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We are interested in what American Catholics think about religious matters. please select the answer from this card that comes closest to your own personal opinion about the following statement: Under certain conditions, the pope is infallible when he speaks on matters of faith and morals.
Belief in papal infallibility on faith and morals · Asked in 10 waves, 2004–2022 · 5,629 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Certainly true | Probably true | I am uncertain whether this is true or false | Probably false | Certainly false | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 773 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 829 |
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 509 |
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 663 |
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 620 |
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 445 |
| General Social Survey 2010 | 2010-03-15 to 2010-08-12 | face to face | 2,044 | 483 |
| General Social Survey 2008 | 2008-04-17 to 2008-09-13 | face to face | 2,023 | 233 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 754 |
| General Social Survey 2004 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
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.
| 17% |
| 23% |
| 46% |
| 9% |
| 5% |
| 773 |
| ±6 |
| White | 13% | 26% | 44% | 11% | 7% | 441 | ±8 |
| Black † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 35 | ±25 |
| Hispanic | 24% | 17% | 51% | 5% | 3% | 258 | ±9 |
| Asian † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | ±27 |
| Other † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | ±37 |
General Social Survey 2022 · 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.
| 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 |
| face to face |
| 2,812 |
| 320 |