How common is religious fasting in the United States?
In the United States, 21% of adults overall say they fast for certain periods during holy times.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
In the United States, 21% of adults overall say they fast for certain periods during holy times.
About Pew Research Center’s Spring 2024 Global Attitudes Survey Results for the survey are based on telephone, face-to-face and online interviews conducted under the direction of Gallup, Langer Research Associates, Social Research Centre and Verian. The results are based on national samples, unless otherwise noted. Here are more details about our international survey methodology and […]
55% of Turks have an unfavorable view of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and about half lack confidence in the national government.
Buddhist migrants – who make up 4% of all migrants – are heavily concentrated in the Asia-Pacific region.
Among the six countries surveyed, Buddhists make up a majority in three (Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Thailand) and Muslims in two (Indonesia and Malaysia). Singapore, which ranks among the most religiously diverse countries in the world, has no majority religion and is home to substantial communities of Buddhists, Muslims, Christians, Hindus, followers of Chinese traditional […]
In 2021, religious groups faced harassment from governments or social groups and individuals in 190 out of the 198 countries and territories in our study. This was an increase from 2020 but the same number of countries as in 2019, marking a return to the peak level since this tracking began in 2007. Here’s a […]
Here’s a look back at 2024 through 14 of our most striking research findings.
Millions of Americans have switched religions over the course of their lives, and most say their religiousness or spirituality has generally shifted too. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
When asked what it takes to “truly” belong in a country, many people globally say speaking the local language is key.
The number of Asian Americans grew from 11.9 million in 2000 to 24.8 million in 2023.
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