Religious denomination among adults in the Greatest generation

% of adults in the Greatest generation who are…

Survey yearAfrican Methodist Episcopal ChurchAfrican Methodist Episcopal Zion ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches USAAnglican ChurchApostolic Pentecostal (Evangelical Trad.)Apostolic Pentecostal (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)Assemblies of GodCalvary ChapelChristian and Missionary AllianceChristian Churches and Churches of ChristChristian Methodist Episcopal ChurchChristian Reformed ChurchChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Church of God in ChristChurch of God of the Apostolic FaithChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsChurch of the NazareneChurches of ChristCommunity Church (Evangelical Trad.)Conservative Baptist Association of AmericaConservative Congregational Christian ConferenceDeistDisciples of ChristEclectic, a bit of everything, "I have my own beliefs"Episcopal ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)Foursquare ChurchFree Methodist ChurchFree Will BaptistGeneral Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesGreek OrthodoxHumanistIndependent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)Independent Baptist (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)Interdenominational (Evangelical Trad.)Interdenominational (Mainline Trad.)Lutheran Church-Missouri SynodMissionary Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)Missionary Baptist (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)National Baptist ConventionNondenominational charismaticNondenominational Christian (Evangelical Trad.)Nondenominational evangelicalNondenominational fundamentalistNondenominational Pentecostal (Evangelical Trad.)Nothing in particular (religion important)Nothing in particular (religion not important)Orthodox Church in AmericaOther Adventist (Evangelical Trad.)Other Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)Other Baptist (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)Other Baptist (Mainline Trad.)Other Congregationalist (Evangelical Trad.)Other Congregationalist (Mainline Trad.)Other Episcopalian/Anglican (Mainline Trad.)Other Holiness (Evangelical Trad.)Other in the "Unitarian and other liberal faiths" familyOther in the New Age familyOther Lutheran (Evangelical Trad.)Other Lutheran (Mainline Trad.)Other Metaphysical Christian ("Other Christian" Trad.)Other Methodist (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)Other Methodist (Mainline Trad.)Other MormonOther Nondenominational (Evangelical Trad.)Other Nondenominational (Mainline Trad.)Other Orthodox ChristianOther Pentecostal (Evangelical Trad.)Other Pentecostal (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)Other Presbyterian (Evangelical Trad.)Other Presbyterian (Mainline Trad.)Other Reformed (Evangelical Trad.)Other Reformed (Mainline Trad.)Other Restorationist (Evangelical Trad.)Other Restorationist (Mainline Trad.)Others in "Other Christian" TraditionPagan or WiccanPentecostal Church of GodPentecostal Holiness ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Presbyterian Church in AmericaProgressive Baptist ConventionReformed Church in AmericaRussian OrthodoxSeventh-day AdventistSouthern Baptist ConventionSpiritual but not religiousSpiritualistUnitarianUnited Church of ChristUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Pentecostal Church InternationalUnity ChurchWesleyan ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodSample size
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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.

DemographicInformation

Age distribution among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who are ages…

Gender composition among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who are…

Racial and ethnic composition among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who identify as…

Immigrant status among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who are…

Income distribution among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who have a household income of…

Educational distribution among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who have completed…

Marital status among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who are…

Parent of children under 18 among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who are…

BeliefsandPractices

Belief in God among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who say they…

Importance of religion in one's life among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who say religion is…

Attendance at religious services among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who attend religious services…

Frequency of prayer among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who pray…

Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who attend prayer group…

Frequency of meditation among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who meditate…

Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…

Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…

Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who say…

Frequency of reading scripture among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who read scripture…

Interpreting scripture among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who say the holy scripture is…

Belief in Heaven among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who …in heaven

Belief in Hell among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who …in hell

SocialandPoliticalViews

Party affiliation among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who identify as…

Political ideology among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who are…

Views about size of government among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who would rather have…

Views about government aid to the poor among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who say government aid to the poor…

Views about abortion among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who say abortion should be…

Views about homosexuality among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who say homosexuality…

Views about same-sex marriage among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who …same-sex marriage

Views about environmental regulation among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who say…

Views about human evolution among adults in the Greatest generation by religious denomination

% of adults in the Greatest generation who say humans…