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General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

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

ballotsyears
A/B/C1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024
Full1973, 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:

yearnot available in this yearbaptistmethodistlutheranpresbyterianepiscopalother denominationno denomination or non-denominational churchiapno answerdon't knowskipped on webTotal
1973-3541981317341151265237--1504
1974-3662171198131146225002--1484
1975-34323514967391673045811-1490
1976-3401961079538167275263--1499
1977-3672211457836163314827--1530
1978-3712221276329171325089--1532
1980-3302241059137168254835--1468
1982-55027212881491813355610--1860
1983-34018314362402012659410--1599
1984-3271979279261893649928--1473
1985-348201967239199235515--1534
1986-34618211947351932651552-1470
1987-58822184823125226500341-1819
1988-363184888231171305293--1481
1989-3211691217432186615676--1537
1990-27216411167301904048711--1372
1991-3431791097131193375486--1517
1993-33218511686412373755715--1606
1994-70631922013968309691139212-2992
1996-66633819312073271601165162-2904
1998-63531717912468251601147483-2832
2000-64529815910547272911172253-2817
2002-567240175104703171071159206-2765
2004-57425614489573291521196105-2812
2006-605239154104613561002863226-4510
2008-41615576694026986891129-2023
2010-4341459586481821438881013-2044
2012-39915699483819812290545-1974
2014-475171113784429315611851211-2538
2016-561200134755430219113161123-2867
2018-477155107623723715110901220-2348
2021-56630920814774291289210842974032
2022-569201145956328132417491878213544
2024-559199174925625020817031234223309
Total015455734844652888153477332877310594042735074086

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