Religious tradition among adults who attend services weekly or more
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who are…
Survey year | Buddhist | Catholic | Evangelical Protestant | Hindu | Historically Black Protestant | Jehovah's Witness | Jewish | Mainline Protestant | Mormon | Muslim | Orthodox Christian | Other Christian | Other Faiths | Other World Religions | Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | < 1% | 23% | 41% | < 1% | 10% | 2% | 1% | 13% | 3% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 3% | < 1% | 13,155 |
2007 | < 1% | 25% | 39% | < 1% | 10% | 1% | 1% | 16% | 3% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 14,919 |
Learn More: Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, Historically Black Protestant, Jehovah's Witness, Jewish, Mainline Protestant, Mormon, Muslim, Unaffiliated (religious "nones")
Demographic✭Information
Age distribution among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who are ages…
Religious tradition | 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 12% | 32% | 27% | 29% | 3,028 |
Evangelical Protestant | 17% | 32% | 29% | 22% | 5,055 |
Historically Black Protestant | 17% | 36% | 28% | 20% | 1,042 |
Jehovah's Witness | 16% | 31% | 30% | 23% | 201 |
Jewish | 22% | 32% | 28% | 19% | 143 |
Mainline Protestant | 14% | 24% | 28% | 34% | 2,139 |
Mormon | 23% | 40% | 21% | 17% | 501 |
Muslim | 50% | 28% | 14% | 8% | 104 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 33% | 35% | 25% | 7% | 274 |
Switch Display To: religious group among adults who attend services weekly or more by age group
Generational cohort among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who are…
Religious tradition | Younger Millennial | Older Millennial | Generation X | Baby Boomer | Silent | Greatest | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 7% | 9% | 28% | 34% | 20% | 2% | 3,028 |
Evangelical Protestant | 11% | 12% | 27% | 34% | 15% | 1% | 5,055 |
Historically Black Protestant | 11% | 11% | 30% | 33% | 13% | 1% | 1,042 |
Jehovah's Witness | 11% | 10% | 26% | 34% | 17% | 1% | 201 |
Jewish | 12% | 12% | 30% | 31% | 12% | 3% | 143 |
Mainline Protestant | 10% | 7% | 20% | 35% | 24% | 3% | 2,139 |
Mormon | 15% | 15% | 32% | 26% | 11% | 1% | 501 |
Muslim | 32% | 22% | 24% | 17% | 5% | < 1% | 104 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 23% | 21% | 25% | 27% | 4% | 1% | 274 |
Gender composition among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who are…
Religious tradition | Men | Women | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 41% | 59% | 3,092 |
Evangelical Protestant | 43% | 57% | 5,177 |
Historically Black Protestant | 39% | 61% | 1,070 |
Jehovah's Witness | 36% | 64% | 207 |
Jewish | 52% | 48% | 148 |
Mainline Protestant | 40% | 60% | 2,192 |
Mormon | 47% | 53% | 514 |
Muslim | 67% | 33% | 105 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 46% | 54% | 284 |
Switch Display To: religious group among adults who attend services weekly or more by gender
Racial and ethnic composition among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who identify as…
Religious tradition | White | Black | Asian | Latino | Other/Mixed | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 57% | 3% | 3% | 35% | 2% | 3,048 |
Evangelical Protestant | 74% | 7% | 2% | 13% | 5% | 5,102 |
Historically Black Protestant | 2% | 94% | < 1% | 3% | 1% | 1,068 |
Jehovah's Witness | 38% | 24% | 1% | 33% | 4% | 205 |
Jewish | 86% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 146 |
Mainline Protestant | 83% | 5% | 2% | 7% | 3% | 2,156 |
Mormon | 86% | 1% | 1% | 8% | 4% | 508 |
Muslim | 21% | 41% | 31% | 3% | 5% | 101 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 45% | 25% | 4% | 18% | 7% | 271 |
Immigrant status among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who are…
Religious tradition | Immigrants | Second generation | Third generation or higher | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 31% | 15% | 54% | 3,064 |
Evangelical Protestant | 11% | 7% | 83% | 5,114 |
Historically Black Protestant | 9% | 3% | 89% | 1,049 |
Jehovah's Witness | 26% | 9% | 65% | 205 |
Jewish | 20% | 23% | 57% | 146 |
Mainline Protestant | 8% | 7% | 85% | 2,167 |
Mormon | 6% | 6% | 87% | 510 |
Muslim | 64% | 14% | 22% | 101 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 18% | 8% | 74% | 276 |
Income distribution among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who have a household income of…
Religious tradition | Less than $30,000 | $30,000-$49,999 | $50,000-$99,999 | $100,000 or more | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 37% | 19% | 26% | 18% | 2,574 |
Evangelical Protestant | 33% | 22% | 30% | 15% | 4,412 |
Historically Black Protestant | 51% | 21% | 20% | 8% | 941 |
Jehovah's Witness | 47% | 23% | 26% | 4% | 177 |
Jewish | 15% | 20% | 19% | 47% | 119 |
Mainline Protestant | 28% | 21% | 31% | 20% | 1,820 |
Mormon | 23% | 20% | 36% | 22% | 457 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 43% | 20% | 21% | 15% | 231 |
Educational distribution among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who have completed…
Religious tradition | High school or less | Some college | College | Post-graduate degree | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 45% | 24% | 18% | 13% | 3,075 |
Evangelical Protestant | 42% | 33% | 16% | 9% | 5,148 |
Historically Black Protestant | 51% | 33% | 10% | 7% | 1,061 |
Jehovah's Witness | 63% | 24% | 10% | 3% | 204 |
Jewish | 24% | 19% | 22% | 35% | 147 |
Mainline Protestant | 35% | 29% | 21% | 15% | 2,180 |
Mormon | 23% | 40% | 25% | 12% | 512 |
Muslim | 33% | 27% | 26% | 14% | 105 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 53% | 30% | 13% | 4% | 280 |
Marital status among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who are…
Religious tradition | Married | Living with a partner | Divorced/separated | Widowed | Never married | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 59% | 5% | 10% | 10% | 16% | 3,082 |
Evangelical Protestant | 62% | 3% | 11% | 8% | 17% | 5,159 |
Historically Black Protestant | 37% | 4% | 17% | 10% | 32% | 1,067 |
Jehovah's Witness | 56% | 5% | 10% | 8% | 20% | 206 |
Jewish | 70% | 3% | 8% | 4% | 15% | 147 |
Mainline Protestant | 61% | 2% | 11% | 12% | 14% | 2,175 |
Mormon | 71% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 19% | 511 |
Muslim | 42% | 2% | 11% | < 1% | 46% | 103 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 37% | 7% | 12% | 6% | 38% | 280 |
Parent of children under 18 among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who are…
Religious tradition | Parents | Non-parents | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 32% | 68% | 3,074 |
Evangelical Protestant | 31% | 69% | 5,157 |
Historically Black Protestant | 30% | 70% | 1,065 |
Jehovah's Witness | 28% | 72% | 206 |
Jewish | 39% | 61% | 148 |
Mainline Protestant | 24% | 76% | 2,183 |
Mormon | 43% | 57% | 511 |
Muslim | 38% | 62% | 105 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 33% | 67% | 282 |
Beliefs✭and✭Practices
Belief in God among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who say they…
Religious tradition | Believe in God; absolutely certain | Believe in God; fairly certain | Believe in God; not too/not at all certain | Believe in God; don't know | Do not believe in God | Other/don't know if they believe in God | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 77% | 20% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 3,092 |
Evangelical Protestant | 94% | 5% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 5,177 |
Historically Black Protestant | 93% | 5% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1,070 |
Jehovah's Witness | 92% | 7% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 207 |
Jewish | 73% | 19% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 148 |
Mainline Protestant | 83% | 14% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 2,192 |
Mormon | 91% | 8% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 514 |
Muslim | 92% | 6% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 105 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 74% | 14% | 5% | < 1% | 5% | 1% | 284 |
Importance of religion in one's life among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who say religion is…
Religious tradition | Very important | Somewhat important | Not too important | Not at all important | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 84% | 15% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 3,092 |
Evangelical Protestant | 93% | 6% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 5,177 |
Historically Black Protestant | 95% | 4% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1,070 |
Jehovah's Witness | 97% | 3% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 207 |
Jewish | 85% | 13% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 148 |
Mainline Protestant | 86% | 12% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 2,192 |
Mormon | 95% | 5% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 514 |
Muslim | 89% | 8% | < 1% | < 1% | 2% | 105 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 68% | 16% | 9% | 6% | 1% | 284 |
Frequency of prayer among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who pray…
Religious tradition | At least daily | Weekly | Monthly | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 78% | 17% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 3,092 |
Evangelical Protestant | 89% | 9% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 5,177 |
Historically Black Protestant | 88% | 9% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1,070 |
Jehovah's Witness | 93% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 207 |
Jewish | 62% | 22% | 6% | 9% | 1% | 148 |
Mainline Protestant | 77% | 17% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 2,192 |
Mormon | 95% | 4% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 514 |
Muslim | 89% | 9% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 105 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 67% | 12% | 4% | 16% | 1% | 284 |
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who attend prayer group…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 34% | 13% | 12% | 39% | 1% | 3,092 |
Evangelical Protestant | 68% | 14% | 7% | 11% | < 1% | 5,177 |
Historically Black Protestant | 69% | 13% | 5% | 12% | 1% | 1,070 |
Jehovah's Witness | 90% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 207 |
Jewish | 65% | 13% | 9% | 11% | 1% | 148 |
Mainline Protestant | 50% | 16% | 11% | 23% | 1% | 2,192 |
Mormon | 89% | 4% | 1% | 6% | < 1% | 514 |
Muslim | 64% | 11% | 7% | 17% | 1% | 105 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 54% | 9% | 5% | 31% | 1% | 284 |
Frequency of meditation among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who meditate…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 56% | 8% | 4% | 31% | 2% | 3,092 |
Evangelical Protestant | 57% | 6% | 2% | 32% | 2% | 5,177 |
Historically Black Protestant | 68% | 8% | 3% | 21% | 2% | 1,070 |
Jehovah's Witness | 79% | 3% | 1% | 12% | 4% | 207 |
Jewish | 38% | 6% | 5% | 46% | 5% | 148 |
Mainline Protestant | 51% | 10% | 3% | 33% | 2% | 2,192 |
Mormon | 67% | 9% | 1% | 22% | 2% | 514 |
Muslim | 48% | 11% | 4% | 29% | 8% | 105 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 52% | 10% | 2% | 34% | 2% | 284 |
Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 73% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 1% | 3,092 |
Evangelical Protestant | 85% | 8% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 5,177 |
Historically Black Protestant | 84% | 8% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 1,070 |
Jehovah's Witness | 85% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 207 |
Jewish | 58% | 17% | 12% | 12% | 1% | 148 |
Mainline Protestant | 74% | 13% | 5% | 6% | 2% | 2,192 |
Mormon | 89% | 7% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 514 |
Muslim | 81% | 7% | 1% | 7% | 4% | 105 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 65% | 13% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 284 |
Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 48% | 16% | 13% | 23% | 1% | 3,092 |
Evangelical Protestant | 52% | 16% | 9% | 21% | 2% | 5,177 |
Historically Black Protestant | 45% | 16% | 8% | 28% | 3% | 1,070 |
Jehovah's Witness | 62% | 15% | 4% | 14% | 5% | 207 |
Jewish | 50% | 12% | 12% | 25% | 1% | 148 |
Mainline Protestant | 47% | 18% | 12% | 21% | 2% | 2,192 |
Mormon | 51% | 26% | 11% | 12% | < 1% | 514 |
Muslim | 54% | 16% | 2% | 23% | 5% | 105 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 56% | 8% | 7% | 28% | 1% | 284 |
Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
Religious tradition | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 47% | 8% | 35% | 7% | 3% | 3,092 |
Evangelical Protestant | 75% | 3% | 18% | 2% | 2% | 5,177 |
Historically Black Protestant | 57% | 5% | 33% | 3% | 2% | 1,070 |
Jehovah's Witness | 82% | 1% | 10% | 2% | 5% | 207 |
Jewish | 47% | 8% | 35% | 7% | 3% | 148 |
Mainline Protestant | 51% | 8% | 35% | 3% | 3% | 2,192 |
Mormon | 76% | 2% | 15% | 3% | 3% | 514 |
Muslim | 49% | 6% | 32% | 9% | 5% | 105 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 41% | 12% | 39% | 4% | 4% | 284 |
Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who say…
Religious tradition | There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | Right or wrong depends on the situation | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 35% | 61% | 1% | 2% | 3,092 |
Evangelical Protestant | 58% | 39% | 2% | 1% | 5,177 |
Historically Black Protestant | 33% | 65% | 1% | 1% | 1,070 |
Jehovah's Witness | 62% | 33% | 2% | 2% | 207 |
Jewish | 27% | 68% | 4% | 1% | 148 |
Mainline Protestant | 37% | 61% | 2% | 1% | 2,192 |
Mormon | 64% | 33% | 2% | < 1% | 514 |
Muslim | 17% | 82% | 1% | < 1% | 105 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 33% | 62% | 1% | 4% | 284 |
Frequency of reading scripture among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who read scripture…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 45% | 13% | 10% | 31% | 1% | 3,092 |
Evangelical Protestant | 83% | 8% | 3% | 6% | 1% | 5,177 |
Historically Black Protestant | 79% | 9% | 4% | 8% | 1% | 1,070 |
Jehovah's Witness | 94% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 207 |
Jewish | 55% | 13% | 7% | 24% | < 1% | 148 |
Mainline Protestant | 62% | 14% | 7% | 17% | 1% | 2,192 |
Mormon | 90% | 6% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 514 |
Muslim | 66% | 16% | 3% | 13% | 1% | 105 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 60% | 10% | 5% | 24% | 2% | 284 |
Interpreting scripture among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who say the holy scripture is…
Religious tradition | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 34% | 41% | 4% | 14% | 7% | 3,092 |
Evangelical Protestant | 66% | 24% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 5,177 |
Historically Black Protestant | 71% | 19% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 1,070 |
Jehovah's Witness | 47% | 40% | 8% | 1% | 4% | 207 |
Jewish | 26% | 39% | 5% | 21% | 8% | 148 |
Mainline Protestant | 37% | 39% | 4% | 13% | 8% | 2,192 |
Mormon | 35% | 56% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 514 |
Muslim | 52% | 32% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 105 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 47% | 20% | 2% | 24% | 7% | 284 |
Belief in Heaven among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who …in heaven
Religious tradition | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 92% | 4% | 4% | 3,092 |
Evangelical Protestant | 87% | 5% | 8% | 5,177 |
Historically Black Protestant | 94% | 3% | 3% | 1,070 |
Jehovah's Witness | 51% | 37% | 13% | 207 |
Jewish | 66% | 24% | 9% | 148 |
Mainline Protestant | 87% | 7% | 7% | 2,192 |
Mormon | 97% | 1% | 2% | 514 |
Muslim | 96% | 2% | 2% | 105 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 77% | 16% | 7% | 284 |
Belief in Hell among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who …in hell
Religious tradition | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 71% | 21% | 8% | 3,092 |
Evangelical Protestant | 86% | 7% | 7% | 5,177 |
Historically Black Protestant | 86% | 9% | 5% | 1,070 |
Jehovah's Witness | 5% | 92% | 3% | 207 |
Jewish | 42% | 51% | 7% | 148 |
Mainline Protestant | 68% | 22% | 10% | 2,192 |
Mormon | 61% | 31% | 8% | 514 |
Muslim | 86% | 10% | 3% | 105 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 58% | 33% | 9% | 284 |
Social✭and✭Political✭Views
Party affiliation among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who identify as…
Religious tradition | Republican/lean Rep. | No lean | Democrat/lean Dem. | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 40% | 19% | 41% | 3,092 |
Evangelical Protestant | 61% | 15% | 24% | 5,177 |
Historically Black Protestant | 9% | 10% | 81% | 1,070 |
Jehovah's Witness | 7% | 79% | 14% | 207 |
Jewish | 44% | 13% | 42% | 148 |
Mainline Protestant | 45% | 15% | 40% | 2,192 |
Mormon | 78% | 10% | 12% | 514 |
Muslim | 15% | 29% | 57% | 105 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 27% | 30% | 43% | 284 |
Political ideology among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who are…
Religious tradition | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 45% | 33% | 17% | 4% | 3,092 |
Evangelical Protestant | 62% | 23% | 9% | 5% | 5,177 |
Historically Black Protestant | 39% | 33% | 22% | 7% | 1,070 |
Jehovah's Witness | 20% | 16% | 8% | 56% | 207 |
Jewish | 39% | 39% | 19% | 2% | 148 |
Mainline Protestant | 43% | 35% | 18% | 4% | 2,192 |
Mormon | 65% | 26% | 6% | 3% | 514 |
Muslim | 27% | 41% | 25% | 7% | 105 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 30% | 31% | 28% | 11% | 284 |
Views about size of government among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who would rather have…
Religious tradition | Smaller government; fewer services | Bigger government; more services | Depends | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 50% | 44% | 3% | 3% | 3,092 |
Evangelical Protestant | 67% | 27% | 3% | 3% | 5,177 |
Historically Black Protestant | 22% | 72% | 3% | 3% | 1,070 |
Jehovah's Witness | 31% | 51% | 2% | 16% | 207 |
Jewish | 47% | 45% | 5% | 4% | 148 |
Mainline Protestant | 59% | 34% | 4% | 4% | 2,192 |
Mormon | 80% | 18% | 1% | 2% | 514 |
Muslim | 13% | 83% | 4% | 1% | 105 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 41% | 49% | 5% | 5% | 284 |
Views about government aid to the poor among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who say government aid to the poor…
Religious tradition | Does more harm than good | Does more good than harm | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 46% | 47% | 4% | 2% | 3,092 |
Evangelical Protestant | 58% | 36% | 4% | 2% | 5,177 |
Historically Black Protestant | 27% | 67% | 4% | 2% | 1,070 |
Jehovah's Witness | 29% | 61% | 6% | 4% | 207 |
Jewish | 38% | 54% | 2% | 6% | 148 |
Mainline Protestant | 47% | 46% | 4% | 2% | 2,192 |
Mormon | 68% | 27% | 3% | 1% | 514 |
Muslim | 27% | 64% | 6% | 2% | 105 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 39% | 51% | 6% | 4% | 284 |
Views about abortion among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who say abortion should be…
Religious tradition | Legal in all/most cases | Illegal in all/most cases | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 32% | 63% | 5% | 3,092 |
Evangelical Protestant | 22% | 75% | 3% | 5,177 |
Historically Black Protestant | 46% | 47% | 7% | 1,070 |
Jehovah's Witness | 16% | 76% | 8% | 207 |
Jewish | 59% | 38% | 4% | 148 |
Mainline Protestant | 50% | 45% | 5% | 2,192 |
Mormon | 19% | 78% | 2% | 514 |
Muslim | 49% | 41% | 10% | 105 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 35% | 57% | 9% | 284 |
Views about homosexuality among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who say homosexuality…
Religious tradition | Should be accepted | Should be discouraged | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 60% | 31% | 5% | 4% | 3,092 |
Evangelical Protestant | 24% | 67% | 5% | 4% | 5,177 |
Historically Black Protestant | 42% | 48% | 6% | 4% | 1,070 |
Jehovah's Witness | 12% | 80% | 4% | 4% | 207 |
Jewish | 54% | 40% | 4% | 2% | 148 |
Mainline Protestant | 55% | 36% | 5% | 4% | 2,192 |
Mormon | 29% | 63% | 4% | 3% | 514 |
Muslim | 35% | 57% | 5% | 2% | 105 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 49% | 40% | 6% | 6% | 284 |
Views about same-sex marriage among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who …same-sex marriage
Religious tradition | Strongly favor/favor | Oppose/strongly oppose | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 45% | 46% | 10% | 3,092 |
Evangelical Protestant | 18% | 77% | 6% | 5,177 |
Historically Black Protestant | 31% | 62% | 7% | 1,070 |
Jehovah's Witness | 11% | 80% | 10% | 207 |
Jewish | 49% | 46% | 5% | 148 |
Mainline Protestant | 46% | 46% | 8% | 2,192 |
Mormon | 19% | 75% | 6% | 514 |
Muslim | 29% | 66% | 4% | 105 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 39% | 49% | 13% | 284 |
Views about environmental regulation among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who say…
Religious tradition | Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy | Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 41% | 53% | 2% | 4% | 3,092 |
Evangelical Protestant | 51% | 42% | 3% | 4% | 5,177 |
Historically Black Protestant | 35% | 57% | 2% | 5% | 1,070 |
Jehovah's Witness | 31% | 54% | 5% | 11% | 207 |
Jewish | 34% | 62% | < 1% | 3% | 148 |
Mainline Protestant | 37% | 57% | 3% | 3% | 2,192 |
Mormon | 56% | 38% | 4% | 2% | 514 |
Muslim | 32% | 65% | 3% | < 1% | 105 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 36% | 57% | 2% | 6% | 284 |
Views about human evolution among adults who attend services weekly or more by religious group
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who say humans…
Religious tradition | Evolved; due to natural processes | Evolved; due to God's design | Evolved; don't know how | Always existed in present form | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 20% | 34% | 4% | 36% | 6% | 3,092 |
Evangelical Protestant | 6% | 20% | 2% | 67% | 5% | 5,177 |
Historically Black Protestant | 13% | 28% | 3% | 51% | 5% | 1,070 |
Jehovah's Witness | 4% | 11% | < 1% | 80% | 6% | 207 |
Jewish | 24% | 28% | 3% | 39% | 6% | 148 |
Mainline Protestant | 17% | 34% | 4% | 40% | 6% | 2,192 |
Mormon | 5% | 28% | 1% | 58% | 7% | 514 |
Muslim | 17% | 25% | 2% | 50% | 6% | 105 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 22% | 32% | 5% | 37% | 3% | 284 |