Religious identity in the United States
The religious composition of the United States has been fairly stable in half a dozen…
How Americans change, keep their religious identities over their lives
Millions of Americans have changed their religion over the course of their lifetimes, switching from…
Identifying with US religious groups for cultural, ethnic or familial reasons
For many years, Pew Research Center’s standard question about religious identity has asked, “What is…
How many married Americans have spouses of the same religion
In the new Religious Landscape Study (RLS), nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults who are currently…
Americans’ childhood religious identities, practices, education
The vast majority of Americans were raised in a religion. Fully 86% say that as…
Religion & parenthood: Fertility, religious activities with kids in US
The new Religious Landscape Study (RLS) shows that average family size varies by religious affiliation.…
How important the Bible & religion are in Americans’ lives
The percentage of Americans who say religion is very important in their lives has been…
Religious service attendance & belonging to religious, nonreligious orgs in the US
One-third of U.S. adults say they attend religious services in person at least once a…
Race & ethnicity at US religious congregations
Americans who go to religious services tend to worship where most other congregants and senior…
Appendix A: Comparing results across Religious Landscape Studies
Many questions in the 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study (RLS) previously were asked in the 2007…