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To what extent do you consider yourself a spiritual person? Are you . . .
Considers self a spiritual person · Asked in 11 waves, 1998–2024 · 29,116 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
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 | Very spiritual | Moderately spiritual | Slightly spiritual | Not spiritual at all | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 3,309 |
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 3,544 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 4,032 |
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 2,348 |
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 2,867 |
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 2,538 |
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 1,974 |
| General Social Survey 2010 | 2010-03-15 to 2010-08-12 | face to face | 2,044 | 2,044 |
| General Social Survey 2008 | 2008-04-17 to 2008-09-13 | face to face | 2,023 | 2,023 |
| General Social Survey 2006 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
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.
| 28% |
| 32% |
| 24% |
| 15% |
| 3309 |
| ±2 |
| White | 27% | 32% | 25% | 16% | 2059 | ±3 |
| Black | 43% | 27% | 19% | 11% | 542 | ±6 |
| Hispanic | 22% | 39% | 22% | 17% | 466 | ±6 |
| Asian | 18% | 31% | 35% | 16% | 139 | ±11 |
| Other † | 47% | 23% | 25% | 6% | 67 | ±16 |
General Social Survey 2024 · 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.
| 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 |
| face to face |
| 4,510 |
| 2,992 |
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 1,445 |