Religious denomination among adults in the Silent generation
% of adults in the Silent generation who are…
Survey year | African Methodist Episcopal Church | African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church | American Baptist Churches USA | Anglican Church | Apostolic Pentecostal (Evangelical Trad.) | Apostolic Pentecostal (Historically Black Protestant Trad.) | Assemblies of God | Calvary Chapel | Christian and Missionary Alliance | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Christian Methodist Episcopal Church | Christian Reformed Church | Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Church of God in Christ | Church of God of the Apostolic Faith | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Church of the Nazarene | Churches of Christ | Community Church (Evangelical Trad.) | Conservative Baptist Association of America | Conservative Congregational Christian Conference | Deist | Disciples of Christ | Eclectic, a bit of everything, "I have my own beliefs" | Episcopal Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | Foursquare Church | Free Methodist Church | Free Will Baptist | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Greek Orthodox | Humanist | Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | Independent Baptist (Historically Black Protestant Trad.) | Interdenominational (Evangelical Trad.) | Interdenominational (Mainline Trad.) | Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | Missionary Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | Missionary Baptist (Historically Black Protestant Trad.) | National Baptist Convention | Nondenominational charismatic | Nondenominational Christian (Evangelical Trad.) | Nondenominational evangelical | Nondenominational fundamentalist | Nondenominational Pentecostal (Evangelical Trad.) | Nothing in particular (religion important) | Nothing in particular (religion not important) | Orthodox Church in America | Other 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" family | Other in the New Age family | Other Lutheran (Evangelical Trad.) | Other Lutheran (Mainline Trad.) | Other Metaphysical Christian ("Other Christian" Trad.) | Other Methodist (Historically Black Protestant Trad.) | Other Methodist (Mainline Trad.) | Other Mormon | Other Nondenominational (Evangelical Trad.) | Other Nondenominational (Mainline Trad.) | Other Orthodox Christian | Other 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" Tradition | Pagan or Wiccan | Pentecostal Church of God | Pentecostal Holiness Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Presbyterian Church in America | Progressive Baptist Convention | Reformed Church in America | Russian Orthodox | Seventh-day Adventist | Southern Baptist Convention | Spiritual but not religious | Spiritualist | Unitarian | United Church of Christ | United Methodist Church | United Pentecostal Church International | Unity Church | Wesleyan Church | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | Sample size |
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Demographic✭Information
Age distribution among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who are ages…
Religious denomination | 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Sample size |
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Churches of Christ | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 100% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 100% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 100% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 100% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 100% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 100% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 100% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 100% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 100% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 100% | 474 |
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Gender composition among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who are…
Religious denomination | Men | Women | Sample size |
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Churches of Christ | 35% | 65% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 43% | 57% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 41% | 59% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 36% | 64% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 50% | 50% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 41% | 59% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 60% | 40% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 38% | 62% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 42% | 58% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 39% | 61% | 474 |
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Racial and ethnic composition among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who identify as…
Religious denomination | White | Black | Asian | Latino | Other/Mixed | Sample size |
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Churches of Christ | 85% | 11% | < 1% | 2% | 2% | 103 |
Episcopal Church | 95% | 2% | < 1% | 1% | 2% | 146 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 98% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 179 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 93% | < 1% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 134 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 95% | 2% | < 1% | 1% | 2% | 123 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 76% | 10% | < 1% | 12% | 3% | 161 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 87% | 4% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 302 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 92% | 4% | 2% | 2% | < 1% | 136 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 92% | 4% | < 1% | 1% | 3% | 445 |
United Methodist Church | 97% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 471 |
Immigrant status among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who are…
Religious denomination | Immigrants | Second generation | Third generation or higher | Sample size |
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Churches of Christ | < 1% | 3% | 97% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 7% | 7% | 86% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 2% | 14% | 85% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 5% | 9% | 87% | 135 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 5% | 16% | 79% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 11% | 10% | 80% | 160 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 10% | 15% | 75% | 300 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 5% | 5% | 90% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 1% | 2% | 97% | 444 |
United Methodist Church | 3% | 5% | 92% | 471 |
Income distribution among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who have a household income of…
Religious denomination | Less than $30,000 | $30,000-$49,999 | $50,000-$99,999 | $100,000 or more | Sample size |
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Episcopal Church | 23% | 13% | 37% | 26% | 124 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 32% | 31% | 30% | 7% | 146 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 58% | 23% | 12% | 8% | 106 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 45% | 25% | 23% | 8% | 105 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 54% | 24% | 12% | 11% | 131 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 36% | 21% | 26% | 17% | 259 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 35% | 20% | 25% | 20% | 114 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 45% | 24% | 21% | 9% | 365 |
United Methodist Church | 40% | 24% | 24% | 13% | 389 |
Educational distribution among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who have completed…
Religious denomination | High school or less | Some college | College | Post-graduate degree | Sample size |
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Churches of Christ | 63% | 18% | 9% | 11% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 19% | 30% | 28% | 23% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 47% | 24% | 16% | 12% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 70% | 22% | 7% | 2% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 53% | 25% | 15% | 7% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 64% | 19% | 9% | 8% | 165 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 43% | 17% | 20% | 20% | 304 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 31% | 25% | 21% | 24% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 62% | 26% | 7% | 5% | 445 |
United Methodist Church | 45% | 26% | 16% | 13% | 472 |
Marital status among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who are…
Religious denomination | Married | Living with a partner | Divorced/separated | Widowed | Never married | Sample size |
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Churches of Christ | 54% | 2% | 13% | 31% | < 1% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 66% | < 1% | 10% | 20% | 4% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 59% | 2% | 6% | 29% | 4% | 179 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 55% | 4% | 10% | 29% | 2% | 135 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 50% | 3% | 8% | 38% | 1% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 40% | 5% | 19% | 31% | 5% | 165 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 58% | 3% | 13% | 19% | 6% | 304 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 59% | 2% | 14% | 24% | 1% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 55% | 1% | 11% | 32% | 1% | 446 |
United Methodist Church | 59% | 1% | 9% | 30% | 2% | 472 |
Parent of children under 18 among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who are…
Religious denomination | Parents | Non-parents | Sample size |
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Churches of Christ | 3% | 97% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 1% | 99% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | < 1% | 100% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 5% | 95% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 2% | 98% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 1% | 99% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 2% | 98% | 302 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 1% | 99% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 1% | 99% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 3% | 97% | 474 |
Beliefs✭and✭Practices
Belief in God among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who say they…
Religious denomination | 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 |
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Churches of Christ | 88% | 10% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 49% | 30% | 7% | 9% | 2% | 3% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 73% | 22% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | 2% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 83% | 13% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | 1% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 86% | 13% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 57% | 26% | 6% | 2% | 8% | 2% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 16% | 20% | 16% | 3% | 38% | 8% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 73% | 20% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 89% | 8% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 71% | 21% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 474 |
Importance of religion in one's life among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who say religion is…
Religious denomination | Very important | Somewhat important | Not too important | Not at all important | Don't know | Sample size |
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Churches of Christ | 86% | 12% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 56% | 24% | 12% | 8% | < 1% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 75% | 20% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 79% | 17% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 75% | 25% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 49% | 51% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | < 1% | < 1% | 34% | 62% | 4% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 64% | 28% | 6% | 2% | < 1% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 83% | 16% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 64% | 27% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 474 |
Attendance at religious services among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who attend religious services…
Religious denomination | At least once a week | Once or twice a month/a few times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Churches of Christ | 66% | 19% | 14% | 1% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 40% | 36% | 24% | < 1% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 53% | 34% | 12% | < 1% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 55% | 25% | 20% | 1% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 59% | 31% | 10% | < 1% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 9% | 30% | 59% | 2% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | < 1% | 10% | 88% | 1% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 60% | 30% | 10% | < 1% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 62% | 18% | 18% | 2% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 54% | 28% | 17% | 1% | 474 |
Frequency of prayer among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who pray…
Religious denomination | At least daily | Weekly | Monthly | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Churches of Christ | 84% | 9% | 1% | 5% | < 1% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 49% | 19% | 7% | 25% | 1% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 70% | 19% | 3% | 7% | 1% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 78% | 13% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 68% | 22% | 4% | 5% | 1% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 51% | 15% | 5% | 25% | 4% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 13% | 5% | 5% | 75% | 1% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 60% | 21% | 6% | 13% | < 1% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 81% | 10% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 68% | 17% | 5% | 7% | 2% | 474 |
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who attend prayer group…
Religious denomination | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Churches of Christ | 58% | 6% | 8% | 28% | < 1% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 15% | 3% | 8% | 70% | 4% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 24% | 15% | 13% | 46% | 2% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 47% | 4% | 7% | 40% | 2% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 25% | 16% | 7% | 49% | 3% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 15% | 2% | 8% | 75% | 1% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 97% | 1% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 34% | 10% | 13% | 42% | < 1% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 47% | 8% | 8% | 36% | 1% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 29% | 9% | 12% | 49% | < 1% | 474 |
Frequency of meditation among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who meditate…
Religious denomination | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Churches of Christ | 61% | 1% | 4% | 30% | 3% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 46% | 8% | 6% | 39% | 1% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 52% | 8% | 5% | 32% | 3% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 58% | 12% | 3% | 20% | 7% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 61% | 4% | 4% | 27% | 3% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 46% | 8% | 3% | 39% | 4% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 24% | 5% | 6% | 62% | 2% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 58% | 11% | 2% | 30% | < 1% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 65% | 5% | 2% | 23% | 4% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 56% | 13% | 3% | 26% | 2% | 474 |
Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…
Religious denomination | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Churches of Christ | 82% | 5% | 2% | 10% | 1% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 53% | 18% | 7% | 18% | 3% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 69% | 14% | 8% | 8% | 1% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 77% | 6% | 10% | 7% | 1% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 69% | 11% | 7% | 12% | 2% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 50% | 12% | 10% | 27% | 2% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 30% | 11% | 8% | 46% | 5% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 66% | 12% | 7% | 14% | 1% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 78% | 8% | 3% | 9% | 2% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 64% | 16% | 7% | 11% | 2% | 474 |
Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…
Religious denomination | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Churches of Christ | 49% | 15% | 7% | 29% | < 1% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 44% | 12% | 13% | 29% | 3% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 51% | 10% | 9% | 25% | 4% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 47% | 10% | 14% | 25% | 4% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 39% | 17% | 7% | 32% | 5% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 36% | 12% | 12% | 37% | 3% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 36% | 10% | 10% | 41% | 2% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 43% | 15% | 11% | 29% | 2% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 44% | 11% | 12% | 29% | 4% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 43% | 16% | 14% | 24% | 3% | 474 |
Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
Religious denomination | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
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Churches of Christ | 66% | 3% | 30% | < 1% | < 1% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 15% | 11% | 62% | 8% | 4% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 41% | 4% | 48% | 6% | 1% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 71% | 2% | 24% | 1% | 3% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 40% | 7% | 47% | 2% | 4% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 21% | 10% | 57% | 7% | 5% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 2% | 14% | 62% | 21% | 1% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 39% | 10% | 42% | 5% | 4% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 54% | 4% | 36% | 3% | 2% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 38% | 6% | 48% | 5% | 3% | 474 |
Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who say…
Religious denomination | 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 |
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Churches of Christ | 49% | 46% | 1% | 4% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 30% | 67% | 2% | 1% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 33% | 63% | 3% | 1% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 44% | 55% | 1% | < 1% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 46% | 50% | 2% | 2% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 30% | 64% | 3% | 3% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 17% | 80% | 1% | 3% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 38% | 57% | 2% | 3% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 49% | 47% | 1% | 3% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 41% | 57% | 1% | 1% | 474 |
Frequency of reading scripture among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who read scripture…
Religious denomination | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Churches of Christ | 78% | 6% | 2% | 13% | 1% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 26% | 6% | 15% | 53% | < 1% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 42% | 13% | 8% | 35% | 1% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 59% | 11% | 6% | 23% | 2% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 48% | 17% | 9% | 25% | < 1% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 21% | 6% | 11% | 60% | 2% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 2% | 3% | 4% | 90% | < 1% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 43% | 13% | 11% | 33% | < 1% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 66% | 11% | 5% | 17% | 2% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 44% | 14% | 8% | 33% | 1% | 474 |
Interpreting scripture among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who say the holy scripture is…
Religious denomination | 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 |
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Churches of Christ | 68% | 21% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 13% | 32% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 29% | 39% | 2% | 19% | 10% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 63% | 23% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 53% | 29% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 29% | 17% | 3% | 39% | 12% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 3% | 9% | < 1% | 81% | 7% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 29% | 39% | 2% | 24% | 6% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 66% | 20% | 4% | 7% | 2% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 26% | 42% | 5% | 17% | 10% | 474 |
Belief in Heaven among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who …in heaven
Religious denomination | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Churches of Christ | 90% | 8% | 2% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 64% | 27% | 9% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 86% | 4% | 10% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 88% | 5% | 7% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 89% | 6% | 5% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 55% | 28% | 17% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 20% | 65% | 15% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 79% | 9% | 12% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 91% | 4% | 5% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 80% | 10% | 10% | 474 |
Belief in Hell among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who …in hell
Religious denomination | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Churches of Christ | 83% | 10% | 7% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 29% | 52% | 19% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 47% | 35% | 18% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 88% | 6% | 5% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 70% | 18% | 12% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 37% | 51% | 12% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 8% | 83% | 9% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 48% | 38% | 14% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 86% | 6% | 8% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 53% | 33% | 14% | 474 |
Social✭and✭Political✭Views
Party affiliation among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who identify as…
Religious denomination | Republican/lean Rep. | No lean | Democrat/lean Dem. | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Churches of Christ | 56% | 11% | 33% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 45% | 16% | 39% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 47% | 12% | 42% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 64% | 6% | 30% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 66% | 9% | 25% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 35% | 20% | 45% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 24% | 14% | 62% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 46% | 11% | 43% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 66% | 10% | 24% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 52% | 10% | 38% | 474 |
Political ideology among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who are…
Religious denomination | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Churches of Christ | 60% | 21% | 11% | 8% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 34% | 37% | 28% | 2% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 40% | 43% | 15% | 2% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 63% | 22% | 7% | 9% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 59% | 26% | 12% | 2% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 31% | 31% | 27% | 11% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 20% | 33% | 40% | 7% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 41% | 38% | 19% | 3% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 71% | 19% | 7% | 3% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 49% | 35% | 13% | 4% | 474 |
Views about size of government among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who would rather have…
Religious denomination | Smaller government; fewer services | Bigger government; more services | Depends | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Churches of Christ | 65% | 26% | 2% | 7% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 57% | 27% | 8% | 7% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 64% | 23% | 7% | 5% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 66% | 26% | 1% | 7% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 79% | 16% | 3% | 1% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 54% | 37% | 1% | 8% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 53% | 34% | 6% | 7% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 64% | 28% | 5% | 3% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 72% | 20% | 2% | 5% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 68% | 23% | 4% | 5% | 474 |
Views about government aid to the poor among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who say government aid to the poor…
Religious denomination | Does more harm than good | Does more good than harm | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Churches of Christ | 55% | 38% | 1% | 5% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 41% | 50% | 4% | 5% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 49% | 42% | 7% | 3% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 54% | 32% | 3% | 11% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 60% | 33% | 4% | 3% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 44% | 50% | 1% | 5% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 38% | 55% | 4% | 3% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 50% | 43% | 5% | 2% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 62% | 32% | 4% | 2% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 52% | 43% | 3% | 1% | 474 |
Views about abortion among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who say abortion should be…
Religious denomination | Legal in all/most cases | Illegal in all/most cases | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Churches of Christ | 34% | 63% | 3% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 66% | 28% | 6% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 61% | 34% | 5% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 21% | 71% | 8% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 40% | 54% | 6% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 52% | 39% | 9% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 78% | 18% | 4% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 63% | 32% | 5% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 30% | 65% | 4% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 56% | 36% | 7% | 474 |
Views about homosexuality among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who say homosexuality…
Religious denomination | Should be accepted | Should be discouraged | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Churches of Christ | 13% | 80% | 2% | 4% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 79% | 14% | 3% | 5% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 57% | 38% | 4% | 1% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 21% | 67% | 2% | 9% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 32% | 59% | 5% | 4% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 52% | 35% | 9% | 4% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 74% | 18% | 5% | 4% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 55% | 33% | 5% | 7% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 21% | 68% | 5% | 6% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 50% | 40% | 5% | 5% | 474 |
Views about same-sex marriage among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who …same-sex marriage
Religious denomination | Strongly favor/favor | Oppose/strongly oppose | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Churches of Christ | 9% | 79% | 11% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 59% | 29% | 12% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 48% | 42% | 10% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 13% | 73% | 14% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 23% | 62% | 15% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 35% | 50% | 15% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 70% | 20% | 10% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 47% | 42% | 12% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 12% | 79% | 9% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 37% | 53% | 10% | 474 |
Views about environmental regulation among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who say…
Religious denomination | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Churches of Christ | 63% | 31% | 1% | 5% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 31% | 58% | 3% | 8% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 43% | 52% | 2% | 3% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 58% | 35% | 3% | 5% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 57% | 37% | 1% | 6% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 46% | 41% | 3% | 10% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 29% | 63% | 5% | 3% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 39% | 57% | 1% | 2% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 53% | 36% | 5% | 6% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 42% | 50% | 4% | 5% | 474 |
Views about human evolution among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination
% of adults in the Silent generation who say humans…
Religious denomination | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Churches of Christ | 10% | 15% | 4% | 60% | 11% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 39% | 27% | 7% | 15% | 12% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 15% | 34% | 6% | 38% | 7% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 7% | 21% | 2% | 62% | 9% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 11% | 29% | 5% | 46% | 8% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 25% | 33% | 5% | 28% | 8% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 65% | 6% | 8% | 16% | 5% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 25% | 36% | 3% | 26% | 11% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 9% | 20% | 2% | 58% | 10% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 21% | 31% | 4% | 35% | 9% | 474 |