And married people are far more likely than single people to identify with a religion.īut the new study also finds that the major shifts underway in American religion are occurring across a wide variety of demographic groups. Women still are more religiously affiliated than men. Older people still identify with religious groups at a higher rate than younger people. The 2014 Religious Landscape Study finds that all of these demographic differences remain visible in the U.S. is home to many more unaffiliated people than are other geographic regions. Unmarried people are much more likely than those who are married to be unaffiliated with a religion. There are far more Catholics among Latinos than among people from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. Women tend to be more religiously affiliated than men. Young adults tend to be less religiously affiliated than older people. Previous research has shown clear differences in the religious identity, beliefs and practices of people from different demographic groups.
