Video: How much ‘religious switching’ is there in the U.S.?
35% of U.S. adults no longer identify with the religion in which they were raised – that’s about 90 million people who have changed their religious identities.
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35% of U.S. adults no longer identify with the religion in which they were raised – that’s about 90 million people who have changed their religious identities.
Christians remain the largest religious group, and Muslims grew the fastest from 2010 to 2020. Read how the global share of Buddhists, Hindus, Jews and the religiously unaffiliated changed.
Young adults today are less religious than older adults by traditional measures. But when it comes to spirituality, the differences are smaller.
Most who use astrology (or a horoscope), tarot cards or a fortune teller say they do so just for fun rather than for insights about life.
In this video, we dive into the impact spirituality has on Americans and how it overlaps with and differs from religiousness.
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Belief in an afterlife, God and spirits in nature is widespread globally. Older adults are more likely than younger adults to believe in God.
Americans see China unfavorably, but the share with this view has dropped for the first time in five years.
Far fewer are hearing about the administration’s relationship with the media than was the case early in President Donald Trump’s first term.
In many places surveyed, 20% or more of all adults have left their childhood religious group. Christianity and Buddhism have had especially large losses.