Foster care and adoption within churchgoers' congregations in the last year
Percent of U.S. Protestant churchgoers saying someone in their congregation did each in the last year, 2023 (in percent)
Key finding
Highest: Provided foster care (16%). Lowest: Adopted a child from another country (11%).
- Provided foster care: 16%
- Adopted a child from the U.S.: 13%
- Adopted a child from another country: 11%
Source: Lifeway Research, More Churchgoers Hear Encouragement to Adopt, Provide Foster Care · Online survey of 1,002 American Protestant churchgoers; sampling error no more than plus or minus 3.3%. Article published 2023-05-11.
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What does this statistic show?
Highest: Provided foster care (16%). Lowest: Adopted a child from another country (11%). Provided foster care: 16%. Adopted a child from the U.S.: 13%. Adopted a child from another country: 11%.
Who published this data?
Lifeway Research, 2023. Source: Lifeway Research, More Churchgoers Hear Encouragement to Adopt, Provide Foster Care (https://research.lifeway.com/2023/05/11/more-churchgoers-hear-encouragement-to-adopt-provide-foster-care/).
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