Do you agree or disagree with the following statements? B. People with very strong religious beliefs are often too intolerant of others.
Strongly religious people are too intolerant · Asked in 3 waves, 1998–2018 · 3,824 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 | Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 1,175 |
| General Social Survey 2008 | 2008-04-17 to 2008-09-13 | face to face | 2,023 | 1,365 |
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 1,284 |
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% |
| 44% |
| 20% |
| 16% |
| 3% |
| 1175 |
| ±4 |
| Democrats | 19% | 45% | 19% | 14% | 4% | 376 | ±6 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 16% | 43% | 22% | 15% | 3% | 498 | ±5 |
| Republicans | 14% | 44% | 21% | 18% | 4% | 248 | ±8 |
General Social Survey 2018 · 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.