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GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3


Friends and Religion

frndcon1does friend 1 belong to r's congregation
Text of this Question or Item
Many people have some good friends they feel close to. Who are your 
good friends (other than your spouse)?  Just tell me their first 
names. 
(LIST NAMES IN GRID BELOW). Is there anyone else?
NAME 1
______
Now let's go back and talk about (NAME). [REPEAT FOR EACH FRIEND]
Is (NAME) a member of your congregation?
1. First Person Member of Respondent's Congregation
Percent N Value Label
24.4 659 1 yes
56.6 1,529 2 no
19.0 513 3 r isnt in congregtn
0.0 1 4 friend, no info


17 .d don't know


66,026 .i iap


101 .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
frndcon2does friend 2 belong to r's congregation
Text of this Question or Item
Many people have some good friends they feel close to. Who are your 
good friends (other than your spouse)?  Just tell me their first 
names. 
(LIST NAMES IN GRID BELOW). Is there anyone else?
NAME 1
______
Now let's go back and talk about (NAME). [REPEAT FOR EACH FRIEND]
Is (NAME) a member of your congregation?
2. Second Person Member of Respondent's Congregation
Percent N Value Label
23.4 563 1 yes
57.5 1,382 2 no
18.9 455 3 r isnt in congregtn
0.1 3 4 friend, no info


27 .d don't know


66,314 .i iap


102 .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
frndcon3does friend 3 belong to r's congregation
Text of this Question or Item
Many people have some good friends they feel close to. Who are your 
good friends (other than your spouse)?  Just tell me their first 
names. 
(LIST NAMES IN GRID BELOW). Is there anyone else?
NAME 1
______
Now let's go back and talk about (NAME). [REPEAT FOR EACH FRIEND]
Is (NAME) a member of your congregation?
3. Third Person Member of Respondent's Congregation
Percent N Value Label
21.6 430 1 yes
59.4 1,183 2 no
18.9 376 3 r isnt in congregtn
0.2 3 4 friend, no info


31 .d don't know


66,722 .i iap


101 .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
frndcon4does friend 4 belong to r's congregation
Text of this Question or Item
Many people have some good friends they feel close to. Who are your 
good friends (other than your spouse)?  Just tell me their first 
names. 
(LIST NAMES IN GRID BELOW). Is there anyone else?
NAME 1
______
Now let's go back and talk about (NAME). [REPEAT FOR EACH FRIEND]
Is (NAME) a member of your congregation?
4. Fourth Person Member of Respondent's Congregation
Percent N Value Label
19.6 141 1 yes
59.4 427 2 no
20.6 148 3 r isnt in congregtn
0.4 3 4 friend, no info


10 .d don't know


68,060 .i iap


57 .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
frndcon5does friend 5 belong to r's congregation
Text of this Question or Item
Many people have some good friends they feel close to. Who are your 
good friends (other than your spouse)?  Just tell me their first 
names. 
(LIST NAMES IN GRID BELOW). Is there anyone else?
NAME 1
______
Now let's go back and talk about (NAME). [REPEAT FOR EACH FRIEND]
Is (NAME) a member of your congregation?
5. Fifth Person Member of Respondent's Congregation
Percent N Value Label
21.0 116 1 yes
57.1 315 2 no
21.7 120 3 r isnt in congregtn
0.2 1 4 friend, no info


9 .d don't know


68,227 .i iap


58 .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
frndrel1what is friend 1s religious preference
Text of this Question or Item
What''s is (NAME''S) religious preference?  Is it Protestant, 
Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion? 
1. Religion of First Person
Percent N Value Label
53.6 1,037 1 protestant
27.5 531 2 catholic
2.9 56 3 jewish
11.6 224 4 none
4.4 86 5 other


423 .d don't know


66,330 .i iap


159 .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
frndrel2what is friend 2s religious preference
Text of this Question or Item
What''s is (NAME''S) religious preference?  Is it Protestant, 
Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion? 
2. Religion of Second Person
Percent N Value Label
51.5 887 1 protestant
29.9 516 2 catholic
3.0 52 3 jewish
11.3 194 4 none
4.3 74 5 other


387 .d don't know


66,570 .i iap


166 .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
frndrel3what is friend 3s religious preference
Text of this Question or Item
What''s is (NAME''S) religious preference?  Is it Protestant, 
Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion? 
3. Religion of Third Person
Percent N Value Label
53.2 771 1 protestant
27.5 398 2 catholic
3.8 55 3 jewish
10.8 156 4 none
4.8 69 5 other


328 .d don't know


66,916 .i iap


153 .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
frndrel4what is friend 4s religious preference
Text of this Question or Item
What''s is (NAME''S) religious preference?  Is it Protestant, 
Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion? 
4. Religion of Fourth Person
Percent N Value Label
47.1 201 1 protestant
29.7 127 2 catholic
3.7 16 3 jewish
12.2 52 4 none
7.3 31 5 other


132 .d don't know


68,211 .i iap


76 .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
frndrel5what is friend 5s religious preference
Text of this Question or Item
What''s is (NAME''S) religious preference?  Is it Protestant, 
Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion? 
5. Religion of Fifth Person
Percent N Value Label
42.6 135 1 protestant
32.8 104 2 catholic
3.2 10 3 jewish
14.8 47 4 none
6.6 21 5 other


105 .d don't know


68,352 .i iap


72 .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
frndden1what is friend 1s specific denomination
Text of this Question or Item
What specific denomination is that, if any? 
(PROBE FOR EXACT DENOMINATION. REFER TO PROTESTANT DENOMINATION LIST 
AND CIRCLE APPROPRIATE CODE BELOW). 
1. Denomination of First Person
Percent N Value Label
2.5 24 10 am baptist asso
0.6 6 11 am bapt ch in usa
0.3 3 12 nat bapt conv of am
0.7 7 13 nat bapt conv usa
14.7 143 14 southern baptist
3.4 33 15 other baptists
14.0 136 18 baptist-dk which
0.9 9 20 afr meth episcopal
0.2 2 21 afr meth ep zion
8.6 84 22 united methodist
0.6 6 23 other methodist
3.7 36 28 methodist-dk which
2.5 24 30 am lutheran
0.4 4 31 luth ch in america
2.2 21 32 lutheran-mo synod
0.0 0 33 wi evan luth synod
0.6 6 34 other lutheran
0.3 3 35 evangelical lutheran
4.3 42 38 lutheran-dk which
0.7 7 40 presbyterian c in us
1.4 14 41 united pres ch in usa
0.1 1 42 other presbyterian
0.1 1 43 presbyt ch usa
3.5 34 48 presbyterian-dk wh
2.6 25 50 episcopal
17.5 170 60 other
13.7 133 70 no denomination


24 .d don't know


67,650 .i iap


198 .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
frndden2what is friend 2s specific denomination
Text of this Question or Item
What specific denomination is that, if any? 
(PROBE FOR EXACT DENOMINATION. REFER TO PROTESTANT DENOMINATION LIST 
AND CIRCLE APPROPRIATE CODE BELOW). 
2. Denomination of Second Person
Percent N Value Label
1.8 15 10 am baptist asso
0.9 7 11 am bapt ch in usa
0.2 2 12 nat bapt conv of am
0.5 4 13 nat bapt conv usa
13.6 111 14 southern baptist
3.7 30 15 other baptists
11.8 97 18 baptist-dk which
0.9 7 20 afr meth episcopal
0.1 1 21 afr meth ep zion
8.4 69 22 united methodist
0.6 5 23 other methodist
3.1 25 28 methodist-dk which
3.4 28 30 am lutheran
0.5 4 31 luth ch in america
1.8 15 32 lutheran-mo synod
0.0 0 33 wi evan luth synod
0.7 6 34 other lutheran
0.4 3 35 evangelical lutheran
4.8 39 38 lutheran-dk which
0.9 7 40 presbyterian c in us
1.5 12 41 united pres ch in usa
0.9 7 42 other presbyterian
0.1 1 43 presbyt ch usa
3.2 26 48 presbyterian-dk wh
4.0 33 50 episcopal
16.6 136 60 other
15.8 129 70 no denomination


27 .d don't know


67,793 .i iap


207 .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
frndden3what is friend 3s specific denomination
Text of this Question or Item
What specific denomination is that, if any? 
(PROBE FOR EXACT DENOMINATION. REFER TO PROTESTANT DENOMINATION LIST 
AND CIRCLE APPROPRIATE CODE BELOW). 
3. Denomination of Third Person
Percent N Value Label
2.7 19 10 am baptist asso
1.1 8 11 am bapt ch in usa
0.3 2 12 nat bapt conv of am
0.6 4 13 nat bapt conv usa
16.1 115 14 southern baptist
3.6 26 15 other baptists
10.9 78 18 baptist-dk which
0.4 3 20 afr meth episcopal
0.1 1 21 afr meth ep zion
8.4 60 22 united methodist
1.3 9 23 other methodist
4.5 32 28 methodist-dk which
2.2 16 30 am lutheran
0.7 5 31 luth ch in america
2.7 19 32 lutheran-mo synod
0.1 1 33 wi evan luth synod
0.7 5 34 other lutheran
0.3 2 35 evangelical lutheran
3.2 23 38 lutheran-dk which
0.6 4 40 presbyterian c in us
1.5 11 41 united pres ch in usa
0.4 3 42 other presbyterian
0.0 0 43 presbyt ch usa
3.2 23 48 presbyterian-dk wh
3.1 22 50 episcopal
17.9 128 60 other
13.3 95 70 no denomination


14 .d don't know


67,922 .i iap


196 .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
frndden4what is friend 4s specific denomination
Text of this Question or Item
What specific denomination is that, if any? 
(PROBE FOR EXACT DENOMINATION. REFER TO PROTESTANT DENOMINATION LIST 
AND CIRCLE APPROPRIATE CODE BELOW). 
4. Denomination of Fourth Person
Percent N Value Label
1.7 3 10 am baptist asso
0.6 1 11 am bapt ch in usa
0.0 0 12 nat bapt conv of am
0.6 1 13 nat bapt conv usa
12.3 22 14 southern baptist
1.1 2 15 other baptists
12.3 22 18 baptist-dk which
0.0 0 20 afr meth episcopal
0.0 0 21 afr meth ep zion
5.0 9 22 united methodist
1.1 2 23 other methodist
2.2 4 28 methodist-dk which
3.4 6 30 am lutheran
0.6 1 31 luth ch in america
2.2 4 32 lutheran-mo synod
1.7 3 33 wi evan luth synod
3.4 6 34 other lutheran
0.0 0 35 evangelical lutheran
3.9 7 38 lutheran-dk which
0.0 0 40 presbyterian c in us
1.1 2 41 united pres ch in usa
1.7 3 42 other presbyterian
0.6 1 43 presbyt ch usa
2.8 5 48 presbyterian-dk wh
3.9 7 50 episcopal
16.2 29 60 other
21.8 39 70 no denomination


2 .d don't know


68,569 .i iap


96 .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
frndden5what is friend 5s specific denomination
Text of this Question or Item
What specific denomination is that, if any? 
(PROBE FOR EXACT DENOMINATION. REFER TO PROTESTANT DENOMINATION LIST 
AND CIRCLE APPROPRIATE CODE BELOW). 
5. Denomination of Fifth Person
Percent N Value Label
4.1 5 10 am baptist asso
0.8 1 11 am bapt ch in usa
0.0 0 12 nat bapt conv of am
0.0 0 13 nat bapt conv usa
9.9 12 14 southern baptist
3.3 4 15 other baptists
13.2 16 18 baptist-dk which
0.8 1 20 afr meth episcopal
0.0 0 21 afr meth ep zion
2.5 3 22 united methodist
0.8 1 23 other methodist
4.1 5 28 methodist-dk which
2.5 3 30 am lutheran
0.8 1 31 luth ch in america
0.8 1 32 lutheran-mo synod
0.8 1 33 wi evan luth synod
2.5 3 34 other lutheran
0.0 0 35 evangelical lutheran
0.8 1 38 lutheran-dk which
0.8 1 40 presbyterian c in us
1.7 2 41 united pres ch in usa
0.0 0 42 other presbyterian
1.7 2 43 presbyt ch usa
0.8 1 48 presbyterian-dk wh
7.4 9 50 episcopal
11.6 14 60 other
28.1 34 70 no denomination


3 .d don't know


68,639 .i iap


83 .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
frndoth1what is friend 1s other prot denom
Text of this Question or Item
What specific denomination is that, if any? 
1. Denomination of first friend
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 3-129)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
frndoth2what is friend 2s other prot denom
Text of this Question or Item
What specific denomination is that, if any? 
2. Denomination of second friend
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 11-150)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
frndoth3what is friend 3s other prot denom
Text of this Question or Item
What specific denomination is that, if any? 
3. Denomination of third friend
Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 9-150)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z
frndoth4what is friend 4s other prot denom
Text of this Question or Item
What specific denomination is that, if any? 
4. Denomination of fourth friend
Percent N Value Label
4.5 1 3
4.5 1 31
4.5 1 33
9.1 2 35
4.5 1 36
4.5 1 40
4.5 1 56
18.2 4 58
4.5 1 64
13.6 3 68
4.5 1 69
4.5 1 70
9.1 2 77
4.5 1 138
4.5 1 150


4 .d don't know


68,724 .i iap


96 .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
frndoth5what is friend 5s other prot denom
Text of this Question or Item
What specific denomination is that, if any? 
5. Denomination of fifth friend
Percent N Value Label
7.1 1 20
14.3 2 31
7.1 1 33
7.1 1 35
7.1 1 40
14.3 2 56
7.1 1 64
7.1 1 69
7.1 1 80
7.1 1 97
7.1 1 103
7.1 1 147


68,749 .i iap


83 .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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