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Those who are active in religious organizations are more involved with all kinds of civic and other organizations, devote more time to organizational activities, and think more highly of their communities and their fellow citizens.
In a conference call with journalists, Pew Forum staff members discussed the findings of a Pew Forum survey, Mormons in America: Certain in Their Beliefs, Uncertain of Their Place in Society. The survey examines Mormons’ religious beliefs and practices, political ideology, and attitudes toward their faith, family life, the media and society.
This report is based on the findings of a survey on Americans’ use of the Internet. The results in this report are based on data from telephone interviews conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International from January 12 to 25, 2011, among a sample of 2,251 adults, age 18 and older. Telephone interviews were conducted […]
Groups collectively spend at least $390 million a year,but recession seems to have taken a toll on their budgets Washington, D.C. — The number of organizationsengaged in religious lobbying or religion-related advocacy in Washington, D.C.,has increased roughly fivefold in the past four decades, from fewer than 40 in1970 to more than 200 today, according to […]
Where They Diverged and Where they Met In a year defined by a number of major news events, the mainstream media and the U.S. public often agreed on the most important stories. According to data from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, three of five stories that generated the most public […]
Little is known about the religious makeup of the state prison population. Government agencies routinely report on the gender, racial and ethnic composition of inmates in state and federal prisons (see Appendix C) but not on their religious affiliation. One of the central goals of the Pew Forum survey is to offer a glimpse into […]