This statistic shows the main reasons cited by American people for leaving their childhood religion, as of 2012. In 2012, about 23 percent of respondents stated that they left their religion because they didn't believe in god or the religion's teachings.
Reasons for leaving childhood religion in the United States in 2012
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Public Religion Research Institute. (October 22, 2012). Reasons for leaving childhood religion in the United States in 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/245466/reasons-for-americans-to-leave-childhood-religion/
Public Religion Research Institute. "Reasons for leaving childhood religion in the United States in 2012." Chart. October 22, 2012. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245466/reasons-for-americans-to-leave-childhood-religion/
Public Religion Research Institute. (2012). Reasons for leaving childhood religion in the United States in 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245466/reasons-for-americans-to-leave-childhood-religion/
Public Religion Research Institute. "Reasons for Leaving Childhood Religion in The United States in 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245466/reasons-for-americans-to-leave-childhood-religion/
Public Religion Research Institute, Reasons for leaving childhood religion in the United States in 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245466/reasons-for-americans-to-leave-childhood-religion/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Reasons for leaving childhood religion in the United States in 2012 [Graph], Public Religion Research Institute, October 22, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/245466/reasons-for-americans-to-leave-childhood-religion/