Generational cohort among adults who seldom or never pray by religious group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who are…
Religious tradition | Younger Millennial | Older Millennial | Generation X | Baby Boomer | Silent | Greatest | Sample size |
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Catholic | 20% | 13% | 28% | 30% | 8% | 1% | 885 |
Evangelical Protestant | 12% | 14% | 30% | 27% | 15% | 2% | 317 |
Jewish | 12% | 13% | 24% | 30% | 17% | 4% | 401 |
Mainline Protestant | 15% | 12% | 22% | 34% | 15% | 1% | 888 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 25% | 22% | 26% | 21% | 6% | 1% | 4,873 |
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Demographic✭Information
Age distribution among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who are ages…
Generational cohort | 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Sample size |
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Younger Millennial | 100% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1,184 |
Older Millennial | 60% | 40% | < 1% | < 1% | 1,352 |
Generation X | < 1% | 100% | < 1% | < 1% | 1,762 |
Baby Boomer | < 1% | < 1% | 82% | 18% | 2,519 |
Silent | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 100% | 1,071 |
Greatest | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 100% | 110 |
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Gender composition among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who are…
Generational cohort | Men | Women | Sample size |
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Younger Millennial | 59% | 41% | 1,184 |
Older Millennial | 65% | 35% | 1,352 |
Generation X | 66% | 34% | 1,762 |
Baby Boomer | 66% | 34% | 2,519 |
Silent | 65% | 35% | 1,071 |
Greatest | 57% | 43% | 110 |
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Racial and ethnic composition among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who identify as…
Generational cohort | White | Black | Asian | Latino | Other/Mixed | Sample size |
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Younger Millennial | 62% | 6% | 9% | 19% | 4% | 1,174 |
Older Millennial | 69% | 5% | 8% | 13% | 4% | 1,340 |
Generation X | 75% | 4% | 6% | 13% | 3% | 1,742 |
Baby Boomer | 84% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 2,492 |
Silent | 91% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 1,060 |
Greatest | 91% | 2% | 3% | 5% | < 1% | 108 |
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Immigrant status among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who are…
Generational cohort | Immigrants | Second generation | Third generation or higher | Sample size |
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Younger Millennial | 12% | 22% | 66% | 1,171 |
Older Millennial | 15% | 11% | 74% | 1,337 |
Generation X | 18% | 9% | 73% | 1,738 |
Baby Boomer | 12% | 8% | 80% | 2,500 |
Silent | 9% | 16% | 75% | 1,065 |
Greatest | 8% | 41% | 52% | 108 |
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Income distribution among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who have a household income of…
Generational cohort | Less than $30,000 | $30,000-$49,999 | $50,000-$99,999 | $100,000 or more | Sample size |
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Younger Millennial | 35% | 23% | 23% | 19% | 1,027 |
Older Millennial | 33% | 25% | 28% | 14% | 1,277 |
Generation X | 20% | 18% | 32% | 31% | 1,654 |
Baby Boomer | 23% | 17% | 29% | 31% | 2,281 |
Silent | 32% | 19% | 29% | 20% | 908 |
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Educational distribution among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who have completed…
Generational cohort | High school or less | Some college | College | Post-graduate degree | Sample size |
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Younger Millennial | 46% | 41% | 11% | 1% | 1,182 |
Older Millennial | 27% | 33% | 27% | 13% | 1,351 |
Generation X | 32% | 27% | 23% | 18% | 1,761 |
Baby Boomer | 36% | 25% | 21% | 18% | 2,514 |
Silent | 38% | 22% | 20% | 20% | 1,069 |
Greatest | 47% | 21% | 16% | 16% | 110 |
Marital status among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who are…
Generational cohort | Married | Living with a partner | Divorced/separated | Widowed | Never married | Sample size |
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Younger Millennial | 5% | 10% | 1% | < 1% | 84% | 1,183 |
Older Millennial | 30% | 17% | 7% | < 1% | 46% | 1,349 |
Generation X | 56% | 10% | 12% | 1% | 21% | 1,760 |
Baby Boomer | 59% | 8% | 18% | 5% | 11% | 2,512 |
Silent | 59% | 4% | 13% | 20% | 4% | 1,066 |
Greatest | 37% | < 1% | 9% | 53% | 1% | 110 |
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Parent of children under 18 among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who are…
Generational cohort | Parents | Non-parents | Sample size |
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Younger Millennial | 7% | 93% | 1,183 |
Older Millennial | 30% | 70% | 1,348 |
Generation X | 51% | 49% | 1,758 |
Baby Boomer | 12% | 88% | 2,516 |
Silent | 2% | 98% | 1,068 |
Greatest | 4% | 96% | 110 |
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Beliefs✭and✭Practices
Belief in God among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who say they…
Generational cohort | 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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Younger Millennial | 13% | 19% | 16% | < 1% | 46% | 5% | 1,184 |
Older Millennial | 14% | 23% | 14% | 1% | 41% | 8% | 1,352 |
Generation X | 18% | 26% | 13% | 1% | 36% | 6% | 1,762 |
Baby Boomer | 20% | 29% | 12% | 1% | 31% | 7% | 2,519 |
Silent | 18% | 24% | 13% | 3% | 34% | 8% | 1,071 |
Greatest | 17% | 23% | 11% | 1% | 39% | 10% | 110 |
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Importance of religion in one's life among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who say religion is…
Generational cohort | Very important | Somewhat important | Not too important | Not at all important | Don't know | Sample size |
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Younger Millennial | 4% | 22% | 33% | 41% | < 1% | 1,184 |
Older Millennial | 6% | 21% | 31% | 41% | 1% | 1,352 |
Generation X | 8% | 22% | 29% | 41% | < 1% | 1,762 |
Baby Boomer | 8% | 26% | 30% | 36% | 1% | 2,519 |
Silent | 9% | 26% | 25% | 38% | 2% | 1,071 |
Greatest | 9% | 28% | 29% | 33% | 1% | 110 |
Attendance at religious services among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who attend religious services…
Generational cohort | At least once a week | Once or twice a month/a few times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Younger Millennial | 4% | 29% | 67% | < 1% | 1,184 |
Older Millennial | 2% | 25% | 72% | < 1% | 1,352 |
Generation X | 4% | 23% | 72% | < 1% | 1,762 |
Baby Boomer | 4% | 24% | 72% | < 1% | 2,519 |
Silent | 6% | 23% | 70% | < 1% | 1,071 |
Greatest | 9% | 30% | 61% | < 1% | 110 |
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who attend prayer group…
Generational cohort | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Younger Millennial | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% | < 1% | 1,184 |
Older Millennial | 1% | 1% | 2% | 95% | < 1% | 1,352 |
Generation X | 2% | 1% | 2% | 94% | < 1% | 1,762 |
Baby Boomer | 1% | 1% | 2% | 95% | < 1% | 2,519 |
Silent | 1% | 1% | 3% | 95% | 1% | 1,071 |
Greatest | < 1% | 4% | 3% | 92% | 1% | 110 |
Frequency of meditation among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who meditate…
Generational cohort | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Younger Millennial | 13% | 10% | 6% | 70% | 1% | 1,184 |
Older Millennial | 17% | 11% | 5% | 66% | < 1% | 1,352 |
Generation X | 17% | 8% | 5% | 69% | 1% | 1,762 |
Baby Boomer | 19% | 7% | 5% | 69% | 1% | 2,519 |
Silent | 17% | 8% | 6% | 68% | 2% | 1,071 |
Greatest | 20% | 6% | 4% | 67% | 3% | 110 |
Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…
Generational cohort | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Younger Millennial | 30% | 21% | 11% | 37% | 1% | 1,184 |
Older Millennial | 33% | 17% | 12% | 37% | 2% | 1,352 |
Generation X | 31% | 14% | 14% | 40% | 1% | 1,762 |
Baby Boomer | 28% | 14% | 14% | 42% | 2% | 2,519 |
Silent | 25% | 10% | 11% | 51% | 3% | 1,071 |
Greatest | 25% | 6% | 11% | 57% | 1% | 110 |
Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…
Generational cohort | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Younger Millennial | 50% | 19% | 11% | 19% | 1% | 1,184 |
Older Millennial | 43% | 18% | 16% | 23% | < 1% | 1,352 |
Generation X | 35% | 16% | 17% | 32% | < 1% | 1,762 |
Baby Boomer | 38% | 15% | 16% | 31% | 1% | 2,519 |
Silent | 32% | 11% | 15% | 39% | 2% | 1,071 |
Greatest | 26% | 9% | 19% | 40% | 6% | 110 |
Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
Generational cohort | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
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Younger Millennial | 3% | 22% | 53% | 21% | 1% | 1,184 |
Older Millennial | 3% | 18% | 58% | 19% | 2% | 1,352 |
Generation X | 6% | 15% | 58% | 20% | 2% | 1,762 |
Baby Boomer | 5% | 15% | 62% | 15% | 3% | 2,519 |
Silent | 5% | 14% | 61% | 19% | 2% | 1,071 |
Greatest | 11% | 11% | 57% | 16% | 5% | 110 |
Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who say…
Generational cohort | 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 |
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Younger Millennial | 12% | 87% | < 1% | < 1% | 1,184 |
Older Millennial | 17% | 81% | 1% | 1% | 1,352 |
Generation X | 21% | 78% | 1% | < 1% | 1,762 |
Baby Boomer | 24% | 73% | 2% | 1% | 2,519 |
Silent | 22% | 76% | 1% | 1% | 1,071 |
Greatest | 20% | 73% | 1% | 6% | 110 |
Frequency of reading scripture among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who read scripture…
Generational cohort | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Younger Millennial | 2% | 3% | 6% | 89% | < 1% | 1,184 |
Older Millennial | 2% | 3% | 5% | 89% | < 1% | 1,352 |
Generation X | 3% | 3% | 5% | 89% | < 1% | 1,762 |
Baby Boomer | 2% | 3% | 5% | 91% | < 1% | 2,519 |
Silent | 2% | 3% | 4% | 90% | < 1% | 1,071 |
Greatest | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 98% | < 1% | 110 |
Interpreting scripture among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who say the holy scripture is…
Generational cohort | 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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Younger Millennial | 3% | 11% | < 1% | 81% | 5% | 1,184 |
Older Millennial | 5% | 8% | < 1% | 80% | 7% | 1,352 |
Generation X | 8% | 10% | < 1% | 75% | 6% | 1,762 |
Baby Boomer | 8% | 12% | 1% | 73% | 6% | 2,519 |
Silent | 6% | 11% | 1% | 74% | 8% | 1,071 |
Greatest | 2% | 7% | < 1% | 68% | 22% | 110 |
Belief in Heaven among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who …in heaven
Generational cohort | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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Younger Millennial | 33% | 57% | 9% | 1,184 |
Older Millennial | 30% | 61% | 9% | 1,352 |
Generation X | 34% | 58% | 8% | 1,762 |
Baby Boomer | 34% | 56% | 10% | 2,519 |
Silent | 27% | 63% | 10% | 1,071 |
Greatest | 15% | 75% | 11% | 110 |
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Belief in Hell among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who …in hell
Generational cohort | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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Younger Millennial | 28% | 65% | 7% | 1,184 |
Older Millennial | 23% | 69% | 8% | 1,352 |
Generation X | 24% | 68% | 8% | 1,762 |
Baby Boomer | 24% | 67% | 9% | 2,519 |
Silent | 17% | 75% | 8% | 1,071 |
Greatest | 8% | 87% | 6% | 110 |
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Social✭and✭Political✭Views
Party affiliation among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who identify as…
Generational cohort | Republican/lean Rep. | No lean | Democrat/lean Dem. | Sample size |
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Younger Millennial | 23% | 20% | 57% | 1,184 |
Older Millennial | 22% | 24% | 54% | 1,352 |
Generation X | 27% | 20% | 54% | 1,762 |
Baby Boomer | 28% | 18% | 54% | 2,519 |
Silent | 32% | 12% | 57% | 1,071 |
Greatest | 26% | 15% | 58% | 110 |
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Political ideology among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who are…
Generational cohort | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Don't know | Sample size |
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Younger Millennial | 16% | 38% | 40% | 7% | 1,184 |
Older Millennial | 12% | 36% | 43% | 9% | 1,352 |
Generation X | 19% | 36% | 39% | 6% | 1,762 |
Baby Boomer | 22% | 35% | 38% | 5% | 2,519 |
Silent | 28% | 31% | 36% | 5% | 1,071 |
Greatest | 26% | 35% | 34% | 5% | 110 |
Views about size of government among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who would rather have…
Generational cohort | Smaller government; fewer services | Bigger government; more services | Depends | Don't know | Sample size |
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Younger Millennial | 45% | 50% | 2% | 3% | 1,184 |
Older Millennial | 45% | 48% | 3% | 4% | 1,352 |
Generation X | 49% | 45% | 3% | 3% | 1,762 |
Baby Boomer | 51% | 42% | 3% | 4% | 2,519 |
Silent | 54% | 36% | 4% | 5% | 1,071 |
Greatest | 46% | 39% | 8% | 7% | 110 |
Views about government aid to the poor among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who say government aid to the poor…
Generational cohort | Does more harm than good | Does more good than harm | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Younger Millennial | 35% | 61% | 3% | 1% | 1,184 |
Older Millennial | 36% | 59% | 4% | 2% | 1,352 |
Generation X | 40% | 55% | 4% | 1% | 1,762 |
Baby Boomer | 37% | 58% | 4% | 2% | 2,519 |
Silent | 40% | 54% | 3% | 3% | 1,071 |
Greatest | 34% | 57% | 4% | 6% | 110 |
Views about abortion among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who say abortion should be…
Generational cohort | Legal in all/most cases | Illegal in all/most cases | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Younger Millennial | 75% | 24% | 2% | 1,184 |
Older Millennial | 77% | 20% | 3% | 1,352 |
Generation X | 78% | 18% | 4% | 1,762 |
Baby Boomer | 80% | 16% | 3% | 2,519 |
Silent | 78% | 17% | 5% | 1,071 |
Greatest | 80% | 15% | 6% | 110 |
Views about homosexuality among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who say homosexuality…
Generational cohort | Should be accepted | Should be discouraged | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Younger Millennial | 93% | 6% | 1% | 1% | 1,184 |
Older Millennial | 90% | 6% | 2% | 2% | 1,352 |
Generation X | 83% | 11% | 3% | 2% | 1,762 |
Baby Boomer | 78% | 16% | 4% | 3% | 2,519 |
Silent | 73% | 20% | 4% | 3% | 1,071 |
Greatest | 64% | 23% | 8% | 5% | 110 |
Views about same-sex marriage among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who …same-sex marriage
Generational cohort | Strongly favor/favor | Oppose/strongly oppose | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Younger Millennial | 90% | 9% | 2% | 1,184 |
Older Millennial | 88% | 9% | 4% | 1,352 |
Generation X | 79% | 15% | 6% | 1,762 |
Baby Boomer | 72% | 21% | 7% | 2,519 |
Silent | 64% | 28% | 8% | 1,071 |
Greatest | 59% | 28% | 13% | 110 |
Views about environmental regulation among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who say…
Generational cohort | 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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Younger Millennial | 26% | 70% | 2% | 2% | 1,184 |
Older Millennial | 22% | 73% | 2% | 3% | 1,352 |
Generation X | 28% | 68% | 2% | 2% | 1,762 |
Baby Boomer | 32% | 64% | 2% | 2% | 2,519 |
Silent | 33% | 60% | 3% | 4% | 1,071 |
Greatest | 31% | 52% | 6% | 11% | 110 |
Views about human evolution among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group
% of adults who seldom or never pray who say humans…
Generational cohort | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Younger Millennial | 78% | 10% | 3% | 8% | 1% | 1,184 |
Older Millennial | 72% | 14% | 5% | 7% | 2% | 1,352 |
Generation X | 72% | 10% | 5% | 12% | 2% | 1,762 |
Baby Boomer | 66% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 3% | 2,519 |
Silent | 62% | 10% | 5% | 18% | 5% | 1,071 |
Greatest | 49% | 10% | 8% | 24% | 9% | 110 |