Regular teen churchgoers who dropped out for at least a year as young adults
Percent of U.S. young adults who attended a Protestant church regularly as a teenager, 2019 (in percent)
Key finding
- Regular teen churchgoers who dropped out for at least a year as young adults: 66%. Of young adults who attended a Protestant church regularly as a teenager also dropped out for at least a year between ages 18 and 22
Source: Lifeway Research, Most Teenagers Drop Out of Church When They Become Young Adults · Online panel survey of 2,002 American adults ages 23 to 30. Article published 2019-01-15.
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Regular teen churchgoers who dropped out for at least a year as young adults: 66%. Of young adults who attended a Protestant church regularly as a teenager also dropped out for at least a year between ages 18 and 22.
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Lifeway Research, 2019. Source: Lifeway Research, Most Teenagers Drop Out of Church When They Become Young Adults (https://research.lifeway.com/2019/01/15/most-teenagers-drop-out-of-church-as-young-adults/).
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