People sometimes belong to different kinds of groups or associations. For each type of group, please indicate whether you: -Belong and actively participate, -Belong but don't actively participate, -Used to belong but do not any more, -Have never belonged to it. C. A church or other religious organization
Membership in a church or religious organization · Asked in 2 waves, 2004–2014 · 2,736 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 | Belong and actively participate | Belong but dont participate | Used to belong | Never belonged | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 1,264 |
| General Social Survey 2004 | 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 | face to face | 2,812 | 1,472 |
| 33% |
| 21% |
| 26% |
| 20% |
| 1264 |
| ±3 |
| Protestant | 47% | 24% | 21% | 8% | 636 | ±5 |
| Catholic | 33% | 32% | 18% | 17% | 290 | ±7 |
| Jewish † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | 18 | ±25 |
| Other faith † | 19% | 11% | 25% | 46% | 51 | ±15 |
| None | 5% | 4% | 48% | 42% | 259 | ±7 |
General Social Survey 2014 · 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.