People belong to different religions and have different religious views. A. Would you accept a person from a different religion or with a very different religious view from yours marrying a relative of yours? Would you say…
Accepting marriage to relative of different religion · Asked in 2 waves, 2008–2018 · 2,540 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 | Definitely accept | Probably accept | Probably not accept | Definitely not accept | 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 |
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.
| 45% |
| 46% |
| 6% |
| 4% |
| 1175 |
| ±4 |
| Less than high school | 45% | 40% | 9% | 7% | 137 | ±10 |
| High school | 42% | 48% | 6% | 4% | 362 | ±6 |
| Some college | 43% | 50% | 4% | 4% | 330 | ±7 |
| Bachelor's | 50% | 44% | 5% | 1% | 232 | ±8 |
| Postgraduate | 51% | 41% | 7% | 2% | 114 | ±12 |
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.