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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Pew Research Center. (May 29, 2018). What was your reason for leaving your religion? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/909676/reasons-to-leave-a-religion-in-norway/
Pew Research Center. "What was your reason for leaving your religion?." Chart. May 29, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/909676/reasons-to-leave-a-religion-in-norway/
Pew Research Center. (2018). What was your reason for leaving your religion?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/909676/reasons-to-leave-a-religion-in-norway/
Pew Research Center. "What Was Your Reason for Leaving Your Religion?." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/909676/reasons-to-leave-a-religion-in-norway/
Pew Research Center, What was your reason for leaving your religion? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/909676/reasons-to-leave-a-religion-in-norway/ (last visited September 25, 2023)
What was your reason for leaving your religion? [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 29, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/909676/reasons-to-leave-a-religion-in-norway/