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October 2, 2019
Clothing and jewelry are most common forms of religious expression seen in public schools
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Appendix A: Detailed tables
Essay: Religion in Public Schools
Full Report
For a Lot of American Teens, Religion Is a Regular Part of the Public School Day
Report Infographics
Clothing and jewelry are most common forms of religious expression seen in public schools
Four-in-ten U.S. teens see at least two of these five types of religious expression on a regular basis
One-in-ten U.S. teens in public schools in the South say teacher has led class in prayer
A quarter of religiously affiliated teens say they sometimes or often pray before lunch in public school
Evangelical Protestant teens most likely to pray at lunch and invite others to church or youth group
Girls more likely than boys to talk to their friends about religion
One-in-ten evangelical Protestants are home-schooled
Unaffiliated teens tend to see fewer religious expressions and activities in school
Evangelical Protestant teens most likely to pray before lunch and invite others to church or youth group
Most U.S. teens say there are no religious support or prayer groups that meet in their school
About one-in-ten Southern teens in public schools say teacher has led prayer
Evangelical Protestant teens most likely to approve of teacher leading a class in prayer
Most teens in public schools know their teachers are not permitted to lead a class in prayer
Majority of teens regularly witness bullying at school
Most teens rarely or never witness religiously motivated bullying in their school
Few teens subject to religious bullying in their school
About one-in-ten affiliated, unaffiliated teens say other students have been unfriendly to their religious beliefs
Few teens have experienced teachers being unfriendly to their religion
One-in-ten teenage students report teachers making them uncomfortable with comments about religion
Affiliated teens more likely to have religiously similar friends
Evangelical Protestant teens especially likely to talk to friends about religion
Girls more likely than boys to talk to their friends about religion
Evangelical Protestant teens most likely to pray at lunch and invite others to church or youth group
A quarter of religiously affiliated teens say they sometimes or often pray before lunch in public school
Few teens subject to religious bullying in their school
Most U.S. teens say there are no religious support or prayer groups that meet in their school
Among teens in public schools in the South, 12% say teacher has ever led a class in prayer
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Clothing and jewelry are most common forms of religious expression seen in public schools
A quarter of religiously affiliated teens say they sometimes or often pray before lunch in public school
Evangelical Protestant teens most likely to pray at lunch and invite others to church or youth group
more likely than boys to talk to their friends about religion
PF_10.03.19.religionandteens update 02
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