Religious tradition among widowed adults
% of widowed adults 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 |
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2014 | < 1% | 23% | 31% | < 1% | 9% | 1% | 2% | 21% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 11% | < 1% | 3,218 |
2007 | < 1% | 22% | 30% | < 1% | 10% | 1% | 2% | 24% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 7% | 1% | 3,705 |
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Demographic✭Information
Age distribution among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults who are ages…
Religious tradition | 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | < 1% | 5% | 20% | 76% | 705 |
Evangelical Protestant | < 1% | 6% | 21% | 73% | 895 |
Historically Black Protestant | < 1% | 9% | 34% | 57% | 194 |
Mainline Protestant | < 1% | 4% | 18% | 77% | 774 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 2% | 14% | 28% | 57% | 332 |
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Generational cohort among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults who are…
Religious tradition | Younger Millennial | Older Millennial | Generation X | Baby Boomer | Silent | Greatest | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | < 1% | < 1% | 4% | 25% | 56% | 14% | 705 |
Evangelical Protestant | < 1% | 1% | 5% | 30% | 54% | 10% | 895 |
Historically Black Protestant | < 1% | < 1% | 9% | 47% | 37% | 7% | 194 |
Mainline Protestant | < 1% | < 1% | 4% | 26% | 55% | 14% | 774 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | < 1% | 3% | 13% | 39% | 38% | 8% | 332 |
Switch Display To: religious group among widowed adults by generational group
Gender composition among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults who are…
Religious tradition | Men | Women | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 27% | 73% | 721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 23% | 77% | 923 |
Historically Black Protestant | 19% | 81% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 22% | 78% | 791 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 35% | 65% | 338 |
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Racial and ethnic composition among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults who identify as…
Religious tradition | White | Black | Asian | Latino | Other/Mixed | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 76% | 2% | 2% | 19% | 1% | 712 |
Evangelical Protestant | 83% | 7% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 910 |
Historically Black Protestant | 2% | 96% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 195 |
Mainline Protestant | 91% | 2% | < 1% | 3% | 3% | 784 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 77% | 9% | 1% | 7% | 7% | 333 |
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Immigrant status among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults who are…
Religious tradition | Immigrants | Second generation | Third generation or higher | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 18% | 20% | 62% | 711 |
Evangelical Protestant | 6% | 6% | 88% | 910 |
Historically Black Protestant | < 1% | 1% | 99% | 191 |
Mainline Protestant | 4% | 8% | 88% | 781 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 7% | 13% | 81% | 327 |
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Income distribution among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults 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 |
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Catholic | 58% | 21% | 14% | 7% | 580 |
Evangelical Protestant | 67% | 18% | 13% | 3% | 736 |
Historically Black Protestant | 66% | 20% | 7% | 7% | 160 |
Mainline Protestant | 58% | 23% | 13% | 6% | 647 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 50% | 21% | 19% | 10% | 291 |
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Educational distribution among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults who have completed…
Religious tradition | High school or less | Some college | College | Post-graduate degree | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 58% | 25% | 9% | 8% | 719 |
Evangelical Protestant | 63% | 26% | 7% | 4% | 918 |
Historically Black Protestant | 68% | 25% | 4% | 3% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 51% | 28% | 12% | 9% | 787 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 50% | 28% | 13% | 10% | 334 |
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Parent of children under 18 among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults who are…
Religious tradition | Parents | Non-parents | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 6% | 94% | 721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 7% | 93% | 920 |
Historically Black Protestant | 14% | 86% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 5% | 95% | 791 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 8% | 92% | 336 |
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Beliefs✭and✭Practices
Belief in God among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults 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 |
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Catholic | 75% | 20% | 2% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 87% | 8% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 923 |
Historically Black Protestant | 92% | 5% | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 72% | 18% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 791 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 36% | 24% | 11% | 1% | 20% | 6% | 338 |
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Importance of religion in one's life among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults who say religion is…
Religious tradition | Very important | Somewhat important | Not too important | Not at all important | Don't know | Sample size |
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Catholic | 73% | 21% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 83% | 14% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | 923 |
Historically Black Protestant | 89% | 10% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 65% | 26% | 6% | 2% | 1% | 791 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 21% | 25% | 19% | 33% | 2% | 338 |
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Attendance at religious services among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults who attend religious services…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month/a few times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 55% | 25% | 18% | 2% | 721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 55% | 26% | 18% | 1% | 923 |
Historically Black Protestant | 64% | 27% | 8% | < 1% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 41% | 32% | 25% | 1% | 791 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 8% | 18% | 72% | 2% | 338 |
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Frequency of prayer among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults who pray…
Religious tradition | At least daily | Weekly | Monthly | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 77% | 12% | 2% | 7% | 1% | 721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 82% | 11% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 923 |
Historically Black Protestant | 89% | 6% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 66% | 17% | 4% | 11% | 2% | 791 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 30% | 12% | 7% | 50% | 1% | 338 |
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Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults 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 | 23% | 8% | 10% | 57% | 2% | 721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 43% | 8% | 10% | 37% | 2% | 923 |
Historically Black Protestant | 54% | 11% | 7% | 24% | 4% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 25% | 7% | 9% | 57% | 2% | 791 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 6% | 4% | 4% | 86% | < 1% | 338 |
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Frequency of meditation among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults 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 | 57% | 8% | 2% | 30% | 3% | 721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 64% | 4% | 3% | 24% | 4% | 923 |
Historically Black Protestant | 70% | 5% | 2% | 18% | 6% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 53% | 10% | 3% | 30% | 4% | 791 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 33% | 6% | 4% | 55% | 2% | 338 |
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Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults 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 | 69% | 9% | 6% | 14% | 2% | 721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 75% | 9% | 5% | 9% | 2% | 923 |
Historically Black Protestant | 77% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 66% | 11% | 8% | 13% | 2% | 791 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 42% | 9% | 10% | 35% | 3% | 338 |
Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults 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 | 44% | 10% | 12% | 32% | 2% | 721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 46% | 12% | 12% | 26% | 4% | 923 |
Historically Black Protestant | 51% | 11% | 9% | 25% | 5% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 42% | 12% | 11% | 31% | 4% | 791 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 41% | 9% | 13% | 35% | 1% | 338 |
Sources of guidance on right and wrong among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults 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 | 42% | 7% | 42% | 5% | 4% | 721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 55% | 4% | 34% | 2% | 5% | 923 |
Historically Black Protestant | 51% | 2% | 41% | 4% | 2% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 33% | 7% | 52% | 5% | 3% | 791 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 9% | 12% | 66% | 10% | 3% | 338 |
Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults 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 | 31% | 65% | 2% | 3% | 721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 37% | 57% | 2% | 3% | 923 |
Historically Black Protestant | 29% | 68% | 1% | 2% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 30% | 65% | 2% | 4% | 791 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 22% | 76% | 1% | 2% | 338 |
Frequency of reading scripture among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults 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 | 37% | 9% | 9% | 43% | 2% | 721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 63% | 10% | 6% | 18% | 2% | 923 |
Historically Black Protestant | 71% | 10% | 3% | 15% | 2% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 42% | 10% | 9% | 37% | 2% | 791 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 15% | 3% | 6% | 76% | < 1% | 338 |
Switch Display To: religious group among widowed adults by frequency of reading scripture
Interpreting scripture among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults 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 |
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Catholic | 30% | 34% | 4% | 22% | 10% | 721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 64% | 21% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 923 |
Historically Black Protestant | 72% | 10% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 33% | 30% | 7% | 18% | 12% | 791 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 17% | 14% | < 1% | 58% | 10% | 338 |
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Belief in Heaven among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults who …in heaven
Religious tradition | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 90% | 6% | 5% | 721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 90% | 4% | 6% | 923 |
Historically Black Protestant | 91% | 4% | 5% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 85% | 8% | 7% | 791 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 46% | 43% | 11% | 338 |
Switch Display To: religious group among widowed adults by belief in heaven
Belief in Hell among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults who …in hell
Religious tradition | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 61% | 27% | 12% | 721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 82% | 12% | 6% | 923 |
Historically Black Protestant | 81% | 11% | 8% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 52% | 32% | 15% | 791 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 26% | 63% | 11% | 338 |
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Social✭and✭Political✭Views
Party affiliation among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults who identify as…
Religious tradition | Republican/lean Rep. | No lean | Democrat/lean Dem. | Sample size |
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Catholic | 38% | 16% | 47% | 721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 46% | 15% | 38% | 923 |
Historically Black Protestant | 5% | 11% | 84% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 39% | 18% | 43% | 791 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 27% | 23% | 50% | 338 |
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Political ideology among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults who are…
Religious tradition | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 42% | 37% | 15% | 6% | 721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 48% | 30% | 13% | 8% | 923 |
Historically Black Protestant | 37% | 31% | 22% | 10% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 40% | 37% | 16% | 6% | 791 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 18% | 40% | 33% | 9% | 338 |
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Views about size of government among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults who would rather have…
Religious tradition | Smaller government; fewer services | Bigger government; more services | Depends | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 53% | 40% | 3% | 5% | 721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 57% | 33% | 4% | 6% | 923 |
Historically Black Protestant | 17% | 72% | 7% | 4% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 55% | 31% | 6% | 7% | 791 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 50% | 36% | 7% | 7% | 338 |
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Views about government aid to the poor among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults 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 | 47% | 47% | 3% | 3% | 721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 49% | 42% | 4% | 5% | 923 |
Historically Black Protestant | 27% | 64% | 6% | 3% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 40% | 50% | 6% | 5% | 791 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 34% | 56% | 5% | 5% | 338 |
Views about abortion among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults who say abortion should be…
Religious tradition | Legal in all/most cases | Illegal in all/most cases | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 38% | 54% | 8% | 721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 34% | 60% | 7% | 923 |
Historically Black Protestant | 40% | 50% | 10% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 57% | 34% | 10% | 791 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 68% | 25% | 7% | 338 |
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Views about homosexuality among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults who say homosexuality…
Religious tradition | Should be accepted | Should be discouraged | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 54% | 35% | 4% | 7% | 721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 27% | 62% | 4% | 6% | 923 |
Historically Black Protestant | 41% | 50% | 6% | 3% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 55% | 34% | 5% | 6% | 791 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 68% | 21% | 8% | 3% | 338 |
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Views about same-sex marriage among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults who …same-sex marriage
Religious tradition | Strongly favor/favor | Oppose/strongly oppose | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 43% | 44% | 13% | 721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 18% | 72% | 10% | 923 |
Historically Black Protestant | 25% | 60% | 15% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 42% | 45% | 14% | 791 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 63% | 26% | 11% | 338 |
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Views about environmental regulation among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults 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 |
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Catholic | 40% | 48% | 5% | 7% | 721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 44% | 43% | 4% | 9% | 923 |
Historically Black Protestant | 37% | 53% | 3% | 7% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 38% | 51% | 3% | 9% | 791 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 33% | 59% | 3% | 6% | 338 |
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Views about human evolution among widowed adults by religious group
% of widowed adults 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 | 17% | 25% | 7% | 40% | 11% | 721 |
Evangelical Protestant | 11% | 18% | 3% | 57% | 11% | 923 |
Historically Black Protestant | 16% | 16% | 4% | 51% | 13% | 196 |
Mainline Protestant | 23% | 25% | 5% | 37% | 9% | 791 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 47% | 17% | 5% | 29% | 2% | 338 |
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