United States - relevance of religion these days 2014

This statistic shows the results of a survey among adult Americans on religion as a means to solve everyday problems in 2014. The respondents were asked if they believe that religion can answer today's problems or if they consider religion out-of-date. 57 percent of respondents stated they think religion can answer today's problems.

United States: Do you believe that religion can answer today's problems, or that it is old-fashioned and out of date?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Can answer problems	57%
Old-fashioned and out of date	30%
Other/ no opinion	13%

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Release date

June 2014

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Region

United States

Survey time period

May 8-11, 2014

Number of respondents

1,028 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The source poses the question as follows: "Do you believe that religion can answer all or most of today's problems, or that religion is largely old-fashioned and out of date?"

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