A closer look at America’s rapidly growing religious ‘nones’
The growth of the religiously unaffiliated in the U.S. is occurring across genders, generations and racial and ethnic groups.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
The growth of the religiously unaffiliated in the U.S. is occurring across genders, generations and racial and ethnic groups.
Christians are declining, both as a share of the U.S. population and in total number, while religious “nones” continue to rise.
While most Americans continue to favor the death penalty for murder convictions, far fewer people are receiving death sentences than in years past.
Demographer Conrad Hackett explains how he and his team put together our major new report and why it differs from past efforts to predict religious change.
In a recent Pew Research survey, more respondents said communication skills were most important for children to have, followed by reading, math, teamwork, writing and logic. Science fell somewhere in the middle.
The healthcare industry, food and drink establishments and temp services have driven most of the jobs growth since Barack Obama took office nearly six years ago.
A Pew Research Center survey shows how many people in religious groups know other people of different religions.
Much of the public debate over the so-called “Charter of Values” has focused on the measure’s potential impact on immigrants and their religious beliefs and practices.
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