This statistic shows the results of a 2011 survey among American adults on their views of religion. The results are presented for all respondents and sorted by their religious affiliation. 54 percent of all respondents stated they thought the world was a better place because of its religious diversity.
Which of these statements about religion comes closest to your view? (2011, by religious affiliation)
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Statistics on Christianity in the U.S. part I
Overview
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Church infrastructure
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- Basic Statistic Largest U.S. Christian denominations 2010, by number of adherents
- Basic Statistic Largest U.S. Christian denominations 2010, by number of congregations
- Basic Statistic Largest Evangelical and Conserative Protestant churches in the U.S. 2010, by adherents
- Basic Statistic Largest American Evangelical/Conserative Protestant churches 2010, by congregations
- Basic Statistic Largest Mainline Protestant churches in the U.S. 2010, by adherents
- Basic Statistic Largest Mainline Protestant churches in the U.S. 2010, by congregations
- Basic Statistic Number of religious adherents in the U.S. 2010, by state
- Basic Statistic Percentage of religious population in the U.S. 2010, by state
Church finance
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- Premium Statistic Sources of U.S. congregational income in 2008, by faith tradition
- Premium Statistic Sources of U.S. congregational income in 2008, by church size
- Premium Statistic Percentage of U.S. church income from individual donations in 2008, by faith tradition
- Premium Statistic Median donation per worshipper of U.S. churches in 2008, by faith tradition
- Premium Statistic Median donation per worshipper of U.S. churches in 2008, by church size
- Premium Statistic Giving levels across U.S. congregations in 2008, by faith tradition
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- Christian beliefs in western Europe 2017
- Prevalence of Christianity in Western Europe 2017
- Practice of Christianity in Western Europe 2017
- Knowledge about religion in Norway 2017, by religion
- Catholic church attendance in Great Britain in 2013
- Opinion on religious groups being part of the national community in Sweden 2018
- Religiosity among Protestants in the Netherlands 2017, by characteristic
- Religiosity among Catholics in the Netherlands 2017, by characteristic
- Catholic-Protestant divide in the Netherlands 2017
- Opinions on Christians as part of the national community in Belgium 2018
- Survey on the importance of being a Christian in Sweden 2016
- Knowledge about religion in Belgium 2017, by religion
- Perceptions on religious identity and being Hungarian in 2018
- Religious composition of Hungary 2010-2050, by affiliation
- Hungarians opinion on Europe favoring Christian or worldly values 2021
- Poll on integration and national independence in the EU in Hungary 2021
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- Religiosity among Protestants in the Netherlands 2017, by characteristic
- Religiosity among Catholics in the Netherlands 2017, by characteristic
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Vanity Fair. (January 10, 2012). Which of these statements about religion comes closest to your view? (2011, by religious affiliation) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243190/americans-views-on-monotheism-and-religious-diversity-by-religious-affiliation/
Vanity Fair. "Which of these statements about religion comes closest to your view? (2011, by religious affiliation)." Chart. January 10, 2012. Statista. Accessed February 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243190/americans-views-on-monotheism-and-religious-diversity-by-religious-affiliation/
Vanity Fair. (2012). Which of these statements about religion comes closest to your view? (2011, by religious affiliation). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243190/americans-views-on-monotheism-and-religious-diversity-by-religious-affiliation/
Vanity Fair. "Which of These Statements about Religion Comes Closest to Your View? (2011, by Religious Affiliation)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243190/americans-views-on-monotheism-and-religious-diversity-by-religious-affiliation/
Vanity Fair, Which of these statements about religion comes closest to your view? (2011, by religious affiliation) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243190/americans-views-on-monotheism-and-religious-diversity-by-religious-affiliation/ (last visited February 05, 2023)
Which of these statements about religion comes closest to your view? (2011, by religious affiliation) [Graph], Vanity Fair, January 10, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/243190/americans-views-on-monotheism-and-religious-diversity-by-religious-affiliation/