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

Details

Question 358c2. Why did you become a (RELIGION)?

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariapclergyclergy & oth posfamilyfriendsfrnds & theo disfrnds,fam,locationloc & to changelocationmarr,loc,theo dismarriageno answerother, miscother, pos blfsother, pos otherother, to changetheological dissnot available in this yearTotal
19721613-----------------1613
19731504-----------------1504
19741484-----------------1484
19751490-----------------1490
19761499-----------------1499
19771530-----------------1530
19781532-----------------1532
19801468-----------------1468
19821860-----------------1860
19831599-----------------1599
19841473-----------------1473
19851534-----------------1534
19861470-----------------1470
19871819-----------------1819
1988120031591118117204782211-1481
19891537-----------------1537
19901372-----------------1372
19911517-----------------1517
19931606-----------------1606
19942992-----------------2992
19962904-----------------2904
19982832-----------------2832
20002817-----------------2817
20022765-----------------2765
20042812-----------------2812
20064510-----------------4510
20082023-----------------2023
20102044-----------------2044
20121974-----------------1974
20142538-----------------2538
20162867-----------------2867
20182348-----------------2348
20214032-----------------4032
2022-----------------35443544
2024-----------------33093309
Total6856531591118117204782211685375699

Values

  • 0 na

  • 10 marriage

  • 14 marr & location

  • 15 marr & theology

  • 16 marr. & clergy

  • 17 marr & positive blf

  • 20 friends

  • 23 frnds & family

  • 24 frnds & location

  • 25 frnds & theo dis

  • 26 frnds & clergy

  • 28 frnds & other pos

  • 30 family

  • 34 fam & location

  • 35 fam & theo diss

  • 37 fam & positive blf

  • 39 fam & misc

  • 40 location

  • 41 loc & to change

  • 45 loc & theo dissat

  • 46 loc and clergy

  • 47 loc & positive blf

  • 50 theological diss

  • 56 theo diss & clergy

  • 60 clergy

  • 68 clergy & oth pos

  • 69 clergy & missing

  • 70 to change

  • 71 other, to change

  • 76 other, misc

  • 77 other, pos blfs

  • 78 other, pos other

  • 79 other, missing

  • 85 loc, theo & clrgy

  • 86 frnds,fam,location

  • 87 marr,loc,theo dis

  • 99 missing values

  • 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