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Share of Americans who wish their church would have various attributes 2022

Published by

Veera Korhonen,

Oct 6, 2023

According to a survey conducted in 2022, 32 percent of Americans mostly agreed that they wish their church had more Black, Hispanic, or other people of color in leadership positions while 28 percent mostly disagreed with this statement.

Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with each of the following:

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Characteristic	Completely agree	Mostly agree	Mostly disagree	Completely disagree
I wish my church had better programming for children	13%	28%	30%	25%
I wish my church worked more with other churches in the community	11%	37%	32%	16%
I wish my church had more Black, Hispanic, or other people of color in leadership positions	11%	32%	28%	22%
I wish my church had more women in leadership positions	10%	27%	33%	26%
I wish my church talked more about health care related issues	6%	23%	35%	32%
I wish my church talked more about political division in this country	4%	14%	33%	44%

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Details: United States; August 9 to 30, 2022; 5,872 respondents; 18 years and older; Online survey

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Source

Public Religion Research Institute

Survey by

Public Religion Research Institute

Published by

Public Religion Research Institute

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PRRI 2022 Health of Congregations Survey, page 10

Release date

August 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

August 9 to 30, 2022

Number of respondents

5,872 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

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