Views on religious liberty
Lifeway research conducted a phone survey of 1,000 Americans from Sept. 14 to Sept. 28, 2015
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‘Christians increasingly are confronted by intolerance in America today.’
Those in the South (69 percent) are the region with the highest agreement. Those who attend religious services once a week or more (76 percent) are more likely than others to agree. Those age 55-64 (71 percent) are the age group with the highest agreement. Those age 18-24 (58 percent) are the age group with the lowest agreement. Self-identified evangelical Protestants (82 percent) are more likely than those from other religious groups to agree.‘Religious liberty is on the decline in America.’
Whites (64 percent) are more likely than Hispanics (52 percent) and other ethnicities (50 percent) to agree. Those with a graduate degree (44 percent) have the lowest level of agreement. Those who are 18-24 are less likely (42 percent) than those in other age groups to agree. Protestants (67 percent) are more likely than Catholics (56 percent) to agree.Methodology: Random sample, weighted by age, gender, region, ethnicity, and education. 95% confidence that sampling error does not exceed ±3.6%. Margins of error higher in subgroups.
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