Here is another card with contrasting ideas. If you feel that "My faith is completely free of doubts," you would place yourself at 1. If you feel "My faith is mixed with doubts," you would place yourself at 7. If you feel somewhere between these two, you would place yourself at 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. Where would you place your feelings about your faith… A. From Free of Doubt to Mixed with doubts
Faith free of doubt versus mixed with doubts · Asked in 1 wave, 1988 · 1,481 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
| Group | Faith free of doubt | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Faith mixed w doubt | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 27% | 19% | 16% | 17% | 10% | 5% | 7% | 1481 | ±3 | |
| White | 25% | 18% | 15% | 18% | 10% | 5% | 8% | 1234 | ±3 |
General Social Survey 1988 · 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.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1988 | 1988-02-12 to 1988-04-26 | face to face | 1,481 | 1,481 |
| Black | 35% | 22% | 16% | 11% | 5% | 4% | 7% | 186 | ±8 |
| Other races † | 27% | 23% | 21% | 16% | 11% | – | 1% | 61 | ±16 |