% of adults in each group who feel a sense of spiritual peace and well-being …
Expand to find question wording
How often do you…feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and well-being? At least once a week; once or twice a month; several times a year; seldom; never.
[This is the question asked in the web version of the 2023-24 RLS. For more details, including how the question was asked in the paper/telephone versions and in the prior studies (if available), refer to the
topline and the
web/phone or
paper questionnaires.]
* The 2023-24 RLS was conducted mainly online and on paper, while the earlier surveys were done by telephone. Because of this “mode shift,”
the results of the 2023-24 survey should not be compared with the earlier results in this chart/table . Refer to
Appendix A for details.
Note: Figures may not sum to 100% due to rounding. For sample sizes and margins of error, go to the “Table” tab above.
The 2023-24 approach to measuring gender is different from both the 2007 and 2014 surveys. In the 2007 survey, respondents were not directly asked about their gender; rather, the telephone interviewers were asked to use their judgment to determine whether each respondent was a man or a woman, and to record this judgment at the end of the interview. In the 2014 survey, respondents were asked, “Are you male or female?” If they declined to answer or volunteered another response, the respondent’s gender was recorded based on the interviewer’s observation.
Note: Figures may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
The 2023-24 approach to measuring gender is different from both the 2007 and 2014 surveys. In the 2007 survey, respondents were not directly asked about their gender; rather, the telephone interviewers were asked to use their judgment to determine whether each respondent was a man or a woman, and to record this judgment at the end of the interview. In the 2014 survey, respondents were asked, “Are you male or female?” If they declined to answer or volunteered another response, the respondent’s gender was recorded based on the interviewer’s observation.
Note: Figures may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
Data from 2023-24. U.S. population shown for comparison. Refer to the
accompanying link for sample sizes and margins of error.
The 2023-24 approach to measuring gender is different from both the 2007 and 2014 surveys. In the 2007 survey, respondents were not directly asked about their gender; rather, the telephone interviewers were asked to use their judgment to determine whether each respondent was a man or a woman, and to record this judgment at the end of the interview. In the 2014 survey, respondents were asked, “Are you male or female?” If they declined to answer or volunteered another response, the respondent’s gender was recorded based on the interviewer’s observation.
Source:
Religious Landscape Study of U.S. adults conducted July 17, 2023-March 4, 2024.
Pew Research Center’s 2014 Religious Landscape Study.
Pew Research Center’s 2007 Religious Landscape Study.
Source: Religious Landscape Study of U.S. adults conducted July 17, 2023-March 4, 2024.
Social & political views
Explore charts about: