Survey year | 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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2014 | 18% | 11% | 9% | 62% | < 1% | 3,291 |
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Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among younger Millennials by religious group
% of younger Millennials 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 |
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Catholic | 12% | 14% | 10% | 64% | < 1% | 533 |
Evangelical Protestant | 40% | 19% | 10% | 31% | < 1% | 643 |
Historically Black Protestant | 27% | 18% | 14% | 41% | < 1% | 184 |
Mainline Protestant | 19% | 13% | 13% | 55% | < 1% | 371 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 4% | 3% | 5% | 88% | < 1% | 1,180 |
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Demographic✭Information
Age distribution among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who are ages…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 100% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 603 |
Once or twice a month | 100% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 337 |
Several times a year | 100% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 100% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 2,065 |
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Gender composition among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who are…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Men | Women | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 49% | 51% | 603 |
Once or twice a month | 49% | 51% | 337 |
Several times a year | 45% | 55% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 53% | 47% | 2,065 |
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Racial and ethnic composition among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who identify as…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | White | Black | Asian | Latino | Other/Mixed | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 52% | 18% | 5% | 20% | 5% | 598 |
Once or twice a month | 43% | 21% | 5% | 26% | 5% | 334 |
Several times a year | 46% | 16% | 9% | 22% | 7% | 275 |
Seldom/never | 57% | 10% | 7% | 20% | 5% | 2,051 |
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Immigrant status among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who are…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Immigrants | Second generation | Third generation or higher | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 16% | 15% | 69% | 595 |
Once or twice a month | 14% | 23% | 63% | 332 |
Several times a year | 20% | 22% | 58% | 270 |
Seldom/never | 11% | 21% | 68% | 2,041 |
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Income distribution among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who have a household income of…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Less than $30,000 | $30,000-$49,999 | $50,000-$99,999 | $100,000 or more | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 42% | 17% | 26% | 14% | 506 |
Once or twice a month | 40% | 20% | 29% | 10% | 283 |
Several times a year | 39% | 19% | 24% | 17% | 234 |
Seldom/never | 39% | 20% | 23% | 18% | 1,771 |
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Educational distribution among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who have completed…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | High school or less | Some college | College | Post-graduate degree | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 49% | 41% | 8% | 2% | 601 |
Once or twice a month | 49% | 42% | 9% | 1% | 336 |
Several times a year | 50% | 39% | 10% | 1% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 46% | 42% | 10% | 1% | 2,061 |
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Marital status among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who are…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Married | Living with a partner | Divorced/separated | Widowed | Never married | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 11% | 5% | 3% | < 1% | 81% | 602 |
Once or twice a month | 9% | 12% | 1% | < 1% | 79% | 335 |
Several times a year | 8% | 8% | 1% | < 1% | 83% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 6% | 11% | 1% | < 1% | 82% | 2,061 |
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Parent of children under 18 among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who are…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Parents | Non-parents | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 14% | 86% | 602 |
Once or twice a month | 14% | 86% | 337 |
Several times a year | 15% | 85% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 11% | 89% | 2,062 |
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Beliefs✭and✭Practices
Belief in God among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who say they…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | 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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At least once a week | 87% | 10% | 2% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 603 |
Once or twice a month | 68% | 23% | 5% | 1% | 3% | < 1% | 337 |
Several times a year | 65% | 23% | 3% | < 1% | 7% | 2% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 34% | 24% | 12% | < 1% | 26% | 4% | 2,065 |
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Importance of religion in one's life among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who say religion is…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Very important | Somewhat important | Not too important | Not at all important | Don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 84% | 12% | 2% | 2% | < 1% | 603 |
Once or twice a month | 59% | 35% | 4% | 1% | < 1% | 337 |
Several times a year | 46% | 40% | 9% | 4% | < 1% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 20% | 31% | 24% | 25% | < 1% | 2,065 |
Attendance at religious services among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who attend religious services…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | 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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At least once a week | 82% | 11% | 6% | < 1% | 603 |
Once or twice a month | 47% | 45% | 8% | 1% | 337 |
Several times a year | 27% | 62% | 11% | < 1% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 8% | 42% | 50% | < 1% | 2,065 |
Frequency of prayer among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who pray…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | At least daily | Weekly | Monthly | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 81% | 14% | 2% | 3% | < 1% | 603 |
Once or twice a month | 64% | 24% | 5% | 7% | < 1% | 337 |
Several times a year | 49% | 26% | 10% | 14% | 1% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 21% | 17% | 9% | 53% | < 1% | 2,065 |
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Frequency of meditation among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who meditate…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | 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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At least once a week | 48% | 10% | 3% | 38% | 1% | 603 |
Once or twice a month | 32% | 17% | 3% | 48% | 1% | 337 |
Several times a year | 25% | 7% | 12% | 55% | 2% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 19% | 10% | 5% | 65% | 1% | 2,065 |
Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | 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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At least once a week | 79% | 10% | 6% | 5% | < 1% | 603 |
Once or twice a month | 59% | 25% | 9% | 6% | < 1% | 337 |
Several times a year | 48% | 24% | 16% | 10% | 2% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 39% | 22% | 11% | 27% | 1% | 2,065 |
Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | 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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At least once a week | 49% | 24% | 9% | 16% | 1% | 603 |
Once or twice a month | 50% | 26% | 12% | 12% | < 1% | 337 |
Several times a year | 42% | 21% | 18% | 18% | < 1% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 50% | 18% | 11% | 21% | 1% | 2,065 |
Sources of guidance on right and wrong among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 59% | 9% | 26% | 4% | 2% | 603 |
Once or twice a month | 34% | 14% | 42% | 9% | 1% | 337 |
Several times a year | 30% | 15% | 44% | 10% | 1% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 10% | 20% | 52% | 16% | 2% | 2,065 |
Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who say…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | 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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At least once a week | 37% | 61% | 1% | 1% | 603 |
Once or twice a month | 26% | 72% | 1% | 1% | 337 |
Several times a year | 20% | 78% | 1% | 1% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 15% | 83% | 1% | 1% | 2,065 |
Frequency of reading scripture among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who read scripture…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | 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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At least once a week | 76% | 11% | 3% | 9% | 1% | 603 |
Once or twice a month | 39% | 31% | 10% | 20% | < 1% | 337 |
Several times a year | 21% | 21% | 25% | 31% | 1% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 8% | 9% | 7% | 75% | < 1% | 2,065 |
Interpreting scripture among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who say the holy scripture is…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | 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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At least once a week | 45% | 42% | 4% | 7% | 2% | 603 |
Once or twice a month | 31% | 44% | 1% | 18% | 6% | 337 |
Several times a year | 26% | 47% | 2% | 23% | 3% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 9% | 23% | 1% | 62% | 5% | 2,065 |
Belief in Heaven among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who …in heaven
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 90% | 7% | 3% | 603 |
Once or twice a month | 88% | 9% | 3% | 337 |
Several times a year | 82% | 14% | 4% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 56% | 37% | 7% | 2,065 |
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Belief in Hell among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who …in hell
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 83% | 15% | 3% | 603 |
Once or twice a month | 76% | 20% | 4% | 337 |
Several times a year | 68% | 29% | 4% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 44% | 50% | 6% | 2,065 |
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Social✭and✭Political✭Views
Party affiliation among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who identify as…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Republican/lean Rep. | No lean | Democrat/lean Dem. | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 48% | 19% | 33% | 603 |
Once or twice a month | 39% | 17% | 44% | 337 |
Several times a year | 39% | 19% | 42% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 27% | 20% | 53% | 2,065 |
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Political ideology among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who are…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 41% | 35% | 17% | 7% | 603 |
Once or twice a month | 32% | 39% | 22% | 7% | 337 |
Several times a year | 32% | 42% | 18% | 8% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 20% | 37% | 37% | 7% | 2,065 |
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Views about size of government among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who would rather have…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Smaller government; fewer services | Bigger government; more services | Depends | Don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 48% | 48% | 2% | 2% | 603 |
Once or twice a month | 39% | 59% | 1% | 1% | 337 |
Several times a year | 42% | 54% | 1% | 3% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 43% | 53% | 2% | 3% | 2,065 |
Views about government aid to the poor among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who say government aid to the poor…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Does more harm than good | Does more good than harm | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 49% | 46% | 3% | 1% | 603 |
Once or twice a month | 44% | 52% | 3% | < 1% | 337 |
Several times a year | 43% | 53% | 2% | 2% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 37% | 59% | 3% | 1% | 2,065 |
Views about abortion among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who say abortion should be…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Legal in all/most cases | Illegal in all/most cases | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 27% | 71% | 2% | 603 |
Once or twice a month | 48% | 50% | 2% | 337 |
Several times a year | 51% | 46% | 3% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 66% | 33% | 2% | 2,065 |
Views about homosexuality among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who say homosexuality…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Should be accepted | Should be discouraged | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 48% | 45% | 4% | 3% | 603 |
Once or twice a month | 74% | 24% | 2% | < 1% | 337 |
Several times a year | 74% | 21% | 2% | 2% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 88% | 9% | 2% | 1% | 2,065 |
Views about same-sex marriage among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who …same-sex marriage
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Strongly favor/favor | Oppose/strongly oppose | Don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 39% | 55% | 6% | 603 |
Once or twice a month | 62% | 33% | 5% | 337 |
Several times a year | 66% | 28% | 6% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 84% | 13% | 3% | 2,065 |
Views about environmental regulation among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who say…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | 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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At least once a week | 40% | 56% | 2% | 2% | 603 |
Once or twice a month | 37% | 60% | 2% | 1% | 337 |
Several times a year | 31% | 66% | 2% | 2% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 30% | 67% | 1% | 3% | 2,065 |
Views about human evolution among younger Millennials by attendance at prayer groups
% of younger Millennials who say humans…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 16% | 27% | 2% | 52% | 3% | 603 |
Once or twice a month | 29% | 36% | 2% | 32% | 2% | 337 |
Several times a year | 31% | 32% | 2% | 33% | 2% | 276 |
Seldom/never | 60% | 20% | 3% | 16% | 2% | 2,065 |