATER: ‘life’)?
Amount of guidance religion provides in daily life · Asked in 15 waves, 1980–2016 · 32,211 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 1984, 1986, 1992. Kept and flagged: 0 (other_missing), 8 (dk). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: This var is a follow-up to VCF0846. See VCF0846.
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2012).
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 | Some | Quite a bit | A great deal | Religion not important | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 2016 Time Series Study Source variable: V161242,V161241. | 2016-09-07 to 2017-01-09 | mixed | 4,270 | 4,260 |
| ANES 2012 Time Series Study Source variable: relig_guide. | 2012-09-09 to 2013-01-13 | mixed | 5,914 | 5,882 |
| ANES 2008 Time Series Study Source variable: V083181,V083182. | 2008-09-02 to 2008-12-30 | face to face | 2,322 | 2,321 |
| ANES 2004 Time Series Study Source variable: V043220. | 2004-09-07 to 2004-12-19 | face to face | 1,212 | 1,211 |
| ANES 2002 Time Series Study Source variable: V023083. | 2002-09-18 to 2002-12-06 | phone | 1,511 | 1,508 |
| ANES 2000 Time Series Study Source variable: V000873. | 2000-09-05 to 2000-12-22 | mixed | 1,807 | 1,803 |
| ANES 1998 Time Series Study Source variable: V980493. | 1998-11-04 to 1998-12-23 | mixed | 1,281 | 1,281 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2012).
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.
| 13% |
| 18% |
| 34% |
| 35% |
| 4260 |
| ±2 |
| Northeast | 16% | 20% | 23% | 41% | 698 | ±5 |
| Midwest | 16% | 16% | 35% | 33% | 1000 | ±4 |
| South | 10% | 20% | 43% | 27% | 1627 | ±3 |
| West | 11% | 14% | 28% | 46% | 935 | ±4 |
ANES 2016 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ (face-to-face samples: contiguous 48 states and DC; web samples: 50 states and DC). 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.
| 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 |
| mixed |
| 1,714 |
| 1,713 |
| ANES 1994 Time Series Study Source variable: V941044. | 1994-11-09 to 1995-01-08 | mixed | 1,795 | 1,795 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V923821. | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 2,293 |
| ANES 1990 Time Series Study Source variable: V900512. | 1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21 | face to face | 1,980 | 1,980 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880933. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 1,775 |
| ANES 1986 Time Series Study Source variable: V860547. | 1986-11-05 to 1987-02-07 | face to face | 2,176 | 1,070 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V841079. | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 1,911 |
| ANES 1980 Time Series Study Source variable: V801174. | 1980-09-02 to 1981-02-07 | face to face | 1,614 | 1,408 |