This statistic shows the main reasons U.S. adults chose to look for a new church or house of worship, as of May 2015. In May 2015, 34 percent of American adults stated that they changed to a new house of worship because they moved.
Most popular reasons U.S. adults change church or house of worship, as of May 2015
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Pew Research Center. (August 23, 2016). Most popular reasons U.S. adults change church or house of worship, as of May 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/696078/top-reasons-us-adults-change-church-or-house-of-worship/
Pew Research Center. "Most popular reasons U.S. adults change church or house of worship, as of May 2015." Chart. August 23, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696078/top-reasons-us-adults-change-church-or-house-of-worship/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Most popular reasons U.S. adults change church or house of worship, as of May 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696078/top-reasons-us-adults-change-church-or-house-of-worship/
Pew Research Center. "Most Popular Reasons U.S. Adults Change Church or House of Worship, as of May 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Aug 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696078/top-reasons-us-adults-change-church-or-house-of-worship/
Pew Research Center, Most popular reasons U.S. adults change church or house of worship, as of May 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696078/top-reasons-us-adults-change-church-or-house-of-worship/ (last visited November 29, 2023)
Most popular reasons U.S. adults change church or house of worship, as of May 2015 [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 23, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/696078/top-reasons-us-adults-change-church-or-house-of-worship/