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Religious and spiritual self-description · Asked in 2 waves, 2008–2018 · 2,540 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of everyone asked, counting don't know, refused, and no answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| 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 everyone asked, counting don't know, refused, and no answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | I follow a religion and consider myself to be a spiritual person interested in the sacred and the supernatural | I follow a religion, but don't consider myself to be a spiritual person interested in the sacred and the supernat | I don't follow a religion, but consider myself to be a spiritual person interested in the sacred and the supernat | I don't follow a religion and don't consider myself to be a spiritual person interested in the sacred and the sup | Don't know | No answer | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 42% | 20% | 20% | 13% | 4% | 2% | 1175 | ±4 | |
| Urban | 38% | 19% | 23% | 12% | 4% | 3% | 397 | ±6 | |
| Suburban | 44% | 20% | 18% | 14% | 3% | 1% | 611 | ±5 | |
| Rural | 42% | 23% | 20% | 10% | 5% | 1% | 167 | ±9 |
General Social Survey 2018 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of everyone asked, counting don't know, refused, and no 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.