GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile

marelkidmothers religion when r was child

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What was your mother's religious preference when you were a child? 
Was it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no 
religion?

Percent	N	Value	Label
58.3	2,878	1	protestant
31.8	1,569	2	catholic
2.0	99	3	jewish
0.7	37	4	none
0.5	27	5	other
1.3	64	6	buddhism
5.3	262	7	hinduism
0.0	0	8	other eastern religions
0.0	0	9	muslim/islam
0.0	0	10	orthodox-christian
0.0	0	11	native american
0.0	0	12	other christian
	169	.d	don't know
	63,663	.i	iap
	78	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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madenkidif protestant, mothers denomination

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What was your mother's religious preference when you were a child? 
Was it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no 
religion? 
A.  If Protestant, what specific denomination was that?

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 10,000-70,000)

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parelkidfather's religion when r was child

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What was your father''s religious preference when you were a child? 
Was it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no 
religion?

Percent	N	Value	Label
51.3	2,391	1	protestant
31.6	1,473	2	catholic
2.3	105	3	jewish
0.5	25	4	none
0.8	37	5	other
1.3	60	6	buddhism
12.2	566	7	hinduism
0.0	0	8	other eastern religions
0.0	0	9	muslim/islam
0.0	0	10	orthodox-christian
0.0	0	11	native american
0.0	0	12	other christian
	433	.d	don't know
	63,663	.i	iap
	93	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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padenkidif protestant, father's denomination

Text of this Question or Item

What was your father''s religious preference when you were a child? 
Was it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no 
religion? 
A. If Protestant, what specific denomination was that?

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 10,000-70,000)

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religkidreligion r was raised in

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What religion, if any, were you raised in? Was it Protestant, 
Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?

Percent	N	Value	Label
56.7	2,844	1	protestant
31.8	1,597	2	catholic
1.9	96	3	jewish
0.7	33	4	none
0.6	28	5	other
1.5	75	6	buddhism
6.8	342	7	hinduism
0.0	0	8	other eastern religions
0.0	0	9	muslim/islam
0.0	0	10	orthodox-christian
0.0	0	11	native american
0.0	0	12	other christian
	63	.d	don't know
	63,663	.i	iap
	105	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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denkidif protestant, denomination r raised in

Text of this Question or Item

What religion, if any, were you raised in? Was it Protestant, 
Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion? 
A. If Protestant, what specific denomination was that?

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 10,000-70,000)

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religspr's spouse's religion

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What is your husband's/wife's religious preference? Is it Protestant, 
Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?

Percent	N	Value	Label
59.6	1,126	1	protestant
26.3	497	2	catholic
2.5	47	3	jewish
0.7	13	4	orthodox greek, russian, etc
0.3	6	5	moslem
1.4	27	6	other -specify
9.2	174	7	no religion
	42	.d	don't know
	66,872	.i	iap
	42	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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denspif protestant, r's spouse's denomination

Text of this Question or Item

What is your husband's/wife's religious preference? Is it Protestant, 
Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion? 
A. If Protestant, what specific denomination was that?

Total Cases: 75,699 (Range of valid codes: 10,000-70,000)

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attendmafreq of r's mom's relig svc attendance

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When you were a child, how often did your mother attend religious 
services?

Percent	N	Value	Label
9.1	434	1	never
3.6	173	2	less than once a year
7.7	369	3	about once or twice a year
9.1	434	4	several times a year
4.6	221	5	about once a month
8.4	403	6	2-3 times a month
12.2	583	7	nearly every week
34.0	1,627	8	every week
10.3	495	9	several times a week
1.1	52	10	no mother/mother not present
	253	.d	don't know
	63,663	.i	iap
	139	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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attendpafreq of r's dad's relig svc attendance

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When you were a child, how often did your father attend religious 
services?

Percent	N	Value	Label
18.5	855	1	never
6.4	294	2	less than once a year
9.6	442	3	about once or twice a year
8.9	413	4	several times a year
5.4	250	5	about once a month
7.2	331	6	2-3 times a month
9.3	432	7	nearly every week
24.2	1,119	8	every week
6.6	306	9	several times a week
4.0	183	10	no father/father not present
	453	.d	don't know
	63,663	.i	iap
	105	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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attend12freq of r's relig svc attendance at age 12

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And what about when you were around 11 or 12, how often did you 
attend religious services then?

Percent	N	Value	Label
7.4	371	1	never
2.5	125	2	less than once a year
5.0	249	3	about once or twice a year
7.3	364	4	several times a year
4.4	221	5	about once a month
8.8	440	6	2-3 times a month
16.5	824	7	nearly every week
36.4	1,817	8	every week
11.6	579	9	several times a week
	106	.d	don't know
	63,663	.i	iap
	87	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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prayfreqhow often does r pray

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Now thinking about the present, about how often do you pray?

Percent	N	Value	Label
10.7	543	1	never
2.3	117	2	less than once a year
3.3	167	3	about once or twice a year
5.3	267	4	several times a year
3.6	180	5	about once a month
4.4	221	6	2-3 times a month
3.9	197	7	nearly every week
5.4	273	8	every week
23.9	1,209	9	several times a week
18.8	951	10	once a day
18.5	937	11	several times a day
	27	.d	don't know
	63,663	.i	iap
	94	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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relactivhow often does r take part in relig activities

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How often do you take part in the activities and organizations of a 
church or place of worship other than attending services?

Percent	N	Value	Label
43.9	13,150	1	never
9.8	2,946	2	less than once a year
13.0	3,899	3	about once or twice a year
11.0	3,279	4	several times a year
5.5	1,648	5	about once a month
5.3	1,579	6	2-3 times a month
2.9	858	7	nearly every week
7.0	2,101	8	every week
1.0	287	9	several times a week
0.6	174	10	once a day
0.0	8	11	several times a day
	86	.d	don't know
	45,385	.i	iap
	226	.n	no answer
	73	.s	skipped on web
100.0	75,699		Total

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relactiv1how often does r take part in relig activities

Text of this Question or Item

How often do you take part in the activities and organizations of a 
church or place of worship other than attending services?

Percent	N	Value	Label
40.5	549	1	never
8.3	112	2	less than once a year
14.9	202	3	about once or twice a year
12.2	165	4	several times a year
5.3	72	5	about once a month
6.4	87	6	2-3 times a month
2.0	27	7	nearly every week
5.5	74	8	every week
5.0	68	9	several times a week
0.0	0	10	once a day
0.0	0	11	several times a day
	4	.d	don't know
	67,481	.i	iap
	5	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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feelrelhow religious is r

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Would you describe yourself as. . .

Percent	N	Value	Label
6.1	308	1	extreme relgious
20.7	1,038	2	very religious
46.9	2,352	3	somewhat relgious
11.4	572	4	not religious nor non-religious
5.8	290	5	somewhat non-religious
4.5	228	6	very non-religious
4.6	231	7	extremely non-religious
	80	.d	can't choose
	63,663	.i	iap
	84	.n	no answer
	6,853	.y	not available in this year
100.0	75,699		Total

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GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3

Parent's Religion

Own Religious Upbringing & Spouse's Religion

Childhood and Current Religious Participation