New Research Explores Teenage Views and Behavior Regarding the Supernatural
The nation’s most media-drenched consumers are well aware of these portrayals of the supernatural: more than four out five teenagers say they have witnessed supernatural themes in media during the last three months.
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Date: 1/23/2006
Americans Have Little Doubt God Exists
PRINCETON, NJ -- Seventy-eight percent of Americans say they are "convinced" that God exists; another 12% think God probably exists, but have "a little doubt"; and 4% think God probably exists, but have "a lot of doubt." Only 4% think God "does not exist, but are not sure," and 1% are "convinced" that God does not exist.
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Date: 12/13/2005
Religion in America: Who Has None?
| PRINCETON, NJ -- The Los Angeles Times recently ran a story on the upsurge in "religious doubt" in the United States, touting research that shows the percentage of Americans who claim no religious preference more than doubled between 1990 and 2001.
[Beginning in 1968 with Gallup's research], an average of 3% of Americans claimed no religious preference. The average percentage has increased gradually since then, and the average so far in 2005 stands at 10%*.
Who are the nones?
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Men are marginally more likely than women to claim no religious preference (13% of men vs. 8% of women).
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As might be expected, there are more "nones" in the lower age categories: 17% of 18- to 29-year-olds claim no religious preference
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There's a slight skew toward higher levels of education among the "nones": about 12% of college graduates and those with postgraduate education claim no religious preference
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Date: 12/6/2005
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