Americans who say they never attend religious services
Percent of U.S. adults, spring 2022 (in percent)
Key finding
- Americans who say they never attend religious services: 33%. Percent of Americans who say they never attend religious services, up from 25% prior to the pandemic
Source: Lifeway Research, Pandemic Severed Loose Connections for Many Irregular Church Attendees · Survey Center on American Life study of 9,425 U.S. adults before the pandemic and again in spring 2022. Article published 2023-01-26.
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What does this statistic show?
Americans who say they never attend religious services: 33%. Percent of Americans who say they never attend religious services, up from 25% prior to the pandemic.
Who published this data?
Lifeway Research, 2022. Source: Lifeway Research, Pandemic Severed Loose Connections for Many Irregular Church Attendees (https://research.lifeway.com/2023/01/26/pandemic-severed-loose-connections-for-many-irregular-church-attendees/).
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