Research Reveals Young Adults Stop Attending Church Between the Ages of 18-22
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- Only 20 percent of the church dropouts said that while attending church in high school, they planned on taking a break from church once they finished high school.
- Almost all church dropouts were related to life changes.
- The top reason in this category young adults listed was "I simply wanted a break from church" (27 percent).
- Transitioning into college was also a major reason for quitting church (25 percent);
- twenty-three percent said "work responsibilities prevented me from attending;"
- twenty-two percent said they "moved too far away from the church to continue attending."
- Two out of three young adults reported attending church at least twice a month through the age of 16.
- The percentage drops sharply at ages 17, 18, and 19, with only 31 percent attending at age 19.
- More than half (52 percent) said "religious, ethical or political beliefs" contributed to their departure from church.
- On church or pastor-related reasons for leaving, 26 percent said they left because "church members seemed judgmental or hypocritical" and 20 percent said they "didn't feel connected to the people in my church."
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Date: 8/8/2007
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