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    2. Harassment of religious groups steady in 2017, remaining at 10-year high

    In 2017, harassment against religious groups – either by governments or individuals and groups in society – was reported in 187 countries by this study’s sources (see Methodology for details). This figure remained the same from the previous year, matching the highest level since the study began in 2007. Harassment entails an offense against a […]

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    Appendix A: Methodology

    The study, funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation, is part of a larger effort by Pew Research Center to understand religious change and its impact on societies around the world. The Center previously has conducted religion-focused surveys across sub-Saharan Africa; the Middle East-North Africa region and many other countries with […]

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    Appendix A: References

    Clandestino. 2007. “Database on Irregular Migration.” Connor, Phillip. 2016. “Number of Refugees to Europe Surges to Record 1.3 Million in 2015.” Pew Research Center. Connor, Phillip. 2017. “Still in Limbo: About a Million Asylum Seekers Await Word on Whether They Can Call Europe Home.” Pew Research Center. Connor, Phillip and Gustavo López. May 18, 2016. […]

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    3. How people around the world view religion’s role in their countries

    Recent studies document younger adults being less religious than older generations and the global religious profile changing as the population grows. Across 27 countries surveyed, more think religion plays a less important role than a more important role compared with 20 years ago, but there is substantial regional variation on this question. About two-in-ten say […]

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    1. How people around the world view diversity in their countries

    Global migration has increased in the past few decades, and the 27 nations surveyed, collectively, are home to more than half of the world’s international migrants. Most of those surveyed in these nations say their country has become more diverse in the past 20 years (median of 69%).

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    Appendix A: Methodology

    Data sources and analytical approaches used in the report are described in this section. First, this appendix provides shares of the populations that are represented in the study and details on the underlying source data. It goes on to explain how household types were categorized based on relationships in household rosters and how household sizes […]