Who Are Filling Up The Pews In The US These Days?

(ANALYSIS) I wanted to try and do some more data work on what drives religious attendance. So, that’s the point of this post — it’s just a journey through me trying to figure out what demographic factors make someone more or less likely to show up for church this Sunday.

Analysis, Christianity, North AmericaRyan BurgeMarch 29, 2025Ryan Burge, Graphs About Religion, Religion Data, Household Pulse Survey, Religion by state, Religious attendance, Bible Belt, Religion in America, Education and religion, analysis, Christianity, church attendance Comment

Let’s Have A Look At Education and Religious Attendance

(ANALYSIS) The data indicates that the relationship between regular religious attendance and education is a positive one. The more educated, the more likely to attend church/synagogue/mosque. That’s true in every wave of the Cooperative Election Study. And, the effect is not a small one. In many years, someone with a graduate degree is 50% more likely to be a weekly attender than someone without a high school diploma.

AnalysisRyan BurgeSeptember 15, 2023Ryan Burge, Graphs About Religion, Religion data, Education and religion, Religious attendance, Cooperative Election Study, General Social Survey, Baylor Religion Survey, educationComment

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