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Can you tell me how important is each of the following in helping you to make decisions about your life. Please indicate your answer by stating where you would place your feelings on a scale from 1 to 5 as shown on this hand Card. Consider the first topic. If you think the Bible is very important in helping you to make decisions about your life, you would place yourself at 1. If you feel it is not very important in helping you to make decisions about your life, then you would place yourself at 5. If you feel the Bible is "somewhere between these two" in helping you make decisions about your life, then you would place yourself at 2, 3 or 4. A. The Bible
Importance of the Bible in making life decisions · Asked in 1 wave, 1988 · 1,481 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
| Group | Very important | 2 | 3 | 4 | Not very important | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 33% | 13% | 23% | 12% | 18% | 1481 | ±3 | |
| Lower income | 45% | 13% | 19% | 9% | 14% | 513 | ±5 | |
| Middle income |
General Social Survey 1988 · 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.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1988 | 1988-02-12 to 1988-04-26 | face to face | 1,481 | 1,481 |
| 31% |
| 16% |
| 25% |
| 13% |
| 15% |
| 431 |
| ±5 |
| Upper income | 23% | 12% | 25% | 16% | 24% | 413 | ±5 |