How U.S. Muslims compare with other Americans religiously and demographically
U.S. Muslims tend to be younger and more highly educated than other Americans. But they’re similar to Christians on many religiousness measures.
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This analysis was produced by Pew Research Center as part of the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project, which analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world. Funding for the Global Religious Futures project comes from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation (grant 63095). This publication does not necessarily reflect […]
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4. Restrictions in the 25 most populous countries in 2022
In 2022, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Iran and Nigeria had the highest overall levels of restrictions on religion, among the 25 most populous countries.
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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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Muslim Americans share political attitudes with both the Democratic and Republican parties
Around half of Muslim adults (53%) identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party, while 42% identity with or lean toward the Republican Party.
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6. Views of sexual abuse and misconduct in the Catholic Church
Most think reports about sexual abuse in the church reflect ongoing issues, but they don’t think the problem is unique to the Catholic Church.
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This is a Pew Research Center report from the Pew-Knight Initiative, a research program funded jointly by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Find related reports online at https://www.pewresearch.org/pew-knight/. Primary Researchers Samuel Bestvater, Senior Data ScientistAthena Chapekis, Computational Social Science AnalystSkyler Seets, Computational Social Science AssistantSono Shah, Associate Director, […]
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Americans have become more likely to say Trump is not too or not at all religious
Among Trump’s strongest supporters, relatively few people say they think he is very religious. Just 8% of Republicans and 5% of White evangelicals say this is the case.
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Best age to get married, have a child, buy a home and retire? Here’s what Americans say
Among those who say there is a best age, many say it’s ideal to get married, have a child and buy a home between the ages of 25 and 34.
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Topic: Prayer in schools
Americans’ views differ by party and age on whether public school teachers should be allowed to lead students in Christian prayers.