Skeptics as a share of unchurched adults
Percent of unchurched U.S. adults who are skeptics, 2015 (in percent)
Key finding
- Skeptics as a share of unchurched adults: 25%. Percent of all unchurched adults who are skeptics
Source: Barna Group, 2015 State of Atheism in America · Twenty surveys with interviews of more than 23,000 churched and unchurched adults; each had a minimum of 1,000 randomly chosen adults. Article published 2023-11-16.
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Skeptics as a share of unchurched adults: 25%. Percent of all unchurched adults who are skeptics.
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Barna Group, 2015. Source: Barna Group, 2015 State of Atheism in America (https://www.barna.com/research/2015-state-of-atheism-in-america/).
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