Racial and ethnic composition among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among adults in the Silent generation by race/ethnicity

% of adults in the Silent generation who identify as…

Religious denominationWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Churches of Christ85%11%< 1%2%2%103
Episcopal Church95%2%< 1%1%2%146
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)98%1%< 1%< 1%1%179
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)93%< 1%3%4%1%134
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod95%2%< 1%1%2%123
Nothing in particular (religion important)76%10%< 1%12%3%161
Nothing in particular (religion not important)87%4%1%5%3%302
Presbyterian Church (USA)92%4%2%2%< 1%136
Southern Baptist Convention92%4%< 1%1%3%445
United Methodist Church97%1%< 1%< 1%1%471
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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