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What specific denomination is that, if any? (PROBE FOR EXACT DENOMINATION. REFER TO PROTESTANT DENOMINATION LIST AND CIRCLE APPROPRIATE CODE BELOW). • Denomination of First Person
First friend's specific religious denomination · Asked in 2 waves, 1988–1998 · 1,196 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.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 446 |
| General Social Survey 1988 | 1988-02-12 to 1988-04-26 | face to face | 1,481 | 750 |
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.
| Group | Am baptist asso | Am bapt ch in usa | Nat bapt conv of am | Nat bapt conv usa | Southern baptist | Other baptists | Baptist-dk which | Afr meth episcopal | Afr meth ep zion | United methodist | Other methodist | Methodist-dk which | Am lutheran | Luth ch in america | Lutheran-mo synod | Other lutheran | Evangelical lutheran | Lutheran-dk which | Presbyterian c in us | United pres ch in usa | Other presbyterian | Presbyt ch usa | Presbyterian-dk wh | Episcopal | Other | No denomination | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 2% | 1% | – | 1% | 15% | 3% | 11% | 1% | 0% | 10% | 0% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 1% | 2% | – | – | 3% | 3% | 18% | 14% | 750 | ±4 | |
| Urban | 2% | 4% | – | 1% | 19% | 2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Suburban | 3% | 1% | – | – | 12% | 3% | 10% | 1% | 0% | 10% | 1% | 5% | |||||||||||||||||
| Rural | 0% | – | – | 1% | 16% | 4% | 7% | – | – | 15% | – | 4% | 6% | – | 2% |
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.
| 20% |
| 1% |
| – |
| 6% |
| 1% |
| 4% |
| 2% |
| – |
| 0% |
| 0% |
| 0% |
| 2% |
| 1% |
| 1% |
| – |
| – |
| 5% |
| 5% |
| 12% |
| 11% |
| 197 |
| ±8 |
| 2% |
| 1% |
| 3% |
| – |
| – |
| 5% |
| – |
| 3% |
| – |
| – |
| 2% |
| 3% |
| 19% |
| 18% |
| 348 |
| ±6 |
| 1% |
| 0% |
| 4% |
| 2% |
| 3% |
| – |
| – |
| 1% |
| 2% |
| 22% |
| 9% |
| 205 |
| ±7 |