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Do you agree or disagree with the following statements? C. The U.S. would be a better country if religion had less influence.
Country better if religion had less influence · Asked in 3 waves, 1998–2024 · 7,092 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
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 | Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 2,203 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 3,605 |
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 1,284 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
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.
| 16% |
| 15% |
| 29% |
| 24% |
| 17% |
| 2203 |
| ±3 |
| Liberals | 39% | 23% | 21% | 14% | 3% | 604 | ±6 |
| Moderates | 12% | 16% | 40% | 23% | 10% | 790 | ±5 |
| Conservatives | 3% | 8% | 20% | 32% | 36% | 708 | ±5 |
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.