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GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3

Religious Backgrounds of Parents

mareligwhat was mother's religious preference
Text of this Question or Item 
What was your mother''s religious preference when you were growing 
up?  Was it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no 
religion?
Percent N Value Label
60.8 926 1 protestant
26.6 405 2 catholic
6.4 98 3 jewish
3.8 58 4 none
2.4 37 5 other


1 .d don't know


67,316 .i iap


5 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
madenwhat was mother's religious denomination
Text of this Question or Item 
A. What specific denomination is that, if any? (PROBE FOR EXACT 
DENOMINATION)
Percent N Value Label
2.8 25 10 am baptist asso
1.0 9 11 am bapt ch in usa
0.2 2 12 nat bapt conv of am
0.7 6 13 nat bapt conv usa
18.0 163 14 southern baptist
3.9 35 15 other baptists
10.8 98 18 baptist-dk which
1.0 9 20 afr meth episcopal
0.2 2 21 afr meth ep zion
12.8 116 22 united methodist
1.0 9 23 other methodist
4.7 43 28 methodist-dk which
2.3 21 30 am lutheran
1.3 12 31 luth ch in america
2.1 19 32 lutheran-mo synod
0.3 3 33 wi evan luth synod
0.8 7 34 other lutheran
0.0 0 35 evangelical luth
3.6 33 38 lutheran-dk which
1.5 14 40 presbyterian c in us
2.0 18 41 united pres ch in us
0.8 7 42 other presbyterian
3.3 30 48 presbyterian-dk wh
3.4 31 50 episcopal
17.8 161 60 other
3.7 34 70 no denomination


67,931 .i iap


8 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
maothother protestant denomination for mother
Text of this Question or Item 
A. What specific denomination is that, if any?
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 7-132)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
majewwhat sort of jew was r's mother
Text of this Question or Item 
B. Was she Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, or none of these?
Percent N Value Label
20.4 20 1 orthodox
33.7 33 2 conservative
33.7 33 3 reform
12.2 12 4 none of these
0.0 0 5 other


2 .d don't know


68,740 .i iap


6 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
mafundhow fundamentalist was r's mother
Text of this Question or Item 
C. Fundamentalism/Liberalism of Mother's Religion
Percent N Value Label
34.3 475 1 fundamentalist
40.9 566 2 moderate
24.8 343 3 liberal


67,413 .i iap


49 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
pareligwhat was father's religious preference
Text of this Question or Item 
What was your father''s religious preference when you were growing 
up?  Was it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no 
religion?
Percent N Value Label
52.2 713 1 protestant
26.7 365 2 catholic
6.9 94 3 jewish
11.8 161 4 none
2.3 32 5 other


5 .d don't know


67,470 .i iap


6 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
padenwhat was father's religious denomination
Text of this Question or Item 
A. What specific denomination is that, if any? (PROBE FOR EXACT 
DENOMINATION)
Percent N Value Label
2.7 19 10 am baptist asso
0.7 5 11 am bapt ch in usa
0.1 1 12 nat bapt conv of am
0.9 6 13 nat bapt conv usa
18.3 128 14 southern baptist
4.3 30 15 other baptists
9.4 66 18 baptist-dk which
0.6 4 20 afr meth episcopal
0.4 3 21 afr meth ep zion
12.6 88 22 united methodist
1.1 8 23 other methodist
3.6 25 28 methodist-dk which
3.0 21 30 am lutheran
1.6 11 31 luth ch in america
1.7 12 32 lutheran-mo synod
0.1 1 33 wi evan luth synod
0.6 4 34 other lutheran
0.0 0 35 evangelical luth
3.9 27 38 lutheran-dk which
1.3 9 40 presbyterian c in us
2.1 15 41 united pres ch in usa
0.9 6 42 other presbyterian
4.0 28 48 presbyterian-dk wh
3.4 24 50 episcopal
17.4 122 60 other
5.3 37 70 no denomination


68,137 .i iap


9 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
paothother protestant denomination for father
Text of this Question or Item 
A. What specific denomination is that, if any?
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 3-132)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
pajewwhat sort of jew was r's father
Text of this Question or Item 
B. Was he Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, or none of these?
Percent N Value Label
23.4 22 1 orthodox
29.8 28 2 conservative
34.0 32 3 reform
12.8 12 4 none of these
0.0 0 5 other


1 .d don't know


68,744 .i iap


7 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
pafundhow fundamentalist was r's father
Text of this Question or Item 
C. Fundamentalism/Liberalism of Father's Religion
Percent N Value Label
28.4 351 1 fundamentalist
40.8 504 2 moderate
30.8 381 3 liberal


67,567 .i iap


43 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z

Religious Upbringing

churhschnumber of years r attended church school
Text of this Question or Item 
Did you get any of your grade or high school education in parochial 
schools or other schools run by religious groups? 
Yes................(ASK A) 
No..............(GO TO  SUNSCH16) 
A. How many years did you attend religious schools?
Percent N Value Label
81.3 3,092 0 never went or less than half year
1.4 55 1
1.8 67 2
1.4 54 3
1.4 54 4
0.9 34 5
1.7 63 6
0.7 26 7
3.7 141 8
0.8 30 9
0.5 20 10
0.3 11 11
3.1 119 12
0.3 10 13
0.3 11 14
0.1 2 15
0.3 12 16
0.0 1 17
0.0 0 95 one or more year


65,000 .i iap


44 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
sunsch16how frequently r attended sunday school
Text of this Question or Item 
When you were growing up, did you attend Sunday school or religious 
instruction classes regularly, most of the time, some of the time, or 
never?
Percent N Value Label
53.0 1,544 1 regularly
14.9 433 2 most of the time
20.2 589 3 some of the time
8.6 250 4 never
3.3 95 5 att parochial sch


65,920 .i iap


15 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
grace16did r's family say grace at meals
Text of this Question or Item 
When you were growing up, did anyone usually say grace or give thanks 
to God aloud before meals at home?
Percent N Value Label
67.4 992 1 yes
32.6 479 2 no


3 .d don't know


67,365 .i iap


7 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
join16was r ever confirmed as member of church
Text of this Question or Item 
Did you ever join a church (synagogue) when you were growing up, that 
is, become a member by confirmation or such?
Percent N Value Label
68.0 1,000 1 yes
32.0 471 2 no


2 .d don't know


67,365 .i iap


8 .n no answer


6,853 .y not available in this year

100.0 75,699
Total
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
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