Religious Landscape Survey Analysis
Politically
U.S.Religious Landscape Survey
Religious Affiliation: Diverse and Dynamic February 2008
About the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
This report was produced by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. The Forum delivers timely, impartial information on issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. The Forum is a nonpartisan organization and does not take positions on policy debates. Based in Washington, D.C., the Forum is a project of the Pew Research Center, which is funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals: Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Luis Lugo, Director Sandra Stencel, Deputy Director John Green, Senior …show more content…
In typical surveys, such groups would be represented by just a few dozen respondents, making it impossible to draw any statistically valid conclusions about the characteristics of these groups. But the large sample size of the Landscape Survey ensures that even smaller groups than these are represented by at least 100 respondents. This provides unprecedented detail on the characteristics and views of America’s multitude of religious groups. (For definitions of these and other religious groups, we recommend the Religion Newswriters Association’s Religion Stylebook and The Associated Press’ Stylebook as starting points.) Other findings from the Landscape Survey – specifically on Americans’ religious beliefs and practices as well as their social and political views – will be released this spring. We will extensively probe such topics as belief in God and the afterlife, attitudes toward the authority of sacred writings, frequency of worship attendance and prayer, views on abortion, attitudes about the proper role of government and opinions on foreign affairs. Using the responses to these and other survey questions on a variety of subjects, we will examine the internal diversity that exists on these questions within the country’s various religious groups, including people who are unaffiliated with any particular religion. Additionally, the survey findings will serve as the basis for a series of portraits that will provide an easily accessible view of the religious and demographic characteristics, beliefs and practices, and social and political views of American religious groups, including such smaller
U.S.Religious Landscape Survey
Religious Affiliation: Diverse and Dynamic February 2008
About the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
This report was produced by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. The Forum delivers timely, impartial information on issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. The Forum is a nonpartisan organization and does not take positions on policy debates. Based in Washington, D.C., the Forum is a project of the Pew Research Center, which is funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals: Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Luis Lugo, Director Sandra Stencel, Deputy Director John Green, Senior …show more content…
In typical surveys, such groups would be represented by just a few dozen respondents, making it impossible to draw any statistically valid conclusions about the characteristics of these groups. But the large sample size of the Landscape Survey ensures that even smaller groups than these are represented by at least 100 respondents. This provides unprecedented detail on the characteristics and views of America’s multitude of religious groups. (For definitions of these and other religious groups, we recommend the Religion Newswriters Association’s Religion Stylebook and The Associated Press’ Stylebook as starting points.) Other findings from the Landscape Survey – specifically on Americans’ religious beliefs and practices as well as their social and political views – will be released this spring. We will extensively probe such topics as belief in God and the afterlife, attitudes toward the authority of sacred writings, frequency of worship attendance and prayer, views on abortion, attitudes about the proper role of government and opinions on foreign affairs. Using the responses to these and other survey questions on a variety of subjects, we will examine the internal diversity that exists on these questions within the country’s various religious groups, including people who are unaffiliated with any particular religion. Additionally, the survey findings will serve as the basis for a series of portraits that will provide an easily accessible view of the religious and demographic characteristics, beliefs and practices, and social and political views of American religious groups, including such smaller