The statistic shows the religious change among major religious groups in the United States in 2012, by gain and loss of members. In 2012, 31.4 percent of Americans reported that they were raised Catholic, but 11.8 percent chose to leave the Catholic church during their life. Considering that about 2.4 percent of population that were not raised Catholic, chose to enter the Catholic church, the Catholic church suffered a net loss of about 9.4 percent of their adherents in the surveyed generation.
Religious change among major religious groups in the United States in 2012, by gain and loss of members
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Public Religion Research Institute. (October 22, 2012). Religious change among major religious groups in the United States in 2012, by gain and loss of members [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/245460/religious-change-in-members-among-major-religious-groups-in-the-us/
Public Religion Research Institute. "Religious change among major religious groups in the United States in 2012, by gain and loss of members." Chart. October 22, 2012. Statista. Accessed November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245460/religious-change-in-members-among-major-religious-groups-in-the-us/
Public Religion Research Institute. (2012). Religious change among major religious groups in the United States in 2012, by gain and loss of members. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245460/religious-change-in-members-among-major-religious-groups-in-the-us/
Public Religion Research Institute. "Religious Change among Major Religious Groups in The United States in 2012, by Gain and Loss of Members." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245460/religious-change-in-members-among-major-religious-groups-in-the-us/
Public Religion Research Institute, Religious change among major religious groups in the United States in 2012, by gain and loss of members Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245460/religious-change-in-members-among-major-religious-groups-in-the-us/ (last visited November 09, 2024)
Religious change among major religious groups in the United States in 2012, by gain and loss of members [Graph], Public Religion Research Institute, October 22, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/245460/religious-change-in-members-among-major-religious-groups-in-the-us/
