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reportJan 20, 2022

6. African- and Caribbean-born adults differ on measures of religiosity

Although the Census Bureau provides some types of demographic data, it does not collect information on religious identification. However, a Pew Research Center survey of Black adults in the U.S. conducted in 2019-2020 offers some insight into this population’s religious identities. While Black adults who are either U.S. born or U.S. immigrants are more likely […]
reportOct 15, 2021

Most Americans Who Go to Religious Services Say They Would Trust Their Clergy’s Advice on COVID-19 Vaccines

Most U.S. adults who regularly attend religious services voice confidence in their clergy to provide guidance on the coronavirus vaccine.
short readsOct 21, 2021

Black adults in the U.S. South more likely than those in other regions to attend a Black congregation

Black Southerners diverge from other Black Americans – especially Northeasterners and Westerners – in other ways when it comes to religion.
reportMar 28, 2023

How the Pandemic Has Affected Attendance at U.S. Religious Services

During the pandemic, a stable share of U.S. adults have been participating in religious services in some way – either virtually or in person – but in-person attendance is slightly lower than it was before COVID-19. Among Americans surveyed across several years, the vast majority described their attendance habits in roughly the same way in both 2019 and 2022.
reportSep 29, 2022

2. Hispanics’ views on key issues facing the nation

On some key national issues, views among Hispanics are diverse and varied, and sometimes distinct from other Americans’ attitudes. For example, most Hispanics say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, but views vary across religious and age groups. And on guns, Hispanics favor controlling gun ownership at higher rates than the general […]
short readsDec 7, 2021

African immigrants in U.S. more religious than other Black Americans, and more likely to be Catholic

Immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa tend to be more religious than U.S.-born Black adults or immigrants from the Caribbean.
reportNov 23, 2021

Methodology

The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview The American Trends Panel (ATP), created by Pew Research Center, is a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. Panelists participate via self-administered web surveys. Panelists who do not have internet access at home are provided with a tablet and wireless internet connection. Interviews are conducted in […]
reportOct 6, 2022

3. Prominent accounts on alternative social media sites mostly are individuals, not organizations

In addition to a site’s ideals, principles, features and policies, the content visitors find on each site is shaped by the accounts that post there. This section examines a sample of 200 of the most prominent accounts – measured by the number of followers – on each of the seven alternative social media sites studied: […]
short readsJun 25, 2021

Americans, including Catholics, continue to have favorable views of Pope Francis

63% of U.S adults have a “very” or “mostly” favorable opinion of Pope Francis, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in March.
reportJun 9, 2025

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This section describes the methods used to estimate religious composition at the country level, regionally and globally; our procedures for measuring religious groups’ demographic characteristics and their religious “switching” rates; as well as methodological challenges that we considered in some countries. The final section lists the 201 countries and territories that make up each of […]

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6. African- and Caribbean-born adults differ on measures of religiosity

Most Americans Who Go to Religious Services Say They Would Trust Their Clergy’s Advice on COVID-19 Vaccines

Black adults in the U.S. South more likely than those in other regions to attend a Black congregation

How the Pandemic Has Affected Attendance at U.S. Religious Services

2. Hispanics’ views on key issues facing the nation

African immigrants in U.S. more religious than other Black Americans, and more likely to be Catholic

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Americans, including Catholics, continue to have favorable views of Pope Francis

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