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5. Shared beliefs between parents and teens
Evangelical teens less likely than others to live in interfaith homes
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- 5. Shared beliefs between parents and teens
- Nearly all parents say their teen has at least some of the same religious beliefs as them
- Teens with no religious affiliation much less likely to say they share all religious beliefs with their parent
- Teens who attend religious services with both parents more likely to share all the same religious beliefs
- Unaffiliated teens more likely to say their parent is aware of religious differences
- One-in-ten teens report conflict with their parent over different religious beliefs
- One-in-seven teens whose beliefs differ from their parents cite uncertainty as key difference
- Evangelical teens less likely than others to live in interfaith homes
- Compared with those whose parents share the same religion, teens in interfaith homes more likely to be unaffiliated, less likely to attend religious services
- When parents’ religions differ, religion of teens sometimes chosen by teen, other times by parents