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    3. Spiritual practices

    Asking about people’s activities, habits and rituals is one way to explore how abstract concepts such as spirituality and religion show up in everyday life. In this survey, we asked respondents to tell us whether they pursue a variety of activities – such as meditating and spending time in nature – for reasons that might […]

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    Faith on the Hill

    While there has been a decades-long decline in the Christian share of U.S. adults, 88% of the voting members in the new 118th Congress identify as Christian. That is only a few points lower than their share in the late 1970s.

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    Black Catholics in America

    Most Black Catholic churchgoers are racial minorities in their congregations, unlike White and Hispanic Catholics – and Black Protestants

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    A look at women’s colleges in the U.S.

    The number of women’s colleges in the U.S. has declined since the mid-20th century, a result of many becoming coeducational, merging with other institutions or simply closing their doors.

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    6. Religious values and the 2024 election

    Voters who support Joe Biden and Donald Trump have starkly different views of the role religion should play in the U.S. government and politics. Across several measures, Trump supporters are much more likely than Biden supporters to favor an expansive government role in support of religion. At the same time, larger shares of Trump supporters […]

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    1. Who are the ‘nones’? How are they defined?

    Religious “nones” are people who describe themselves as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular” when asked about their religious affiliation in our surveys. To measure religious affiliation in the United States, we asked: “What is your present religion, if any?” followed by a list of options: Respondents who choose atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular” […]

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    2. Harassment of religious groups returned to peak level in 2021

    In 2021, religious groups faced harassment from governments or social groups and individuals in 190 out of the 198 countries and territories in our study. This was an increase from 2020 but the same number of countries as in 2019, marking a return to the peak level since this tracking began in 2007. Here’s a […]

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    Korean Americans: A Survey Data Snapshot

    Here’s how Korean Americans describe their own identities, their political and religious leanings, and how they feel about achieving the American dream.

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