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Do you agree or disagree that… C. ...that practicing a religion helps people to gain comfort in times of trouble and sorrow?
Religion helps people find comfort in times of trouble · Asked in 2 waves, 2008–2018 · 2,540 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
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 | Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 1,175 |
| General Social Survey 2008 | 2008-04-17 to 2008-09-13 | face to face | 2,023 | 1,365 |
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.
| 42% |
| 51% |
| 5% |
| 2% |
| 0% |
| 1175 |
| ±4 |
| White | 46% | 48% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 731 | ±5 |
| Black | 36% | 55% | 3% | 5% | 0% | 189 | ±9 |
| Hispanic | 35% | 53% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 200 | ±9 |
| Asian † | 24% | 62% | 14% | – | – | 36 | ±19 |
| Other † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | ±29 |
General Social Survey 2018 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). 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.