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In what religion was your (husband/wife) raised?
Religion in which spouse was raised · Asked in 20 waves, 1973–2012 · 17,167 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 | None | Other | n | MoE |
|---|
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 22 |
| General Social Survey 1994 | 1994-01-04 to 1994-06-29 | face to face | 2,992 | 779 |
| General Social Survey 1993 | 1993-02-05 to 1993-04-26 | face to face | 1,606 | 859 |
| General Social Survey 1991 | 1991-02-09 to 1991-05-06 | face to face | 1,517 | 804 |
| General Social Survey 1990 | 1990-02-06 to 1990-04-22 | face to face | 1,372 | 727 |
| General Social Survey 1989 | 1989-02-04 to 1989-05-01 | face to face | 1,537 | 847 |
| General Social Survey 1988 | 1988-02-12 to 1988-04-26 | face to face | 1,481 | 788 |
| General Social Survey 1987 | 1987-01-31 to 1987-04-28 | face to face | 1,819 | 916 |
| General Social Survey 1986 | 1986-02-14 to 1986-04-24 | face to face | 1,470 | 826 |
| General Social Survey 1985 |
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.
| All respondents | 58% | 31% | 1% | 5% | 6% | 779 | ±4 |
| Liberals | 59% | 31% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 171 | ±8 |
| Moderates | 54% | 32% | 1% | 6% | 7% | 270 | ±6 |
| Conservatives | 61% | 29% | 0% | 4% | 6% | 314 | ±6 |
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.
| 1985-02-09 to 1985-04-23 |
| face to face |
| 1,534 |
| 871 |
| General Social Survey 1984 | 1984-02-06 to 1984-04-20 | face to face | 1,473 | 829 |
| General Social Survey 1983 | 1983-02-23 to 1983-04-27 | face to face | 1,599 | 965 |
| General Social Survey 1982 | 1982-02-11 to 1982-04-27 | face to face | 1,860 | 993 |
| General Social Survey 1980 | 1980-01-18 to 1980-05-16 | face to face | 1,468 | 889 |
| General Social Survey 1978 | 1978-02-13 to 1978-04-29 | face to face | 1,532 | 960 |
| General Social Survey 1977 | 1977-02-09 to 1977-04-24 | face to face | 1,530 | 975 |
| General Social Survey 1976 | 1976-02-28 to 1976-05-29 | face to face | 1,499 | 974 |
| General Social Survey 1975 | 1975-02-28 to 1975-05-15 | face to face | 1,490 | 1,002 |
| General Social Survey 1974 | 1974 | face to face | 1,484 | 1,065 |
| General Social Survey 1973 | 1973 | face to face | 1,504 | 1,076 |