• Norway: reasons to leave a religion 2017

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This statistic shows the result of a survey conducted in 2017 on reasons to leave a religion in Norway. That year, the largest reason, with a share of 68 percent of respondents, was that they had gradually been drifting away from religion. The second largest reason, reaching a share of 58 percent, was that Norwegians no longer believe in their religion's teachings and disagrees with its position on social issues.

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Release date

May 2018

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Region

Norway

Survey time period

April to August 2017

Number of respondents

1,498 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

those who were raised in a religion but now identify as unaffiliated

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The source does not provide the original wording of the question posed during the survey. The wording of the question chosen for this statistic may therefore differ slightly from the original.

Multiple answers were possible.