Has there ever been a turning point in your life when you made a new and personal commitment to religion?
Turning point of new commitment to religion · Asked in 6 waves, 1991–2010 · 11,042 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 | Yes | No | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 40% | 60% | 2044 | ±3 | |
| Protestant | 56% | 44% | 1083 | ±4 | |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2010 | 2010-03-15 to 2010-08-12 | face to face | 2,044 | 2,044 |
| General Social Survey 2008 | 2008-04-17 to 2008-09-13 | face to face | 2,023 | 2,023 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 2,992 |
| General Social Survey 2004 | 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 | face to face | 2,812 | 1,340 |
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 1,284 |
| General Social Survey 1991 | 1991-02-09 to 1991-05-06 | face to face | 1,517 | 1,359 |
| Catholic |
| 32% |
| 68% |
| 482 |
| ±5 |
| Jewish † | 24% | 76% | 37 | ±20 |
| Other faith † | 29% | 71% | 66 | ±15 |
| None | 15% | 85% | 363 | ±7 |
General Social Survey 2010 · 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.