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What was your mother's religious preference when you were growing up? Was it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?
Mother's religious preference during childhood · Asked in 3 waves, 1988–2012 · 1,530 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 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 43 |
| General Social Survey 2008 | 2008-04-17 to 2008-09-13 | face to face | 2,023 | 54 |
| General Social Survey 1988 | 1988-02-12 to 1988-04-26 | face to face | 1,481 | 1,433 |
| 15% |
| 8% |
| 69% |
| 7% |
| 1% |
| 43 |
| ±18 |
| Less than high school † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | ±75 |
| High school † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | ±36 |
| Some college † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | ±66 |
| Bachelor's † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | ±31 |
| Postgraduate † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | ±30 |
General Social Survey 2012 · 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.