Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Muslim Americans overwhelmingly embrace both the “Muslim” and “American” parts of their identity. For instance, the vast majority of U.S. Muslims say they are proud to be American (92%), while nearly all say they are proud to be Muslim (97%). Indeed, about nine-in-ten (89%) say they are proud to be both Muslim and American. Muslim […]
Becka A. Alper is a research associate at Pew Research Center. She contributes to the Center’s domestic religion polls.
Elizabeth Podrebarac Sciupac is a senior researcher at Pew Research Center. She contributes to the Center’s domestic religion polls. Sciupac holds a master’s degree in international relations and conflict resolution from The George Washington University. She is a contributing author of many Pew Research Center reports, including “America’s Changing Religious Landscape,” “Religion in Everyday Life,” […]
Islam is the most common state religion, but many governments give privileges to Christianity.
With an average of 13.4 years of schooling, Jews are the most highly educated of the world’s major religious groups. Nearly all Jewish adults ages 25 and older around the world (99%) have at least some primary education, and a majority (61%) has post-secondary degrees. This high level of education has been the case for […]
Overall, U.S. adults with college degrees are less religious than others on some measures. However, Christians with higher levels of education appear to be just as religious as those with less schooling.