Marital status among adults who pray weekly by religious group
% of adults who pray weekly who are…
Religious tradition | Married | Living with a partner | Divorced/separated | Widowed | Never married | Sample size |
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Catholic | 51% | 8% | 12% | 4% | 24% | 1,427 |
Evangelical Protestant | 49% | 7% | 13% | 7% | 25% | 1,102 |
Historically Black Protestant | 24% | 4% | 17% | 5% | 51% | 219 |
Jewish | 56% | 5% | 10% | 4% | 26% | 134 |
Mainline Protestant | 53% | 5% | 13% | 7% | 22% | 1,319 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 36% | 12% | 13% | 3% | 35% | 751 |
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Demographic✭Information
Age distribution among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who are ages…
Marital status | 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Sample size |
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Married | 7% | 41% | 33% | 19% | 2,638 |
Living with a partner | 39% | 36% | 19% | 7% | 334 |
Divorced/separated | 6% | 38% | 41% | 15% | 707 |
Widowed | 1% | 9% | 28% | 62% | 390 |
Never married | 63% | 25% | 10% | 2% | 1,142 |
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Generational cohort among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who are…
Marital status | Younger Millennial | Older Millennial | Generation X | Baby Boomer | Silent | Greatest | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 2% | 12% | 35% | 40% | 11% | < 1% | 2,638 |
Living with a partner | 18% | 31% | 26% | 23% | 2% | < 1% | 334 |
Divorced/separated | 1% | 7% | 36% | 47% | 8% | < 1% | 707 |
Widowed | < 1% | 1% | 9% | 35% | 47% | 9% | 390 |
Never married | 49% | 22% | 17% | 11% | 1% | < 1% | 1,142 |
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Gender composition among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who are…
Marital status | Men | Women | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|
Married | 51% | 49% | 2,682 |
Living with a partner | 48% | 52% | 339 |
Divorced/separated | 47% | 53% | 712 |
Widowed | 33% | 67% | 399 |
Never married | 52% | 48% | 1,149 |
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Racial and ethnic composition among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who identify as…
Marital status | White | Black | Asian | Latino | Other/Mixed | Sample size |
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Married | 78% | 5% | 3% | 12% | 2% | 2,649 |
Living with a partner | 57% | 8% | 3% | 27% | 5% | 339 |
Divorced/separated | 69% | 10% | 2% | 16% | 3% | 704 |
Widowed | 79% | 10% | < 1% | 9% | 2% | 394 |
Never married | 52% | 18% | 4% | 21% | 5% | 1,133 |
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Immigrant status among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who are…
Marital status | Immigrants | Second generation | Third generation or higher | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 15% | 7% | 78% | 2,663 |
Living with a partner | 20% | 12% | 68% | 335 |
Divorced/separated | 14% | 9% | 77% | 702 |
Widowed | 8% | 9% | 83% | 393 |
Never married | 14% | 15% | 71% | 1,133 |
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Income distribution among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who have a household income of…
Marital status | Less than $30,000 | $30,000-$49,999 | $50,000-$99,999 | $100,000 or more | Sample size |
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Married | 17% | 18% | 35% | 30% | 2,375 |
Living with a partner | 47% | 25% | 19% | 9% | 311 |
Divorced/separated | 50% | 23% | 18% | 9% | 644 |
Widowed | 58% | 21% | 12% | 9% | 333 |
Never married | 46% | 20% | 23% | 11% | 1,013 |
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Educational distribution among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who have completed…
Marital status | High school or less | Some college | College | Post-graduate degree | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 35% | 29% | 21% | 15% | 2,673 |
Living with a partner | 45% | 35% | 13% | 7% | 335 |
Divorced/separated | 51% | 28% | 12% | 8% | 707 |
Widowed | 55% | 28% | 9% | 7% | 398 |
Never married | 47% | 36% | 12% | 5% | 1,146 |
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Parent of children under 18 among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who are…
Marital status | Parents | Non-parents | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|
Married | 42% | 58% | 2,669 |
Living with a partner | 34% | 66% | 338 |
Divorced/separated | 27% | 73% | 712 |
Widowed | 7% | 93% | 399 |
Never married | 16% | 84% | 1,147 |
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Beliefs✭and✭Practices
Belief in God among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who say they…
Marital status | Believe in God; absolutely certain | Believe in God; fairly certain | Believe in God; not too/not at all certain | Believe in God; don't know | Do not believe in God | Other/don't know if they believe in God | Sample size |
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Married | 62% | 33% | 4% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 2,682 |
Living with a partner | 54% | 37% | 7% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 339 |
Divorced/separated | 64% | 29% | 4% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 712 |
Widowed | 69% | 24% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 399 |
Never married | 63% | 29% | 5% | < 1% | 1% | 2% | 1,149 |
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Importance of religion in one's life among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who say religion is…
Marital status | Very important | Somewhat important | Not too important | Not at all important | Don't know | Sample size |
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Married | 45% | 45% | 8% | 2% | < 1% | 2,682 |
Living with a partner | 35% | 49% | 12% | 3% | < 1% | 339 |
Divorced/separated | 43% | 44% | 8% | 5% | 1% | 712 |
Widowed | 48% | 42% | 4% | 5% | 1% | 399 |
Never married | 41% | 45% | 10% | 3% | < 1% | 1,149 |
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Attendance at religious services among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who attend religious services…
Marital status | At least once a week | Once or twice a month/a few times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 31% | 47% | 22% | < 1% | 2,682 |
Living with a partner | 14% | 48% | 38% | < 1% | 339 |
Divorced/separated | 20% | 45% | 34% | < 1% | 712 |
Widowed | 29% | 43% | 27% | 2% | 399 |
Never married | 26% | 51% | 23% | 1% | 1,149 |
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Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who attend prayer group…
Marital status | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Married | 13% | 9% | 10% | 68% | < 1% | 2,682 |
Living with a partner | 9% | 9% | 10% | 71% | < 1% | 339 |
Divorced/separated | 12% | 12% | 8% | 67% | < 1% | 712 |
Widowed | 17% | 8% | 9% | 65% | 1% | 399 |
Never married | 15% | 12% | 12% | 61% | < 1% | 1,149 |
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Frequency of meditation among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who meditate…
Marital status | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Married | 29% | 10% | 6% | 54% | 1% | 2,682 |
Living with a partner | 32% | 10% | 9% | 48% | < 1% | 339 |
Divorced/separated | 37% | 14% | 5% | 43% | 1% | 712 |
Widowed | 41% | 14% | 5% | 37% | 2% | 399 |
Never married | 29% | 12% | 4% | 54% | 1% | 1,149 |
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Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…
Marital status | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Married | 50% | 22% | 15% | 12% | 1% | 2,682 |
Living with a partner | 54% | 18% | 10% | 17% | < 1% | 339 |
Divorced/separated | 50% | 20% | 13% | 15% | 1% | 712 |
Widowed | 57% | 15% | 11% | 14% | 3% | 399 |
Never married | 45% | 26% | 14% | 13% | 1% | 1,149 |
Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…
Marital status | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Married | 35% | 19% | 16% | 28% | 1% | 2,682 |
Living with a partner | 50% | 17% | 12% | 22% | < 1% | 339 |
Divorced/separated | 39% | 17% | 16% | 26% | 2% | 712 |
Widowed | 35% | 11% | 15% | 37% | 2% | 399 |
Never married | 43% | 19% | 14% | 24% | 1% | 1,149 |
Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
Marital status | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
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Married | 24% | 12% | 54% | 9% | 2% | 2,682 |
Living with a partner | 21% | 15% | 53% | 11% | 1% | 339 |
Divorced/separated | 26% | 11% | 53% | 8% | 2% | 712 |
Widowed | 22% | 9% | 58% | 6% | 5% | 399 |
Never married | 22% | 16% | 51% | 10% | 2% | 1,149 |
Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who say…
Marital status | There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | Right or wrong depends on the situation | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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Married | 34% | 64% | 1% | 1% | 2,682 |
Living with a partner | 26% | 73% | 1% | < 1% | 339 |
Divorced/separated | 29% | 68% | 1% | 1% | 712 |
Widowed | 28% | 68% | 1% | 3% | 399 |
Never married | 22% | 76% | 1% | 1% | 1,149 |
Frequency of reading scripture among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who read scripture…
Marital status | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Married | 16% | 13% | 14% | 56% | 1% | 2,682 |
Living with a partner | 17% | 14% | 10% | 58% | < 1% | 339 |
Divorced/separated | 22% | 17% | 13% | 48% | 1% | 712 |
Widowed | 26% | 14% | 14% | 45% | 1% | 399 |
Never married | 21% | 18% | 15% | 47% | < 1% | 1,149 |
Interpreting scripture among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who say the holy scripture is…
Marital status | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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Married | 21% | 38% | 2% | 32% | 7% | 2,682 |
Living with a partner | 22% | 30% | < 1% | 35% | 12% | 339 |
Divorced/separated | 30% | 30% | 2% | 28% | 9% | 712 |
Widowed | 30% | 32% | 4% | 24% | 11% | 399 |
Never married | 26% | 38% | 1% | 30% | 5% | 1,149 |
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Belief in Heaven among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who …in heaven
Marital status | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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Married | 80% | 13% | 7% | 2,682 |
Living with a partner | 78% | 13% | 8% | 339 |
Divorced/separated | 79% | 14% | 7% | 712 |
Widowed | 83% | 8% | 9% | 399 |
Never married | 84% | 11% | 5% | 1,149 |
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Belief in Hell among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who …in hell
Marital status | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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Married | 60% | 32% | 8% | 2,682 |
Living with a partner | 59% | 30% | 12% | 339 |
Divorced/separated | 62% | 31% | 7% | 712 |
Widowed | 60% | 28% | 11% | 399 |
Never married | 67% | 26% | 7% | 1,149 |
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Social✭and✭Political✭Views
Party affiliation among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who identify as…
Marital status | Republican/lean Rep. | No lean | Democrat/lean Dem. | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 45% | 15% | 40% | 2,682 |
Living with a partner | 28% | 23% | 49% | 339 |
Divorced/separated | 31% | 21% | 48% | 712 |
Widowed | 38% | 13% | 49% | 399 |
Never married | 32% | 17% | 51% | 1,149 |
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Political ideology among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who are…
Marital status | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 37% | 38% | 20% | 4% | 2,682 |
Living with a partner | 24% | 41% | 28% | 7% | 339 |
Divorced/separated | 32% | 36% | 27% | 5% | 712 |
Widowed | 36% | 42% | 19% | 4% | 399 |
Never married | 29% | 35% | 30% | 6% | 1,149 |
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Views about size of government among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who would rather have…
Marital status | Smaller government; fewer services | Bigger government; more services | Depends | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 61% | 33% | 3% | 3% | 2,682 |
Living with a partner | 41% | 51% | 4% | 4% | 339 |
Divorced/separated | 49% | 45% | 3% | 3% | 712 |
Widowed | 53% | 39% | 4% | 4% | 399 |
Never married | 41% | 56% | 1% | 2% | 1,149 |
Views about government aid to the poor among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who say government aid to the poor…
Marital status | Does more harm than good | Does more good than harm | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 52% | 43% | 3% | 2% | 2,682 |
Living with a partner | 40% | 54% | 4% | 2% | 339 |
Divorced/separated | 40% | 53% | 6% | 1% | 712 |
Widowed | 45% | 51% | 2% | 3% | 399 |
Never married | 41% | 55% | 3% | 1% | 1,149 |
Views about abortion among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who say abortion should be…
Marital status | Legal in all/most cases | Illegal in all/most cases | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 57% | 40% | 3% | 2,682 |
Living with a partner | 61% | 33% | 6% | 339 |
Divorced/separated | 59% | 38% | 3% | 712 |
Widowed | 55% | 39% | 6% | 399 |
Never married | 56% | 41% | 3% | 1,149 |
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Views about homosexuality among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who say homosexuality…
Marital status | Should be accepted | Should be discouraged | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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Married | 67% | 26% | 4% | 3% | 2,682 |
Living with a partner | 77% | 18% | 3% | 2% | 339 |
Divorced/separated | 71% | 23% | 4% | 2% | 712 |
Widowed | 51% | 41% | 4% | 4% | 399 |
Never married | 75% | 19% | 2% | 3% | 1,149 |
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Views about same-sex marriage among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who …same-sex marriage
Marital status | Strongly favor/favor | Oppose/strongly oppose | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 55% | 37% | 8% | 2,682 |
Living with a partner | 70% | 23% | 7% | 339 |
Divorced/separated | 58% | 34% | 8% | 712 |
Widowed | 42% | 46% | 13% | 399 |
Never married | 69% | 25% | 6% | 1,149 |
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Views about environmental regulation among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who say…
Marital status | Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy | Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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Married | 41% | 56% | 2% | 1% | 2,682 |
Living with a partner | 34% | 63% | 1% | 2% | 339 |
Divorced/separated | 39% | 57% | 2% | 2% | 712 |
Widowed | 38% | 52% | 3% | 7% | 399 |
Never married | 37% | 61% | 1% | 2% | 1,149 |
Views about human evolution among adults who pray weekly by marital status
% of adults who pray weekly who say humans…
Marital status | Evolved; due to natural processes | Evolved; due to God's design | Evolved; don't know how | Always existed in present form | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 33% | 33% | 4% | 26% | 4% | 2,682 |
Living with a partner | 36% | 32% | 3% | 27% | 2% | 339 |
Divorced/separated | 28% | 32% | 5% | 31% | 4% | 712 |
Widowed | 21% | 28% | 7% | 35% | 8% | 399 |
Never married | 33% | 31% | 3% | 30% | 3% | 1,149 |
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