Have ever been on a short-term mission trip
Percent of U.S. adults, 2023 (in percent)
Key finding
- Have ever been on a short-term mission trip: 9%. of Americans have ever been on a brief service trip
Source: Barna Group, Despite Benefits, Few Americans Have Experienced Short-Term Mission Trips · Margin of sampling error is ±3.2 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. Article published 2023-12-13.
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Have ever been on a short-term mission trip: 9%. of Americans have ever been on a brief service trip.
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Barna Group, 2023. Source: Barna Group, Despite Benefits, Few Americans Have Experienced Short-Term Mission Trips (https://www.barna.com/research/despite-benefits-few-americans-have-experienced-short-term-mission-trips/).
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