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What's is (NAME'S) religious preference? Is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion? • Religion of First Person
First friend's religious preference · Asked in 2 waves, 1988–1998 · 2,516 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.
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 | Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | None | Other | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 1,074 |
| General Social Survey 1988 | 1988-02-12 to 1988-04-26 | face to face | 1,481 | 1,442 |
| 46% |
| 30% |
| 3% |
| 16% |
| 6% |
| 1074 |
| ±3 |
| Protestant | 65% | 18% | 2% | 10% | 5% | 572 | ±5 |
| Catholic | 28% | 54% | 3% | 11% | 4% | 277 | ±7 |
| Jewish † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | ±29 |
| Other faith † | 17% | 33% | 5% | 27% | 18% | 26 | ±22 |
| None | 20% | 29% | 1% | 40% | 10% | 177 | ±8 |
General Social Survey 1998 · 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.