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This shows that younger generations are less likely to be religious, but there's no indication that they will not become more religious as they age. The best "
by arenaninja 12y ago
This shows that younger generations are less likely to be religious, but there's no indication that they will not become more religious as they age.
The best "proof" it provides for the assertion is this:
> According to GSS, “unaffiliation” actually increased for all age cohorts over the past few decades, but most dramatically for the youngest among them
So maybe we can say America is (very slowly) becoming less religious, but it's still over 70% for the youngest age group listed here
- jpatokal 12y agoThis chart from the friendly article gives a very clear indication that "unaffiliation" is growing across all age groups: http://pix-media.s3.amazonaws.com/blog/838/religion_5.png http://pix-media.s3.amazonaws.com/blog/838/religion_5.png Note that ~10% of 20-somethings in the 1990s were unaffiliated, and 22 years later those same now 40-somethings have gone up to ~17%.
- mwcremer 12y agoI was about to say the same thing, since I know a fair number of people who experienced a "crisis of faith" at around 30. However, the second chart seems to correct for cohort effect, i.e. fewer people are becoming more religious as they age than a decade ago