denom16
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Question In what religion were you raised? A. What specific denomination is that, if any? As of 2024, DENOM16 has been recoded to only account for seven broad denomination categories. This has been retroactively applied to all previous years of DENOM16. The original DENOM16 containing data 1973 to 2022 has been renamed DENOM16_7322.
Values
[1]baptist[2]methodist[3]lutheran[4]presbyterian[5]episcopal[6]other denomination[7]no denomination or non-denominational church[NA(d)]don't know[NA(i)]iap[NA(j)]I don't have a job[NA(m)]dk, na, iap[NA(n)]no answer[NA(p)]not imputable[NA(r)]refused[NA(s)]skipped on web[NA(u)]uncodeable[NA(x)]not available in this release[NA(y)]not available in this year[NA(z)]see codebook
Question Years and Ballots
| ballots | years |
| A/B/C | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
| Full | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for denom16.
Counts by year:
| year | not available in this year | baptist | methodist | lutheran | presbyterian | episcopal | other denomination | no denomination or non-denominational church | iap | no answer | don't know | skipped on web | Total |
| 1973 | - | 354 | 198 | 131 | 73 | 41 | 151 | 26 | 523 | 7 | - | - | 1504 |
| 1974 | - | 366 | 217 | 119 | 81 | 31 | 146 | 22 | 500 | 2 | - | - | 1484 |
| 1975 | - | 343 | 235 | 149 | 67 | 39 | 167 | 30 | 458 | 1 | 1 | - | 1490 |
| 1976 | - | 340 | 196 | 107 | 95 | 38 | 167 | 27 | 526 | 3 | - | - | 1499 |
| 1977 | - | 367 | 221 | 145 | 78 | 36 | 163 | 31 | 482 | 7 | - | - | 1530 |
| 1978 | - | 371 | 222 | 127 | 63 | 29 | 171 | 32 | 508 | 9 | - | - | 1532 |
| 1980 | - | 330 | 224 | 105 | 91 | 37 | 168 | 25 | 483 | 5 | - | - | 1468 |
| 1982 | - | 550 | 272 | 128 | 81 | 49 | 181 | 33 | 556 | 10 | - | - | 1860 |
| 1983 | - | 340 | 183 | 143 | 62 | 40 | 201 | 26 | 594 | 10 | - | - | 1599 |
| 1984 | - | 327 | 197 | 92 | 79 | 26 | 189 | 36 | 499 | 28 | - | - | 1473 |
| 1985 | - | 348 | 201 | 96 | 72 | 39 | 199 | 23 | 551 | 5 | - | - | 1534 |
| 1986 | - | 346 | 182 | 119 | 47 | 35 | 193 | 26 | 515 | 5 | 2 | - | 1470 |
| 1987 | - | 588 | 221 | 84 | 82 | 31 | 252 | 26 | 500 | 34 | 1 | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | - | 363 | 184 | 88 | 82 | 31 | 171 | 30 | 529 | 3 | - | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | - | 321 | 169 | 121 | 74 | 32 | 186 | 61 | 567 | 6 | - | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | - | 272 | 164 | 111 | 67 | 30 | 190 | 40 | 487 | 11 | - | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | - | 343 | 179 | 109 | 71 | 31 | 193 | 37 | 548 | 6 | - | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | - | 332 | 185 | 116 | 86 | 41 | 237 | 37 | 557 | 15 | - | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | - | 706 | 319 | 220 | 139 | 68 | 309 | 69 | 1139 | 21 | 2 | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | - | 666 | 338 | 193 | 120 | 73 | 271 | 60 | 1165 | 16 | 2 | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | - | 635 | 317 | 179 | 124 | 68 | 251 | 60 | 1147 | 48 | 3 | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | - | 645 | 298 | 159 | 105 | 47 | 272 | 91 | 1172 | 25 | 3 | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | - | 567 | 240 | 175 | 104 | 70 | 317 | 107 | 1159 | 20 | 6 | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | - | 574 | 256 | 144 | 89 | 57 | 329 | 152 | 1196 | 10 | 5 | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | - | 605 | 239 | 154 | 104 | 61 | 356 | 100 | 2863 | 2 | 26 | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | - | 416 | 155 | 76 | 69 | 40 | 269 | 86 | 891 | 12 | 9 | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | - | 434 | 145 | 95 | 86 | 48 | 182 | 143 | 888 | 10 | 13 | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | - | 399 | 156 | 99 | 48 | 38 | 198 | 122 | 905 | 4 | 5 | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | - | 475 | 171 | 113 | 78 | 44 | 293 | 156 | 1185 | 12 | 11 | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | - | 561 | 200 | 134 | 75 | 54 | 302 | 191 | 1316 | 11 | 23 | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | - | 477 | 155 | 107 | 62 | 37 | 237 | 151 | 1090 | 12 | 20 | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | - | 566 | 309 | 208 | 147 | 74 | 291 | 289 | 2108 | 4 | 29 | 7 | 4032 |
| 2022 | - | 569 | 201 | 145 | 95 | 63 | 281 | 324 | 1749 | 18 | 78 | 21 | 3544 |
| 2024 | - | 559 | 199 | 174 | 92 | 56 | 250 | 208 | 1703 | 12 | 34 | 22 | 3309 |
| Total | 0 | 15455 | 7348 | 4465 | 2888 | 1534 | 7733 | 2877 | 31059 | 404 | 273 | 50 | 74086 |