Generational cohort among adults who attend services seldom or never by religious group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who are…
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Religious tradition
Younger Millennial
Older Millennial
Generation X
Baby Boomer
Silent
Greatest
Sample size
Buddhist
22%
18%
21%
27%
13%
< 1%
105
Catholic
11%
12%
26%
38%
11%
1%
1,311
Evangelical Protestant
7%
13%
25%
37%
16%
2%
976
Historically Black Protestant
6%
18%
29%
36%
8%
2%
177
Jewish
8%
14%
20%
35%
19%
4%
267
Mainline Protestant
8%
10%
26%
38%
16%
2%
1,317
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")
20%
21%
29%
23%
6%
< 1%
5,502
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Age distribution among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who are ages…
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18-29
30-49
50-64
65+
Sample size
Younger Millennial
100%
< 1%
< 1%
< 1%
1,122
Older Millennial
58%
42%
< 1%
< 1%
1,558
Generation X
< 1%
100%
< 1%
< 1%
2,298
Baby Boomer
< 1%
< 1%
84%
16%
3,719
Silent
< 1%
< 1%
< 1%
100%
1,493
Greatest
< 1%
< 1%
< 1%
100%
132
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Gender composition among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who are…
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Men
Women
Sample size
Younger Millennial
57%
43%
1,122
Older Millennial
57%
43%
1,558
Generation X
55%
45%
2,298
Baby Boomer
56%
44%
3,719
Silent
50%
50%
1,493
Greatest
40%
60%
132
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Racial and ethnic composition among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who identify as…
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White
Black
Asian
Latino
Other/Mixed
Sample size
Younger Millennial
60%
9%
6%
19%
5%
1,114
Older Millennial
65%
8%
6%
15%
5%
1,543
Generation X
71%
7%
4%
15%
4%
2,264
Baby Boomer
81%
6%
2%
7%
4%
3,661
Silent
88%
3%
1%
6%
2%
1,477
Greatest
85%
5%
4%
5%
1%
129
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Immigrant status among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who are…
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Immigrants
Second generation
Third generation or higher
Sample size
Younger Millennial
11%
21%
68%
1,110
Older Millennial
15%
10%
75%
1,533
Generation X
15%
9%
76%
2,263
Baby Boomer
9%
8%
83%
3,688
Silent
10%
12%
78%
1,480
Greatest
4%
35%
61%
129
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Income distribution among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who have a household income of…
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Less than $30,000
$30,000-$49,999
$50,000-$99,999
$100,000 or more
Sample size
Younger Millennial
43%
20%
22%
16%
958
Older Millennial
39%
25%
24%
12%
1,459
Generation X
28%
19%
29%
24%
2,140
Baby Boomer
33%
18%
26%
23%
3,326
Silent
42%
23%
22%
13%
1,223
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Educational distribution among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who have completed…
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High school or less
Some college
College
Post-graduate degree
Sample size
Younger Millennial
49%
39%
10%
1%
1,120
Older Millennial
32%
35%
23%
11%
1,557
Generation X
38%
31%
18%
13%
2,292
Baby Boomer
42%
30%
16%
12%
3,704
Silent
50%
23%
14%
13%
1,487
Greatest
57%
25%
12%
7%
131
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Marital status among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
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Married
Living with a partner
Divorced/separated
Widowed
Never married
Sample size
Younger Millennial
6%
13%
2%
< 1%
80%
1,120
Older Millennial
30%
18%
7%
< 1%
44%
1,552
Generation X
51%
12%
15%
2%
21%
2,293
Baby Boomer
51%
8%
23%
6%
11%
3,706
Silent
50%
3%
16%
27%
4%
1,485
Greatest
35%
< 1%
6%
58%
< 1%
130
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Parent of children under 18 among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who are…
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Parents
Non-parents
Sample size
Younger Millennial
12%
88%
1,122
Older Millennial
37%
63%
1,553
Generation X
47%
53%
2,291
Baby Boomer
10%
90%
3,717
Silent
3%
97%
1,490
Greatest
1%
99%
132
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Belief in God among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who say they…
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Believe in God; absolutely certain
Believe in God; fairly certain
Believe in God; not too/not at all certain
Believe in God; don't know
Do not believe in God
Other/don't know if they believe in God
Sample size
Younger Millennial
22%
19%
15%
1%
39%
5%
1,122
Older Millennial
29%
24%
11%
< 1%
30%
5%
1,558
Generation X
37%
26%
9%
1%
23%
4%
2,298
Baby Boomer
44%
25%
8%
1%
17%
4%
3,719
Silent
42%
24%
9%
2%
19%
5%
1,493
Greatest
47%
16%
8%
3%
21%
5%
132
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Importance of religion in one's life among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who say religion is…
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Very important
Somewhat important
Not too important
Not at all important
Don't know
Sample size
Younger Millennial
11%
20%
28%
41%
< 1%
1,122
Older Millennial
15%
25%
24%
36%
1%
1,558
Generation X
18%
26%
23%
32%
1%
2,298
Baby Boomer
24%
29%
21%
25%
1%
3,719
Silent
30%
26%
16%
26%
2%
1,493
Greatest
51%
18%
12%
19%
1%
132
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Frequency of prayer among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who pray…
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At least daily
Weekly
Monthly
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Younger Millennial
14%
10%
6%
70%
< 1%
1,122
Older Millennial
21%
12%
7%
60%
< 1%
1,558
Generation X
26%
14%
7%
51%
1%
2,298
Baby Boomer
33%
15%
7%
45%
1%
3,719
Silent
38%
11%
5%
45%
2%
1,493
Greatest
47%
6%
1%
41%
5%
132
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Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who attend prayer group…
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At least once a week
Once or twice a month
Several times a year
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Younger Millennial
3%
2%
3%
91%
< 1%
1,122
Older Millennial
3%
2%
2%
92%
< 1%
1,558
Generation X
3%
2%
2%
93%
< 1%
2,298
Baby Boomer
4%
1%
2%
93%
< 1%
3,719
Silent
4%
2%
2%
91%
1%
1,493
Greatest
8%
1%
1%
89%
1%
132
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Frequency of meditation among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who meditate…
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At least once a week
Once or twice a month
Several times a year
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Younger Millennial
20%
10%
5%
64%
1%
1,122
Older Millennial
23%
10%
5%
61%
1%
1,558
Generation X
29%
8%
4%
58%
1%
2,298
Baby Boomer
31%
7%
4%
57%
1%
3,719
Silent
35%
7%
4%
52%
2%
1,493
Greatest
41%
8%
3%
38%
9%
132
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Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…
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At least once a week
Once or twice a month
Several times a year
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Younger Millennial
36%
20%
10%
33%
1%
1,122
Older Millennial
39%
18%
11%
31%
1%
1,558
Generation X
42%
14%
13%
30%
1%
2,298
Baby Boomer
44%
13%
11%
30%
2%
3,719
Silent
41%
12%
8%
36%
3%
1,493
Greatest
52%
5%
7%
33%
3%
132
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Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…
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At least once a week
Once or twice a month
Several times a year
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Younger Millennial
52%
18%
11%
19%
1%
1,122
Older Millennial
47%
18%
13%
22%
< 1%
1,558
Generation X
41%
15%
14%
28%
1%
2,298
Baby Boomer
44%
14%
13%
28%
1%
3,719
Silent
37%
12%
13%
36%
3%
1,493
Greatest
37%
10%
13%
35%
6%
132
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Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
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Religion
Philosophy/reason
Common sense
Science
Don't know
Sample size
Younger Millennial
6%
23%
51%
19%
1%
1,122
Older Millennial
8%
16%
58%
16%
2%
1,558
Generation X
9%
13%
61%
15%
2%
2,298
Baby Boomer
13%
13%
60%
11%
3%
3,719
Silent
15%
12%
57%
12%
4%
1,493
Greatest
30%
11%
50%
6%
4%
132
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Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who say…
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There are clear standards for what is right and wrong
Right or wrong depends on the situation
Neither/both equally
Don't know
Sample size
Younger Millennial
14%
84%
< 1%
1%
1,122
Older Millennial
19%
78%
1%
1%
1,558
Generation X
25%
73%
1%
< 1%
2,298
Baby Boomer
26%
71%
2%
1%
3,719
Silent
26%
71%
1%
2%
1,493
Greatest
29%
68%
< 1%
3%
132
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Frequency of reading scripture among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who read scripture…
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At least once a week
Once or twice a month
Several times a year
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Younger Millennial
7%
5%
4%
83%
< 1%
1,122
Older Millennial
8%
5%
6%
80%
< 1%
1,558
Generation X
9%
6%
6%
79%
1%
2,298
Baby Boomer
10%
5%
7%
78%
< 1%
3,719
Silent
13%
5%
6%
75%
1%
1,493
Greatest
21%
5%
4%
68%
2%
132
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Interpreting scripture among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who say the holy scripture is…
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Word of God; should be taken literally
Word of God; not everything taken literally
Word of God; other/don't know
Not the word of God
Other/don't know
Sample size
Younger Millennial
6%
14%
< 1%
76%
4%
1,122
Older Millennial
9%
13%
< 1%
69%
8%
1,558
Generation X
13%
16%
1%
62%
7%
2,298
Baby Boomer
15%
18%
2%
56%
8%
3,719
Silent
18%
18%
3%
52%
9%
1,493
Greatest
33%
14%
4%
36%
14%
132
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Belief in Heaven among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who …in heaven
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Believe
Don't believe
Other/don't know
Sample size
Younger Millennial
40%
52%
8%
1,122
Older Millennial
42%
49%
8%
1,558
Generation X
50%
42%
8%
2,298
Baby Boomer
53%
37%
10%
3,719
Silent
49%
40%
11%
1,493
Greatest
51%
40%
9%
132
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Belief in Hell among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who …in hell
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Believe
Don't believe
Other/don't know
Sample size
Younger Millennial
33%
60%
7%
1,122
Older Millennial
35%
57%
8%
1,558
Generation X
38%
54%
8%
2,298
Baby Boomer
38%
52%
10%
3,719
Silent
32%
57%
10%
1,493
Greatest
37%
52%
11%
132
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Party affiliation among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
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Republican/lean Rep.
No lean
Democrat/lean Dem.
Sample size
Younger Millennial
23%
24%
53%
1,122
Older Millennial
25%
25%
51%
1,558
Generation X
29%
22%
49%
2,298
Baby Boomer
31%
18%
51%
3,719
Silent
33%
13%
53%
1,493
Greatest
32%
11%
57%
132
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Political ideology among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who are…
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Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Don't know
Sample size
Younger Millennial
19%
33%
41%
7%
1,122
Older Millennial
15%
34%
41%
9%
1,558
Generation X
22%
35%
34%
8%
2,298
Baby Boomer
27%
33%
33%
6%
3,719
Silent
33%
31%
29%
6%
1,493
Greatest
38%
29%
25%
8%
132
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.
Views about size of government among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who would rather have…
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Generational cohort
Smaller government; fewer services
Bigger government; more services
Depends
Don't know
Sample size
Younger Millennial
45%
51%
2%
3%
1,122
Older Millennial
45%
48%
3%
5%
1,558
Generation X
50%
42%
3%
5%
2,298
Baby Boomer
52%
40%
4%
5%
3,719
Silent
54%
34%
5%
7%
1,493
Greatest
48%
35%
8%
9%
132
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.
Views about government aid to the poor among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who say government aid to the poor…
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Generational cohort
Does more harm than good
Does more good than harm
Neither/both equally
Don't know
Sample size
Younger Millennial
36%
59%
3%
1%
1,122
Older Millennial
38%
57%
3%
2%
1,558
Generation X
41%
53%
5%
2%
2,298
Baby Boomer
38%
55%
4%
2%
3,719
Silent
43%
50%
3%
4%
1,493
Greatest
38%
53%
4%
5%
132
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.
Views about abortion among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who say abortion should be…
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Generational cohort
Legal in all/most cases
Illegal in all/most cases
Don't know
Sample size
Younger Millennial
71%
27%
2%
1,122
Older Millennial
71%
24%
4%
1,558
Generation X
72%
24%
5%
2,298
Baby Boomer
72%
23%
4%
3,719
Silent
67%
26%
7%
1,493
Greatest
56%
36%
9%
132
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.
Views about homosexuality among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who say homosexuality…
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Generational cohort
Should be accepted
Should be discouraged
Neither/both equally
Don't know
Sample size
Younger Millennial
91%
7%
1%
1%
1,122
Older Millennial
86%
10%
2%
2%
1,558
Generation X
78%
15%
4%
3%
2,298
Baby Boomer
74%
19%
4%
3%
3,719
Silent
64%
27%
4%
5%
1,493
Greatest
52%
36%
3%
8%
132
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.
Views about same-sex marriage among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who …same-sex marriage
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Generational cohort
Strongly favor/favor
Oppose/strongly oppose
Don't know
Sample size
Younger Millennial
88%
10%
2%
1,122
Older Millennial
83%
12%
4%
1,558
Generation X
72%
20%
7%
2,298
Baby Boomer
65%
26%
9%
3,719
Silent
54%
35%
11%
1,493
Greatest
40%
46%
14%
132
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.
Views about environmental regulation among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who say…
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Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost
Neither/both equally
Don't know
Sample size
Younger Millennial
27%
68%
2%
3%
1,122
Older Millennial
26%
69%
2%
3%
1,558
Generation X
31%
64%
2%
2%
2,298
Baby Boomer
35%
60%
2%
3%
3,719
Silent
37%
53%
4%
6%
1,493
Greatest
24%
55%
9%
12%
132
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.
Views about human evolution among adults who attend services seldom or never by generational group
% of adults who attend services seldom or never who say humans…
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Evolved; due to natural processes
Evolved; due to God's design
Evolved; don't know how
Always existed in present form
Don't know
Sample size
Younger Millennial
71%
12%
3%
12%
2%
1,122
Older Millennial
62%
18%
5%
12%
3%
1,558
Generation X
55%
18%
5%
19%
3%
2,298
Baby Boomer
48%
22%
5%
21%
5%
3,719
Silent
44%
17%
6%
24%
9%
1,493
Greatest
31%
15%
5%
31%
18%
132
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.