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Details
Question A split ballot was used in the 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, and 1982+. The variant or "Y" wordings appear on Form 2; the "Z" wordings appear on Form 3; and the standard GSS wordings appear on Form 1. See Appendix P for what variables were on what form. See RELIGSP-FEELREL for use of weight variable. See Appendix T, GSS Methodological Report No. 36. See also MARELKID and PARELKID.
Values
[1]standard (x)[2]alternate (y)[3]alternate (z)[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, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
| A/B/C/D | 2006 |
| Full | 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for form.
Counts by year:
| year | iap | standard (x) | alternate (y) | alternate (z) | Total |
| 1973 | - | 753 | 751 | - | 1504 |
| 1974 | - | 753 | 731 | - | 1484 |
| 1976 | - | 778 | 721 | - | 1499 |
| 1978 | - | 761 | 771 | - | 1532 |
| 1980 | - | 493 | 492 | 483 | 1468 |
| 1982 | - | 923 | 937 | - | 1860 |
| 1983 | - | 804 | 795 | - | 1599 |
| 1984 | - | 490 | 499 | 484 | 1473 |
| 1985 | - | 751 | 783 | - | 1534 |
| 1986 | - | 730 | 740 | - | 1470 |
| 1987 | - | 603 | 595 | 621 | 1819 |
| 1988 | - | 718 | 763 | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | - | 768 | 769 | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | - | 674 | 698 | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | - | 756 | 761 | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | - | 799 | 807 | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | - | 1508 | 1484 | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | - | 1441 | 1463 | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | - | 1381 | 1451 | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | - | 1409 | 1408 | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | - | 1358 | 1407 | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | - | 1401 | 1411 | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | - | 2220 | 2290 | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | - | 1004 | 1019 | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | - | 1014 | 1030 | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | - | 998 | 976 | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | - | 1274 | 1264 | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | - | 1437 | 1430 | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | - | 1188 | 1160 | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | - | 1987 | 2045 | - | 4032 |
| 2022 | - | 1780 | 1764 | - | 3544 |
| 2024 | - | 1683 | 1626 | - | 3309 |
| Total | 0 | 34637 | 34841 | 1588 | 71066 |