BY Gregory A. Smith 3 PEW RESEARCH CENTER www pewresearch org Acknowledgments This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals
FOR RELEASE JAN. 31, 2019 - Pew Research Centers Religion Public . . . engaged than either religiously unaffiliated adults or inactive members of religious groups, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of survey data from the United States and more than two dozen other countries Religiously active people also tend to smoke and drink less, but they are not healthier in terms of exercise frequency and
FOR RELEASE JULY 23, 2019 - Pew Research Centers Religion Public . . . Americans with religiously diverse social networks answer more religious knowledge questions correctly 48 Churchgoing Christians tend to have more knowledge of the Bible and Christianity 50 3 How strongly are religious, social and demographic factors linked with religious knowledge? 52 4 Feelings toward religious groups 60 Methodology 65
NUMBERS, FACTS AND TRENDS SHAPING THE WORLD FOR RELEASE MAY 12, 2015 linked with the growth of the religiously unaffiliated population Nearly one-in-five people surveyed who got married since 2010 are either religiously unaffiliated respondents who married a Christian spouse or Christians who married an unaffiliated spouse By contrast, just 5% of people who got married before 1960 fit this profile
NUMBERS, FACTS AND TRENDS SHAPING THE WORLD FEBRUARY 10, 2014 in 1991 identified as religiously unaffiliated, while about a third said they were Orthodox Christians (31%) Over the next 17 years, those percentages virtually flipped By 2008, roughly seven-in-ten Russians identified as Orthodox Christians (72%), while about one-in-five were religiously unaffiliated (18%) During the same period, there also
In America, Does More Education Equal Less Religion? religiously observant as those with less education – and in some cases more so For instance, more than half of college-educated Christians say they attend religious services on a weekly basis (52%), compared with 45% of Christians with some college experience and 46% of Christians with a high school degree or less
U. S. Religious Landscape Survey - Pew Research Centers Religion . . . with the more religiously committed adherents across several religious traditions expressing more conservative political views On other issues included in the survey, such as environmental protection, foreign affairs, and the proper size and role of government, differences based on religion tend to be smaller
NUMBERS, FACTS AND TRENDS SHAPING THE WORLD religiously unaffiliated (atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular”) To be sure, religiously mixed backgrounds remain the exception in America Eight-in-ten U S adults say they were raised within a single religion, including two-thirds who say they were raised by two people who shared the same religion (or both of whom were religiously
FOR RELEASE APRIL 25, 2018 - Pew Research Centers Religion Public . . . described atheists, agnostics, and those who identify, religiously, as “nothing in particular”) is growing rapidly Surveys also show that the percentage of Americans who believe in God has ticked downward in recent years In Pew Research Center’s 2007 Religious Landscape Study, for example, 92% of U S adults