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The United States Supreme Court has ruled that no state or local government may require the reading of the Lord's Prayer or Bible verses in public schools. What are your views on this--do you approve or disapprove of the court ruling?
Approval of school prayer ban, volunteered response on web · Asked in 3 waves, 2021–2024 · 2,500 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 | Approve | Disapprove | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 65% | 35% | 572 | ±6 | |
| Northeast † | 82% | 18% |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 572 |
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 554 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 1,374 |
| 98 |
| ±14 |
| Midwest | 42% | 58% | 128 | ±14 |
| South | 59% | 41% | 226 | ±9 |
| West | 78% | 22% | 120 | ±13 |
General Social Survey 2024 · 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.