A new survey has shown that Americans born in the last two decades of the 20th century is shifting the US towards becoming a less religious nation. Hit the jump for more.
The millennials (young adults now in their 20s and 30s) who do not belong to any organised faith is changing America’s religious landscape, says a report by the respected Pew Research Center, based on a survey of 35,000 people.
The religiously unaffiliated or “nones”, have grown to 23% of the US population. In 2007 the number was at 16%.
However, three out of four Americans still have some religious faith. And 89% of US adults say they believe in God – including the “nones”. This makes America more religious than other advanced industrial nations.
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55% of American adults say they pray daily.
53% say religion is very important in their lives
50% attend a religious service at least once a month
64% of women pray on a daily basis
46% of men pray on a daily basis
