Which U.S. religious groups are most highly educated?
Hindus and Jews are much more likely to have a four-year college degree than Americans in other religious groups.
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Hindus and Jews are much more likely to have a four-year college degree than Americans in other religious groups.
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.
Read more about how U.S. religious groups see abortion and same-sex marriage, as well as society’s acceptance of homosexuality and transgender people. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
Read about where Christianity has had the largest net losses, and how those who’ve left Christianity now identify religiously.
Find out what percentage of adults have joined or left Judaism, or remained Jewish since childhood, in the U.S. and Israel.
Find out what percentage of adults have joined or left Buddhism, or remained Buddhist since childhood, in six countries.
Find out what percentage of adults have joined or left Islam, or remained Muslim since childhood, in 13 countries.
Pew Research Center has tracked trends in American religion since 2007 via the Religious Landscape Study (RLS) and since 2020 using the annual National Public Opinion Reference Survey (NPORS). But the RLS and NPORS are hardly the only sources of survey data on religion in the United States. Among others, the General Social Survey (GSS) […]
Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at pewresearch.org/religion. Primary researchers Patricia Tevington, Research AssociateGregory A. Smith, Senior Associate Director, Religion Research Research team Alan Cooperman, Director, Religion […]
Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals: Primary research team Jonathan Evans, Senior ResearcherKirsten Lesage, Research AssociateManolo Corichi, Research AnalystWilliam Miner, Research AnalystAndrew Prozorovsky, Research AssistantJulia Armeli, Research AssistantAlan Cooperman, Director, Religion […]
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