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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 second child is being raised · Asked in 2 waves, 2008–2012 · 465 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 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 12 |
| General Social Survey 2008 | 2008-04-17 to 2008-09-13 | face to face | 2,023 | 453 |
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 | Buddhism | Hinduism | Other eastern religions | Muslim/islam | Orthodox-christian | Christian | Inter-nondenominational | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 43% | 29% | 2% | 18% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 453 | ±5 | |
| Northeast | 33% | 32% | 10% | 13% | 2% | – | 2% | 2% | 4% | – | 3% | – | 72 | ±13 | |
| Midwest | 39% | 28% | 1% | 26% | – | – | – | – | 3% | – | 1% | 2% | 80 | ±12 | |
| South | 59% | 25% | 1% | 10% | – | 0% | – | 1% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 187 | ±8 | |
| West | 30% | 34% | – | 27% | 2% | 2% | – | – | – | – | 4% | 1% | 114 | ±11 |
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.