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In what religion is (CHILD'S NAME) being raised? Is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?
Religion in which first child is being raised · Asked in 2 waves, 2008–2012 · 781 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.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 19 |
| General Social Survey 2008 | 2008-04-17 to 2008-09-13 | face to face | 2,023 | 762 |
| Group | Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | None | Other | Buddhism | Hinduism | Other eastern religions | Muslim/islam | Orthodox-christian | Christian | Inter-nondenominational | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 44% | 26% | 2% | 20% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 4% | 1% | 762 | ±4 | |
| White | 50% | 19% | 3% | 22% | 0% | – | – | 0% | 1% | 0% | 4% | 1% | 431 | ±5 | |
| Black | 66% | 5% | 1% | 17% | 1% | – | – | 1% | 2% | – | 6% | 1% | 129 | ±10 | |
| Hispanic | 21% | 58% | 0% | 16% | – | – | – | 1% | – | – | 3% | – | 151 | ±10 | |
| Asian † | 23% | 22% | – | 21% | 2% | 4% | 15% | – | 13% | – | – | – | 35 | ±19 | |
| Other † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | ±27 |
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.