What is (NAME 1)'s religious preference? Is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion? PROBE: What is your best guess? ASK FOR EACH NAME REPEATING CATEGORIES AS NECESSARY. • Religion of First Person
Religious preference of first household member · Asked in 2 waves, 1985–2004 · 2,514 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 | Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | None | Other | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2004 | 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 | face to face | 2,812 | 1,116 |
| General Social Survey 1985 | 1985-02-09 to 1985-04-23 | face to face | 1,534 | 1,398 |
| 47% |
| 30% |
| 3% |
| 12% |
| 8% |
| 1116 |
| ±4 |
| Northeast | 24% | 47% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 172 | ±9 |
| Midwest | 51% | 30% | 2% | 12% | 5% | 289 | ±6 |
| South | 68% | 18% | 2% | 6% | 6% | 401 | ±6 |
| West | 33% | 32% | 2% | 22% | 10% | 254 | ±7 |
General Social Survey 2004 · 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.