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24. Age, race, education and other demographic traits of U.S. religious groups
Women make up a majority of U.S. Christians but fewer than half of atheists and agnostics
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- 24. Age, race, education and other demographic traits of U.S. religious groups
- Trends in the racial composition of U.S. Christians and religiously unaffiliated adults
- Median age of U.S. Christian adults is higher now than in 2007
- Racial and ethnic composition of U.S. religious groups
- Most U.S. Hindu, Buddhist and Muslim adults were born in another country or have at least one parent who was born outside the U.S.
- Two-thirds of U.S. Hindus and 45% of Buddhists were born in the Asia-Pacific region
- 93% of U.S. Christians and religiously unaffiliated adults are American citizens
- Roughly three-quarters of U.S. Christians and Jews are registered voters, as are two-thirds of religiously unaffiliated adults
- 72% of Latter-day Saints say they volunteered in the past year
- 64% of members of historically Black Protestant churches, 52% of evangelicals live in the South
- Most evangelicals, mainline Protestants and Catholics are ages 50 and older; roughly three-quarters of Muslims, Hindus, atheists and agnostics are under 50
- Trend in median age of U.S. religious groups
- Women make up a majority of U.S. Christians but fewer than half of atheists and agnostics
- U.S. ‘nones’ are more likely than Christians to identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual
- On average, Hindus and Jews have the highest levels of educational attainment among U.S. religious groups
- Among U.S. religious groups, Hindus and Jews have the highest household incomes
- In the U.S., Christians and Jews are more likely than others to be retired