About 6 in 10 Americans don’t have moral objections to medical aid in dying
Republicans are twice as likely as Democrats to call physician-assisted death morally wrong (48% vs. 23%).
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How people in South Asia view other South Asian countries
Across the three South Asian countries surveyed, views of other countries in the region often vary by religion.
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4. Religiously unaffiliated population change
The religiously unaffiliated population is the world’s third-largest religious category and grew the second-fastest between 2010 and 2020.
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2. How important should religion be for a country’s leader?
When asked about their national leader’s connection to religion, people are generally more likely to say it is very important to have a leader of their country who stands up for people with their religious beliefs than to have a leader whose religious beliefs are the same as their own, or to have a leader […]
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5. What role should religion play in Muslim- and Jewish-majority countries?
In a number of countries with sizable Muslim and Jewish populations, we asked Muslim and Jewish adults for their views on religion and governance – specifically, whether religious law should be the official or state law for people who share their religion, and whether their country can be both a democratic country and a Muslim […]
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How spiritual is your state?
Find out how adults in your state compare with other Americans on measures of spirituality, such as belief in souls, spiritual presences, an afterlife and more.
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Video: How religious are young Americans today?
Young adults today are less religious than older adults by traditional measures. But when it comes to spirituality, the differences are smaller.
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11. Religious and spiritual beliefs
Most Americans think there’s something spiritual beyond the natural world. Most also believe in heaven and hell, but these views are less widespread. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
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2. Religion as a way of life
Many in the region are unaffiliated, but most feel a connection to the “way of life” of a religious tradition or spiritual philosophy.
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Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2020
Find how many and what percent of people in 201 countries and territories identify with each religious group, and how diverse these places are as of 2010 and 2020.
