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New survey on religiosity in American states

The results from a Gallup poll conducted 3 months ago are in. The most religious states are no surprise: the top ten are almost all in the South, with the exception of Utah. The top ten LESS religious states are no surprise either: Vermont and New Hampshire once again lead the pack, the rest are most North East or West Coast. 

The overall percentages are kind of surprising to me: 40 percent of Americans nationwide are very religious (they indicated that religion is an important part of their daily life and that they attend religious services every week or almost every week). The HUGE surprise is that 32 percent of Americans are nonreligious, defined as: religion is not an important part of their daily life and seldom or never attend religious services. Nonreligious is not to be confused with atheist, but comes pretty close, from a practical perspective, I think. It's pretty clear the number of non-religious Americans is growing: one in 3 Americans do not attend religious services and say that religion does not play an important part in their lives. This is very good news in my opinion. 


Most Religious States Revealed in New Survey

Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor
Date: 27 March 2012 Time: 06:02 PM ET
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If you like to attend church and have a strong connection with religion, Mississippi may be your best bet, according to a new survey finding the Magnolia State is the most religious, followed by Utah and Alabama.

At the other end of the pew, Vermont and New Hampshire came in as the least religious U.S. states.

Individuals who indicated that religion is an important part of their daily life and that they attend religious services every week or almost every week were classified as "very religious" by Gallup officials. That definition would mean 40 percent of Americans nationwide are very religious, the survey found. Another 32 percent of Americans are nonreligious, meaning they reported religion is not an important part of their daily life and that they seldom or never attend religious services.

The results are based on telephone interviews conducted between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2011, with a random sample of 353,492 adults, ages 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. [See full list of U.S. states and religiosity]

At the state level, there were some extremes. Fifty-nine percent of Mississippians are very religious and 11 percent nonreligious, while 23 percent of Vermonters are very religious and 58 percent are nonreligious. New Hampshire tied Vermont with 23 percent of its residents grouped as very religious, though slightly fewer (52 percent) residents in the Granite State would be considered nonreligious.

The Southern states bustled with religiosity; eight of the 10 most religious states in 2011 are located there and include: Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia. Rounding out the top 10 are Oklahoma at No. 10 and Utah at No. 2.

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Permalink Reply by doone on April 10, 2012 at 1:18pm

It is always a question of what causes the effect but those most religous states (except for Utah) are also the poorest and least educated states.  It is probably due to the Civil War more than anything.

Permalink Reply by Adriana on April 10, 2012 at 1:28pm

Yes, there is a correlation between poverty and increased level of religiosity. It was a Pew poll, I think. 

Permalink Reply by Adriana on April 10, 2012 at 2:21pm

Go  Canada!

Amazing Poll Results from Canada: The Non-Religious Are Trusted More Than the Religious

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Hemant Mehta

I’ve never seen this before…

A survey conducted by the Montreal-based Association for Canadian Stu... has revealed two amazing things:

42 per cent of those polled agreed with the statement “religion is an important part of my life”…

Fewer than half the people surveyed said religion was important to them!

But wait… it gets better:

67 per cent of those surveyed said they trusted “people who are religious” in general, and even more respondents — 73 per cent — expressed trust in “people who are not religious.”

In America, atheists are the least trusted minority group (at 54%). In Canada, at least according to this one study, we’re more trustworthy than people who believe in god. Why that’s the case, they don’t explain, but I’d like to think it’s because we embrace evidence-based truth, whereas religious people adhere to their myths even in the face of reality.

The study also found that only 56% of people ages 18-24 believed in god… so I assume 44% do not?! Incredible.

Permalink Reply by Michel on April 10, 2012 at 6:54pm

There were significant regional differences in the results, with Canadians from the Prairies — defined as Manitoba and Saskatchewan in the survey breakdown — most likely to consider religion important to their lives (54%) and most likely to express a belief in God (79%).

Respondents from Quebec, meanwhile, were least likely to agree that religion is important to them (33%) and least likely to say God exists (62%), though British Columbia residents also expressed the same relatively low level of belief in God (62%).

That's what you get after too much Catholicism too tight for too long =)

Permalink Reply by Neal on April 10, 2012 at 6:41pm

Unreal stats.

Permalink Reply by Michel on April 10, 2012 at 6:57pm

You should see the nice condos being built in old churches =)

Permalink Reply by Victor Rubicon on April 11, 2012 at 5:33pm

April 2012 is when Tennessee public schools can begin teaching creationism as an alternative to reality.

I'd bet they are very proud to have scored high in this poll.

Permalink Reply by doone on April 11, 2012 at 10:21pm
Permalink Reply by doone on April 11, 2012 at 10:22pm

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Apr. 8, 2012

funny graphs - Easter

Permalink Reply by Marianne on April 11, 2012 at 10:31pm

I find something pretty strange:  both in the U.S. and Canada,  the closer to the coast you are Pacific or Atlantic, the less religious you tend to be...  Is there a correlation there ?

Also, people who say they are non-religious but won't say they are atheist or agnostic may fall in the category of people who haven't thought very much about this issue (in my opinion, an important one...).

Permalink Reply by Adriana on April 12, 2012 at 9:21am

I think one could hypothesize that the proximity to salt water correlates with non-belief, haha!

I think traditionally the coasts are always the most modern and open-minded parts of any country, because they receive more influences from other countries, cultures, commerce, ports of entry, etc. And exposure to diversity opens one's mind. Just my opinion. 

Permalink Reply by Victor Rubicon on April 12, 2012 at 1:27pm

That's got to be it. Any time I leave New York City it's like I've traveled using a time machine to some ancient and primitive place filled with ghosts and bunt cake molds.

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