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Have you read any part of the Bible at home within the last year. Yes..........(ASK A)...............1 No….…................................2 IF YES: A. How often have you read the Bible in the last year? (USE CATEGORIES AS PROBES IF NEEDED).
How often respondent read the Bible last year · Asked in 2 waves, 1988–1998 · 2,922 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.
| Group | Several x day | Once a day | Several x week | Once a week | Lt once a week | Didnt read last year | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 1,445 |
| General Social Survey 1988 | 1988-02-12 to 1988-04-26 | face to face | 1,481 | 1,477 |
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.
| 3% |
| 7% |
| 10% |
| 10% |
| 27% |
| 43% |
| 1445 |
| ±3 |
| 18–29 | 2% | 1% | 8% | 15% | 31% | 43% | 281 | ±7 |
| 30–44 | 3% | 7% | 13% | 7% | 32% | 37% | 493 | ±5 |
| 45–64 | 2% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 23% | 50% | 422 | ±6 |
| 65+ | 4% | 12% | 10% | 11% | 22% | 42% | 247 | ±7 |
General Social Survey 1998 · 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.