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Nearly one-in-three (31%) US adults with less than a high school education are members of evangelical Protestant churches.

More than one-quarter of American adults (28%) have left the faith in which they were raised in favor of another religion — or no religion at all.

People who attend religious services weekly or more are happier (43% very happy) than those who attend monthly or less (31%); or seldom or never (26%).

More than more than eight-in-ten Americans say that displays of Christmas symbols such as nativity scenes and Christmas trees should be allowed on government property — as long as they are part of a display that includes symbols of other faiths and holiday traditions

A 45%-plurality of Americans say they don’t really care how they are greeted when they enter stores or businesses; 42% prefer a “Merry Christmas” greeting.

Nearly a third of Americans (31%) express the opinion that Mormonism is not a Christian religion; white evangelical Protestants are most likely to take this view.

An estimated one-third (33%) of all Catholics in the United States are now Hispanics; given long-term demographic trends, the Hispanic presence in the nation’s largest single religious denomination is certain to grow.