Social survey shows drop in religious participation over past two years
A new survey shows that since 2012, the United States has about 7.5 million more Americans who are no longer active in religion.
The 2014 General Social Survey was released in March. Funded by the National Science Foundation, this multimillion-dollar study gives us the most accurate data on American society—including religion.
(In the data, each percentage point increase represents a growth of 2.5 million adults. So a three-point rise in secularity, for example, means that about 7.5 million people left religion since 2012.)
