Religious denomination among widowed adults
% of widowed adults 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 widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults who are ages…
Religious denomination | 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Sample size |
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Nothing in particular (religion important) | < 1% | 17% | 28% | 55% | 116 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 5% | 7% | 28% | 60% | 128 |
Southern Baptist Convention | < 1% | 4% | 22% | 74% | 247 |
United Methodist Church | < 1% | 5% | 14% | 81% | 260 |
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Generational cohort among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults who are…
Religious denomination | Younger Millennial | Older Millennial | Generation X | Baby Boomer | Silent | Greatest | Sample size |
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Nothing in particular (religion important) | < 1% | 2% | 15% | 40% | 37% | 5% | 116 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | < 1% | 5% | 7% | 40% | 39% | 9% | 128 |
Southern Baptist Convention | < 1% | 1% | 3% | 28% | 61% | 8% | 247 |
United Methodist Church | < 1% | < 1% | 5% | 21% | 58% | 16% | 260 |
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Gender composition among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults who are…
Religious denomination | Men | Women | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 28% | 72% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 38% | 62% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 26% | 74% | 255 |
United Methodist Church | 22% | 78% | 264 |
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Racial and ethnic composition among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults who identify as…
Religious denomination | White | Black | Asian | Latino | Other/Mixed | Sample size |
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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 75% | 14% | < 1% | 8% | 3% | 119 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 70% | 7% | 1% | 9% | 12% | 128 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 86% | 9% | < 1% | < 1% | 5% | 252 |
United Methodist Church | 95% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 263 |
Switch Display To: religious denomination among widowed adults by race/ethnicity
Immigrant status among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults who are…
Religious denomination | Immigrants | Second generation | Third generation or higher | Sample size |
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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 8% | 9% | 83% | 114 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 7% | 16% | 76% | 126 |
Southern Baptist Convention | < 1% | 1% | 99% | 252 |
United Methodist Church | 2% | 7% | 91% | 262 |
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Income distribution among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults 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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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 56% | 23% | 13% | 7% | 106 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 50% | 20% | 21% | 10% | 105 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 68% | 19% | 12% | 2% | 198 |
United Methodist Church | 57% | 23% | 15% | 5% | 226 |
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Educational distribution among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults who have completed…
Religious denomination | High school or less | Some college | College | Post-graduate degree | Sample size |
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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 70% | 21% | 6% | 2% | 118 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 44% | 32% | 13% | 11% | 128 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 66% | 25% | 7% | 3% | 253 |
United Methodist Church | 47% | 29% | 15% | 8% | 264 |
Switch Display To: religious denomination among widowed adults by educational group
Parent of children under 18 among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults who are…
Religious denomination | Parents | Non-parents | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 12% | 88% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 6% | 94% | 127 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 2% | 98% | 253 |
United Methodist Church | 4% | 96% | 264 |
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Beliefs✭and✭Practices
Belief in God among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults 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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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 56% | 31% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 27% | 24% | 15% | 2% | 26% | 6% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 90% | 8% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 255 |
United Methodist Church | 76% | 15% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 264 |
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Importance of religion in one's life among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults 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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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 46% | 54% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | < 1% | < 1% | 40% | 56% | 4% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 84% | 15% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 255 |
United Methodist Church | 67% | 26% | 5% | 3% | < 1% | 264 |
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Attendance at religious services among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults 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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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 17% | 27% | 55% | 1% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 1% | 12% | 84% | 3% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 49% | 29% | 21% | 1% | 255 |
United Methodist Church | 53% | 30% | 16% | 1% | 264 |
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Frequency of prayer among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults who pray…
Religious denomination | At least daily | Weekly | Monthly | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 53% | 16% | 7% | 22% | 1% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 15% | 12% | 8% | 63% | 1% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 82% | 10% | 1% | 5% | 1% | 255 |
United Methodist Church | 68% | 20% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 264 |
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Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults 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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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 14% | 7% | 8% | 71% | < 1% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 98% | 1% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 37% | 8% | 13% | 39% | 3% | 255 |
United Methodist Church | 31% | 7% | 12% | 49% | 1% | 264 |
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Frequency of meditation among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults 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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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 39% | 7% | 3% | 49% | 2% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 25% | 4% | 4% | 66% | 1% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 60% | 6% | 2% | 28% | 3% | 255 |
United Methodist Church | 59% | 11% | 4% | 24% | 2% | 264 |
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Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults 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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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 50% | 7% | 14% | 27% | 1% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 34% | 11% | 7% | 44% | 4% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 76% | 9% | 5% | 9% | 1% | 255 |
United Methodist Church | 67% | 12% | 9% | 10% | 3% | 264 |
Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults 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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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 43% | 10% | 11% | 35% | < 1% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 30% | 8% | 11% | 50% | 1% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 41% | 17% | 14% | 26% | 3% | 255 |
United Methodist Church | 43% | 14% | 12% | 29% | 2% | 264 |
Sources of guidance on right and wrong among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults 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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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 20% | 8% | 62% | 7% | 3% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | < 1% | 12% | 77% | 8% | 2% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 55% | 5% | 32% | 2% | 5% | 255 |
United Methodist Church | 39% | 11% | 45% | 2% | 2% | 264 |
Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults 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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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 28% | 70% | < 1% | 2% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 16% | 78% | 2% | 4% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 42% | 52% | 2% | 4% | 255 |
United Methodist Church | 39% | 57% | < 1% | 3% | 264 |
Frequency of reading scripture among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults 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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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 28% | 5% | 11% | 55% | < 1% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 6% | < 1% | 4% | 90% | < 1% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 63% | 14% | 6% | 15% | 2% | 255 |
United Methodist Church | 50% | 11% | 9% | 28% | 1% | 264 |
Interpreting scripture among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults 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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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 33% | 22% | < 1% | 33% | 13% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 6% | 14% | < 1% | 68% | 11% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 70% | 16% | 6% | 6% | 3% | 255 |
United Methodist Church | 29% | 38% | 5% | 15% | 13% | 264 |
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Belief in Heaven among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults who …in heaven
Religious denomination | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 77% | 17% | 6% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 31% | 53% | 15% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 93% | 4% | 3% | 255 |
United Methodist Church | 87% | 6% | 8% | 264 |
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Belief in Hell among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults who …in hell
Religious denomination | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 46% | 40% | 14% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 11% | 78% | 11% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 88% | 7% | 6% | 255 |
United Methodist Church | 55% | 29% | 15% | 264 |
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Social✭and✭Political✭Views
Party affiliation among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults who identify as…
Religious denomination | Republican/lean Rep. | No lean | Democrat/lean Dem. | Sample size |
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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 33% | 27% | 40% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 19% | 25% | 56% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 52% | 13% | 35% | 255 |
United Methodist Church | 53% | 11% | 36% | 264 |
Switch Display To: religious denomination among widowed adults by political party
Political ideology among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults who are…
Religious denomination | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Don't know | Sample size |
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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 27% | 36% | 29% | 8% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 15% | 42% | 31% | 12% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 56% | 29% | 9% | 6% | 255 |
United Methodist Church | 51% | 35% | 10% | 4% | 264 |
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Views about size of government among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults who would rather have…
Religious denomination | Smaller government; fewer services | Bigger government; more services | Depends | Don't know | Sample size |
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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 54% | 34% | 4% | 7% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 52% | 36% | 7% | 6% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 60% | 29% | 4% | 7% | 255 |
United Methodist Church | 59% | 29% | 7% | 5% | 264 |
Views about government aid to the poor among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults 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 |
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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 36% | 53% | 9% | 2% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 36% | 53% | 2% | 9% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 52% | 40% | 5% | 4% | 255 |
United Methodist Church | 46% | 47% | 4% | 2% | 264 |
Views about abortion among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults who say abortion should be…
Religious denomination | Legal in all/most cases | Illegal in all/most cases | Don't know | Sample size |
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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 59% | 33% | 8% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 74% | 20% | 6% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 34% | 61% | 5% | 255 |
United Methodist Church | 55% | 38% | 8% | 264 |
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Views about homosexuality among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults who say homosexuality…
Religious denomination | Should be accepted | Should be discouraged | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 54% | 30% | 12% | 5% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 72% | 17% | 7% | 4% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 24% | 67% | 4% | 6% | 255 |
United Methodist Church | 47% | 44% | 5% | 5% | 264 |
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Views about same-sex marriage among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults who …same-sex marriage
Religious denomination | Strongly favor/favor | Oppose/strongly oppose | Don't know | Sample size |
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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 46% | 43% | 11% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 72% | 16% | 12% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 11% | 80% | 9% | 255 |
United Methodist Church | 35% | 52% | 13% | 264 |
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Views about environmental regulation among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults 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 |
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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 44% | 47% | 2% | 8% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 33% | 60% | 3% | 4% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 44% | 43% | 5% | 9% | 255 |
United Methodist Church | 42% | 48% | 2% | 8% | 264 |
Views about human evolution among widowed adults by religious denomination
% of widowed adults 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 |
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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 17% | 29% | 5% | 45% | 4% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 65% | 6% | 6% | 23% | < 1% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 11% | 18% | 2% | 60% | 9% | 255 |
United Methodist Church | 24% | 24% | 5% | 40% | 8% | 264 |
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