Pastors' personal connections to opioid abuse
Percent of U.S. Protestant pastors, 2019 (in percent)
Key finding
Highest: Family member of someone in congregation affected (66%). Lowest: Know no one personally affected (23%).
- Family member of someone in congregation affected: 66%
- Congregation knows a local neighbor suffering: 55%
- Someone in their church has an opioid addiction: 52%
Source: Lifeway Research, Half of Pastors See Opioid Abuse in Their Own Congregations · Lifeway Research phone survey of 1,000 Protestant pastors. Article published 2019-11-19.
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What does this statistic show?
Highest: Family member of someone in congregation affected (66%). Lowest: Know no one personally affected (23%). Family member of someone in congregation affected: 66%. Congregation knows a local neighbor suffering: 55%. Someone in their church has an opioid addiction: 52%.
Who published this data?
Lifeway Research, 2019. Source: Lifeway Research, Half of Pastors See Opioid Abuse in Their Own Congregations (https://research.lifeway.com/2019/11/19/half-of-pastors-see-opioid-abuse-in-their-own-congregations/).
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