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What is your husband's/wife's religious preference? Is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?
Spouse's religious preference · Asked in 3 waves, 1991–2008 · 1,974 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 | Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Orthodox greek, russian, etc | Moslem | Other -specify | No religion | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2008 | 2008-04-17 to 2008-09-13 | face to face | 2,023 | 645 |
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 611 |
| General Social Survey 1991 | 1991-02-09 to 1991-05-06 | face to face | 1,517 | 718 |
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.
| 58% |
| 25% |
| 2% |
| 1% |
| 0% |
| 2% |
| 12% |
| 645 |
| ±4 |
| Democrats | 53% | 26% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 14% | 223 | ±7 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 51% | 29% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 13% | 208 | ±8 |
| Republicans | 71% | 19% | 1% | 1% | – | 1% | 7% | 199 | ±8 |
General Social Survey 2008 · 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.