Church dropouts who list college as a reason for leaving
Percent of young adults who dropped out of church, 2019 (in percent)
Key finding
- Church dropouts who list college as a reason for leaving: 34%. Of church dropouts list moving to college as a reason they left
Source: Lifeway Research, Gen Z More Likely to Head to College, Maybe Away From Church · Article published 2019-01-18.
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What does this statistic show?
Church dropouts who list college as a reason for leaving: 34%. Of church dropouts list moving to college as a reason they left.
Who published this data?
Lifeway Research, 2019. Source: Lifeway Research, Gen Z More Likely to Head to College, Maybe Away From Church (https://research.lifeway.com/2019/01/18/gen-z-more-likely-to-head-to-college-maybe-away-from-church/).
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