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short readsSep 5, 2023

Chinese Communist Party promotes atheism, but many members still partake in religious customs

Despite the Chinese Communist Party’s ban on religion, some 6% of party members formally identify with a religion.
short readsDec 16, 2021

White evangelicals more likely than other Christians to say people should prioritize marriage, procreation

Disagreements among Americans across the religious spectrum extend to personal issues, such as life priorities and gender roles in the family.
reportAug 30, 2023

3. Buddhism

Buddhism (Fojiao 佛教) is the largest officially recognized religion in China. The share of Buddhists in China ranges from 4% to 33%, depending on the measure used and whether it is based on surveys that ask about formal affiliation with Buddhism or beliefs and practices associated with Buddhism. The share of Chinese adults who formally […]
short readsDec 19, 2023

A majority of Americans have a friend of a different religion

About six-in-ten U.S. adults say only some (43%) or hardly any or none (18%) of their friends have the same religion they do.
reportOct 27, 2022

45% of Americans Say U.S. Should Be a ‘Christian Nation’

But they hold differing opinions about what that phrase means, and two-thirds of U.S. adults say churches should keep out of politics.
reportJan 20, 2022

6. African- and Caribbean-born adults differ on measures of religiosity

Although the Census Bureau provides some types of demographic data, it does not collect information on religious identification. However, a Pew Research Center survey of Black adults in the U.S. conducted in 2019-2020 offers some insight into this population’s religious identities. While Black adults who are either U.S. born or U.S. immigrants are more likely […]
reportAug 20, 2025

How Americans View Journalists in the Digital Age

U.S. adults largely value journalists’ role in society but see their influence declining – and they differ over what a journalist is.
reportOct 11, 2023

Methodology: Focus groups

Pew Research Center designed this focus group and interview-based study to better understand Asian Americans’ diverse perspectives on the intersection of religious identity and ethnic culture. The analysis presented in this data essay is intended to provide insight into Asian Americans’ cultural connections to religion and is not meant to be an exhaustive representation of […]
reportFeb 12, 2025

5 Years Later: America Looks Back at the Impact of COVID-19

Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults (72%) say the COVID-19 pandemic did more to drive the country apart than to bring it together.
reportSep 12, 2023

Acknowledgments

This report 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 61640). This report is a collaborative effort […]

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Chinese Communist Party promotes atheism, but many members still partake in religious customs

White evangelicals more likely than other Christians to say people should prioritize marriage, procreation

3. Buddhism

A majority of Americans have a friend of a different religion

45% of Americans Say U.S. Should Be a ‘Christian Nation’

6. African- and Caribbean-born adults differ on measures of religiosity

How Americans View Journalists in the Digital Age

Methodology: Focus groups

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