In 2023, about 32 percent of respondents in the United States had a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in the church and organized religion. This is a significant decrease from 1975, when confidence in religion was at its highest, with 68 percent of Americans having a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in organized religion.
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Gallup. (July 20, 2023). How much confidence do you have in the church or organized religion in general? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/245474/confidence-of-americans-in-organized-religion/
Gallup. "How much confidence do you have in the church or organized religion in general?." Chart. July 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245474/confidence-of-americans-in-organized-religion/
Gallup. (2023). How much confidence do you have in the church or organized religion in general?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245474/confidence-of-americans-in-organized-religion/
Gallup. "How Much Confidence Do You Have in The Church or Organized Religion in General?." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245474/confidence-of-americans-in-organized-religion/
Gallup, How much confidence do you have in the church or organized religion in general? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245474/confidence-of-americans-in-organized-religion/ (last visited September 27, 2023)
How much confidence do you have in the church or organized religion in general? [Graph], Gallup, July 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/245474/confidence-of-americans-in-organized-religion/