Faith on the Hill
Christians will make up 87% of voting members in the Senate and House of Representatives, combined, in the 2025-27 congressional session.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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Fewer young men are in college, especially at 4-year schools
College enrollment among young Americans has been declining over the past decade, and it’s mostly due to fewer young men pursuing degrees.
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Mobile Fact Sheet
Americans today are increasingly connected to the world of digital information while “on the go” via smartphones. Explore the latest patterns, trends and statistics that have shaped the mobile revolution.
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14. Religion in sub-Saharan Africa
Most people in sub-Saharan Africa are Christian. Christians and Muslims grew rapidly in number in the region from 2010 to 2020.
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In the U.S. and other countries, fewer people now say it’s necessary to believe in God to be moral
Nearly everyone in Indonesia, as well as the vast majority of people in Kenya, India and South Africa, say it’s necessary to believe in God to be moral.
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U.S. public, private and charter schools in 5 charts
During the 2021-22 school year, 83% of the country’s public, private and charter school students in pre-K through 12th grade attended traditional public schools.
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Under Pope Francis, the College of Cardinals became less European
There are 135 cardinals who are eligible to vote in the coming papal election, and a plurality (40%) are from Europe. That’s down from 51% in 2013.
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Appendix A: Sources
This appendix lists the survey sources used to measure religious switching, importance of religion and daily prayer for adults in 102 countries and territories. ‘Religion and Spirituality in East Asian Societies’ (this report; fieldwork in 2023) Hong KongJapanSouth KoreaTaiwanVietnam Various U.S. surveys (fieldwork in 2022-2023)[10. numoffset=”10″ For the United States, figures on religious switching were calculated […]
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4. Brazilians’ views of Lula and Bolsonaro
Here are key takeaways about how Brazilians see their president and their country’s major opposition leader: Favorability of Lula Favorable views of Lula are about as common as unfavorable views (48% vs. 49%). This is largely unchanged from evaluations in early 2023. Brazilians ages 18 to 34 are more likely than their older counterparts to […]
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4. Muslim migrants around the world
Muslims account for 29% of global migrants and most commonly live in the Middle-East North Africa and Asia-Pacific regions.
