Protestant churchgoers who drink alcohol, by denomination
Percent of American Protestant churchgoers, 2018 (in percent)
Key finding
Highest: Lutherans (76%). Lowest: Assemblies of God/Pentecostals (23%).
- Lutherans: 76%
- Methodists: 62%
- Non-denominational: 43%
Source: Lifeway Research, Most Protestant Churchgoers Still Abstain When It Comes to Alcohol · Lifeway Research study of 1,010 American Protestant churchgoers; sampling error no more than plus or minus 3.1 percentage points. Article published 2018-11-27.
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What does this statistic show?
Highest: Lutherans (76%). Lowest: Assemblies of God/Pentecostals (23%). Lutherans: 76%. Methodists: 62%. Non-denominational: 43%.
Who published this data?
Lifeway Research, 2018. Source: Lifeway Research, Most Protestant Churchgoers Still Abstain When It Comes to Alcohol (https://research.lifeway.com/2018/11/27/most-protestant-churchgoers-still-abstain-when-it-comes-to-alcohol/).
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