GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3

Do you strongly approve of, somewhat approve of, neither approve of 
nor oppose, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose the following public 
expressions of religion: 
A. The use of religious "images" in public advertising to sell 
non-religious commercial products?

Do you strongly approve of, somewhat approve of, neither approve of 
nor oppose, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose the following public 
expressions of religion: 
B. Pro-athletes giving thanks to God during sports events?

During the last year, approximately how much money did you and the 
other family members in your household contribute to each of the 
following: 
A. To your local congregation?

During the last year, approximately how much money did you and the 
other family members in your household contribute to each of the 
following: 
B. To other religious organizations, programs, or causes?

During the last year, approximately how much money did you and the 
other family members in your household contribute to each of the 
following: 
C. To non-religious charities, organizations, or causes?

During the last year, approximately how much money did you and the 
other family members in your household contribute to each of the 
following: 
D. Were any of your contributions to organizations involved in the 
arts, culture, or the humanities?

A. In the past month, about how many hours have you spent doing 
religious activities in your home (such as time spent praying, 
meditating, reading religious books, listening to religious 
broadcasts, etc.)?

B. In the past month, about how many hours have you spent doing 
religious services activities outside your home (such as attending 
religious services, prayer groups, Bible studies, fellowship 
meetings, church leadership meetings, etc.)?

About how many members does this congregation have?

Do you have any children older than 5?

Do/did all of your children attend public school for all of their 
elementary and high school education?

Do/did all of your children attend public school for all of their 
elementary and high school education? 
A. Which types of school do/did your children attend? 
1. Home schooling

Do/did all of your children attend public school for all of their 
elementary and high school education? 
A. Which types of school do/did your children attend? 
2. Catholic school

Do/did all of your children attend public school for all of their 
elementary and high school education? 
A. Which types of school do/did your children attend? 
3. Christian school (not Catholic)

Do/did all of your children attend public school for all of their 
elementary and high school education? 
A. Which types of school do/did your children attend? 
3a. What denomination or church was/is this school affiliated with?

Do/did all of your children attend public school for all of their 
elementary and high school education? 
A. Which types of school do/did your children attend? 
4. Other church-affiliated school (not Christian)

Do/did all of your children attend public school for all of their 
elementary and high school education? 
A. Which types of school do/did your children attend? 
5. Private non-religious school

Do/did all of your children attend public school for all of their 
elementary and high school education? 
A. Which types of school do/did your children attend? 
6. Other

As an adult, have you ever shopped around for a church or 
synagogue--that is, gone to different churches or synagogues or other 
places of worship in order to compare and decide which one you wanted 
to attend regularly?

Thinking about the time you most recently looked for a church or a 
synagogue, was it because you had moved?

When you most recently looked for a church or synagogue, how many 
different places of worship did you visit?

Please tell me whether you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or 
strongly disagree with the following statements: 
A. I could be just as happy in some other church, it wouldnt have to 
be Catholic.

Please tell me whether you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or 
strongly disagree with the following statements: 
B. How a person lives is more important than whether or not he or she 
is Catholic.

Please tell me whether you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or 
strongly disagree with the following statements: 
C. Its important to obey church teachings even if I dont understand 
them.

How do you rate how your local church does each of the following?  
Would you say your local church does an excellent, very good, fair, 
or poor job of: 
A. Preaching

How do you rate how your local church does each of the following?  
Would you say your local church does an excellent, very good, fair, 
or poor job of: 
B. Respecting the Rights of Women

How do you rate how your local church does each of the following?  
Would you say your local church does an excellent, very good, fair, 
or poor job of: 
C. Sympathetic counseling

How do you rate how your local church does each of the following?  
Would you say your local church does an excellent, very good, fair, 
or poor job of: 
D. Working with young people

How do you rate how your local church does each of the following?  
Would you say your local church does an excellent, very good, fair, 
or poor job of: 
E. Worship services