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Stockton, Alabama, USA - April 22, 2023: Montpelier Methodist Church is pictured in Baldwin County Bicentennial Park in Stockton, Alabama. The church was built in 1895.

How religion declines around the world

Religion in a country tends to decline in three transitional stages that unfold across generations, a new paper using Center data proposes.

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    Economic Woes

    Fully 70% of Americans say they have faced one or more job or financial-related problems in the past year, up from 59% in February 2009.

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    We Can Work it Out

    Eight-in-ten Americans say Democrats and Republicans in Congress are not working together.

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    Deficit Neutral

    Americans are evenly split on whether spending more to help the economy recover or reducing the federal deficit should be a higher government priority.

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    Drill, Baby, Drill

    There is broad support for expanded offshore oil drilling in America.

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    Ladies First in Education

    For the first time in U.S. history, more women than men have college degrees.

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    More Men Marrying Up

    Roughly two in ten married women earn more than their spouses, up from 4% in 1970.

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    The Millennial Count

    The size of the Millennial generation is about equal to the size of the Boomer generation — but for a different reason.