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. 5. Religion of Fifth Person
Religious preference of fifth household member · Asked in 2 waves, 1985–2004 · 593 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 | 212 |
| General Social Survey 1985 | 1985-02-09 to 1985-04-23 | face to face | 1,534 | 381 |
| 51% |
| 35% |
| 4% |
| 6% |
| 3% |
| 381 |
| ±6 |
| Northeast † | 22% | 48% | 18% | 9% | 4% | 71 | ±14 |
| Midwest | 56% | 35% | – | 5% | 3% | 104 | ±11 |
| South | 71% | 24% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 105 | ±11 |
| West | 48% | 37% | 1% | 8% | 6% | 101 | ±12 |
General Social Survey 1985 · 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.