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In what religion was your (husband/wife) raised? A. What specific denomination is that, if any? (PROBE FOR EXACT DENOMINATION)
Denomination in which spouse was raised · Asked in 19 waves, 1973–1994 · 11,185 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Before 1984 answers were coded only to broad families ('baptist, don't know which', 'methodist, don't know which'), so the detailed denominations first appear in 1984.
Shares of people who gave an 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 1994 | 1994-01-04 to 1994-06-29 | face to face | 2,992 | 467 |
| General Social Survey 1993 | 1993-02-05 to 1993-04-26 | face to face | 1,606 | 552 |
| General Social Survey 1991 | 1991-02-09 to 1991-05-06 | face to face | 1,517 | 502 |
| General Social Survey 1990 | 1990-02-06 to 1990-04-22 | face to face | 1,372 | 446 |
| General Social Survey 1989 | 1989-02-04 to 1989-05-01 | face to face | 1,537 | 525 |
| General Social Survey 1988 | 1988-02-12 to 1988-04-26 | face to face | 1,481 | 523 |
| General Social Survey 1987 | 1987-01-31 to 1987-04-28 | face to face | 1,819 | 629 |
| General Social Survey 1986 | 1986-02-14 to 1986-04-24 | face to face | 1,470 | 502 |
| General Social Survey 1985 | 1985-02-09 to 1985-04-23 | face to face | 1,534 | 562 |
| General Social Survey 1984 |
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.
| Group | Am baptist asso | Am bapt ch in usa | Nat bapt conv of am | Nat bapt conv usa | Southern baptist | Other baptists | Baptist-dk which | Afr meth episcopal | Afr meth ep zion | United methodist | Other methodist | Methodist-dk which | Am lutheran | Luth ch in america | Lutheran-mo synod | Wi evan luth synod | Other lutheran | Evangelic luth | Lutheran-dk which | Presbyterian c in us | United pres ch in usa | Other presbyterian | Presbyterian, merged | Presbyterian-dk wh | Episcopal | Other | No denomination | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 4% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 17% | 4% | 13% | 2% | – | 12% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% | – | 4% | 12% | 4% | 467 | ±5 | |
| White | 3% | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black | 13% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 13% | 4% | 36% | 13% | – | 3% | 5% | – | 1% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3% | 60 | ±14 | |
| Other races † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | ±55 |
General Social Survey 1994 · 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.
| 1984-02-06 to 1984-04-20 |
| face to face |
| 1,473 |
| 532 |
| General Social Survey 1983 | 1983-02-23 to 1983-04-27 | face to face | 1,599 | 612 |
| General Social Survey 1982 | 1982-02-11 to 1982-04-27 | face to face | 1,860 | 676 |
| General Social Survey 1980 | 1980-01-18 to 1980-05-16 | face to face | 1,468 | 579 |
| General Social Survey 1978 | 1978-02-13 to 1978-04-29 | face to face | 1,532 | 649 |
| General Social Survey 1977 | 1977-02-09 to 1977-04-24 | face to face | 1,530 | 653 |
| General Social Survey 1976 | 1976-02-28 to 1976-05-29 | face to face | 1,499 | 650 |
| General Social Survey 1975 | 1975-02-28 to 1975-05-15 | face to face | 1,490 | 686 |
| General Social Survey 1974 | 1974 | face to face | 1,484 | 708 |
| General Social Survey 1973 | 1973 | face to face | 1,504 | 732 |
| 0% |
| 18% |
| 4% |
| 10% |
| – |
| – |
| 13% |
| 0% |
| 5% |
| 5% |
| 1% |
| 3% |
| 1% |
| 1% |
| 2% |
| 3% |
| 2% |
| 3% |
| 1% |
| 3% |
| – |
| 4% |
| 14% |
| 4% |
| 402 |
| ±5 |