Methodology
The analysis in this report is based on telephone interviews conducted June 15-26, 2016, among a national sample of 2,245 adults, 18 years of age or older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia (559 respondents were interviewed on a landline telephone and 1,686 were interviewed on a cellphone, including 1,067 […]
Acknowledgments
This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals: Research Team Gregory A. Smith, Associate Director of Research Alan Cooperman, Director of Religion Research Jessica Hamar Martínez, Senior Researcher Besheer Mohamed, Senior Researcher Becka A. Alper, Research Associate Elizabeth Podrebarac Sciupac, Research Associate Claire Gecewicz, Research Assistant Editorial […]
Methodology
This report is based on results from two surveys – a national telephone survey of more than 35,000 adults that was the centerpiece of the Pew Research Center’s 2014 U.S. Religious Landscape Study, and a supplemental survey conducted at roughly the same time (summer 2014) among participants in Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP). […]
Acknowledgments
This report, which is part of Pew Research Center’s U.S. Religious Landscape Study, was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts, which received support for the project from Lilly Endowment Inc. The study is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Primary Researchers Gregory A. Smith, Associate Director, Research […]
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Most self-identified Christians in the U.S. say believing in God and praying regularly are “essential” to what being Christian means to them. Similarly, majorities of U.S. Christians say honesty, forgiveness and gratitude are vital parts of their Christian identity. About half of Christians say working to help the needy and committing to spend time with […]
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