religiosity
One in 4 US Mormons has thought about leaving the LDS Church, study shows
By Jana Riess — May 19, 2023
(RNS) — PRRI's findings showed Latter-day Saints were some of the most religious — but often uncertain — believers.
Does education ‘cure’ people of faith? The data says no
By Ryan Burge — November 10, 2022
(RNS) — Despite a long-standing biased assumption among many that the uneducated cling to religion, studies show people with higher degrees are most likely to be religious.
Men and women divide on religion
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — March 22, 2016
(RNS) Mind the gap. A new study of 192 countries finds women, particularly Christians, usually lead in religiosity worldwide. But it can't explain why.
Study: Protestant work ethic isn’t just Protestant anymore
By Kimberly Winston — March 7, 2014
(RNS) Two economists found that the “measure of total Christian adherents is robustly and positively correlated with states’ unproductive entrepreneurship scores” in a given state.
Poll shows atheism on the rise in the U.S.
By Kimberly Winston — August 13, 2012
(RNS) Religiosity is on the decline in the U.S. and atheism is on the rise, according to a new worldwide poll. The poll, called "The Global Index of Religiosity and Atheism," found the number of Americans who say they are religious dropped from 73 percent in 2005 to 60 percent. By Kimberly Winston.
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