As of 2021, Generation Z was the least likely generation to have participated in any religious services while growing up, followed by Millennials. The Silent Generation was the most likely generation to have participated in religious services, with 68 percent reporting that they attended Sunday school or another religious education program while growing up.
Share of adults who participated in religious services when they were growing up in the United States in 2021, by generation
Characteristic
Attend religious services
Attend Sunday school or religious education program
Say grace or pray with your family at meals
Read scripture or religious stories with your family
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Survey Center on American Life. (March 24, 2022). Share of adults who participated in religious services when they were growing up in the United States in 2021, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364267/us-adults-participated-religious-services-by-generation/
Survey Center on American Life. "Share of adults who participated in religious services when they were growing up in the United States in 2021, by generation." Chart. March 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364267/us-adults-participated-religious-services-by-generation/
Survey Center on American Life. (2022). Share of adults who participated in religious services when they were growing up in the United States in 2021, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364267/us-adults-participated-religious-services-by-generation/
Survey Center on American Life. "Share of Adults Who Participated in Religious Services When They Were Growing up in The United States in 2021, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364267/us-adults-participated-religious-services-by-generation/
Survey Center on American Life, Share of adults who participated in religious services when they were growing up in the United States in 2021, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364267/us-adults-participated-religious-services-by-generation/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of adults who participated in religious services when they were growing up in the United States in 2021, by generation [Graph], Survey Center on American Life, March 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364267/us-adults-participated-religious-services-by-generation/
