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What is your husband's/wife's religious preference? Is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?
A. If Protestant, what specific denomination was that?
If your spouse is Protestant, what specific denomination is it? Spouse's Protestant denomination · Asked in 3 waves, 1991–2008 · 1,460 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
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Shares of people who gave an answer. Showing the first 8 of 77 answers.
By group over time Democrats Independents (incl. leaners) Republicans
Shares of people who gave an answer. Groups with an effective sample under 50 in a wave are left out of that wave.
Wave 2008 (face to face) 1998 (face to face) 1991 (face to face)
Answers as the source codes them Amer baptist assoc Amer baptist ch in usa Natl baptist conv. of america Natl baptist conv., usa, inc Southern baptist conv Other baptist chs Baptist, dk which African meth epis ch Ame zion church United meth church Other meth ch Methodist, dk which Amer lutheran ch Luth ch in amer Luth ch--mo synod Wisc evan luth synod Other luth chs Evan lutheran Lutheran, dk which Presbyt ch in usa United presbyt ch in usa Other presbyt chs Presbyt ch usa Presbyterian, dk which Episcopal church Evangeligal congregational Ind. bible fellowship New testament christian Moravian Christ. and mission. alliance Adventist Assembly of god Free methodist Apostolic African methodist Free will baptist Holiness, nazarene Brethren church United brethren, breth. in christ Independent Christian; central christian Christian reform Christian scientist
Group Amer baptist assoc Amer baptist ch in usa Natl baptist conv. of america Natl baptist conv., usa, inc Southern baptist conv Other baptist chs Baptist, dk which African meth epis ch United meth church Other meth ch Methodist, dk which Amer lutheran ch Luth ch in amer Luth ch--mo synod Wisc evan luth synod Other luth chs Evan lutheran Lutheran, dk which Presbyt ch in usa United presbyt ch in usa Other presbyt chs Presbyt ch usa Presbyterian, dk which Episcopal church Evangeligal congregational Ind. bible fellowship Moravian Christ. and mission. alliance Adventist Assembly of god Apostolic Free will baptist Holiness, nazarene Brethren church United brethren, breth. in christ Independent Christian; central christian Christian reform Christian scientist Church of christ Churches of god -exc. christ & holiness Church of god in christ Congregationalist, 1st cong Dutch reform Disciples of christ Evangelical, evangelist Evangelical reformed Evangelist free church 1st christian Holiness; ch of holiness Pilgrim holiness Jehovah witnesses Lds Lds--mormon Lds--reorganized Lds--jesus christ; ch of jesus lds Mennonite Mormon Nazarene Pentecostal Quaker Reformed 7th day adventist Unitarian, universalist United church of christ Wesleyan Missionary baptist Other fundamentalist Federated church Missionary United church of canada Evangelical united brethren Primitive baptist Living church of god Christian born again Church of god israelite No denom. given or non-denom ch n MoE All respondents
General Social Survey 2008 · 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.
Church of christ
Churches of god -exc. christ & holiness
Church of god in christ
Holiness
Congregationalist, 1st cong
Community church
Covenant
Dutch reform
Disciples of christ
Evangelical, evangelist
Evangelical reformed
Evangelist free church
First church
1st christian disc of christ
1st reformed
1st christian
Full gospel
Holiness; ch of holiness
Pilgrim holiness
Jehovah witnesses
Lds
Lds--mormon
Lds--reorganized
Lds--jesus christ; ch of jesus lds
Mennonite
Mormon
Nazarene
Pentecostal assembly of god
Pentecostal
Quaker
Reformed
Salvation army
7th day adventist
Sanctified, sanctification
Unitarian, universalist
United church of christ
United church, unity church
Wesleyan
Wesleyan methodist--pilgrim
Mission covenant
Missionary baptist
Other fundamentalist
Federated church
Charismatic christian
Evangeligal methodist
Worldwide church of god
Missionary
United church of canada
Evangelical united brethren
Primitive baptist
Apostolic church
New birth christian
Polish catholic
Zwinglian
Living church of god
Christian born again
Church of god israelite
No denom. given or non-denom ch
Don't know (non-answer)
No answer (non-answer)
Democrats
2% 2% 1% 1% 14% – 20% 1% 10% – 0% 1% – 1% – – – 4% 1% 1% – – 3% 3% – – – – – 1% – – – – – – 4% – 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% – – – – – – – – – 1% – – – – 2% 2% 6% 1% – 0% 1% – – – – – – – – – – 2% – 11% 129 ±10
Independents (incl. leaners)
3% – 1% 2% 11% – 12% – 9% – 5% 3% 1% – 1% – – 2% 1% 1% – – 3% 4% – – – 1% 1% 1% 1% – – – – – 6% – – 2% 1% 0% 2% – – 1% – – – 1% 2% 5% 1% – – – – 3% 2% 3% – – 1% – – – – – – – – – – 1% – 2% 8% 109 ±10
Republicans
– 1% – – 13% – 8% – 7% – 2% 2% – 6% 2% – 1% 7% 1% 2% – – 5% 3% – – 0% 1% – 1% – 1% – – – 1% 4% 0% – 2% – – – – – 0% – – – 0% – – 3% 1% – – – 2% 1% 3% 1% 1% – – 1% – – – – 1% – – – – – – 17% 140 ±9