The increases for unaffiliated are most pronounced in the youngest, and most unaffiliated age bracket. See page 16. Younger millenials are up to 34% unaffiliated. It was 25% in 2007 for 18-29 yr olds.
Atheists up to 2.4% of the general population, which should put them past Mormons, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists, per the numbers the new and previous report.
The increases for unaffiliated are most pronounced in the youngest
No, increase in unaffiliated is the same 3 points for older millenials, gen X, and boomers, with no change in older people. It is much less pronounced in any cohort than in the population as a whole. Younger millenials are not “up to 34%,” but have only been measured once, at 34%.
Over the past 5 years, half of the effect is due to “young” people, including boomers, becoming less affiliated, but the other half is a cohort effect as old people dying off and are replaced by young people with a much lower rate of affiliation.
Recent Trends in Affiliation, by Generation, pg. 16. contains the 2007-2012 cohorts graph.
That’s a five year update to the first graph in the previous report I cited (Graph: Young People Less Religiously Affiliated). The fact that it is only a 5 year cohort is somewhat hiding how fast the numbers are changing at the low end.
Also, this new graph is the first to show a change within each cohort, and in only 5 years. The previous report showed that the percentage had generally stayed constant across decades for each cohort.
Here’s the online version: http://www.pewforum.org/Unaffiliated/nones-on-the-rise.aspx
Here’s a link to the previous latest US religious demographics from PEW. Seemed more focused on age demographics, and has more detailed breakdowns within each age bracket. http://www.pewforum.org/Age/Religion-Among-the-Millennials.aspx
The increases for unaffiliated are most pronounced in the youngest, and most unaffiliated age bracket. See page 16. Younger millenials are up to 34% unaffiliated. It was 25% in 2007 for 18-29 yr olds.
Atheists up to 2.4% of the general population, which should put them past Mormons, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists, per the numbers the new and previous report.
No, increase in unaffiliated is the same 3 points for older millenials, gen X, and boomers, with no change in older people. It is much less pronounced in any cohort than in the population as a whole. Younger millenials are not “up to 34%,” but have only been measured once, at 34%.
Over the past 5 years, half of the effect is due to “young” people, including boomers, becoming less affiliated, but the other half is a cohort effect as old people dying off and are replaced by young people with a much lower rate of affiliation.
Yes, the youngest cohort in each study are different cohorts, and I was comparing those two different cohorts.
But thanks for bringing to my attention the 2007-2012 cohorts graph.
The graph on the page you mentioned?
Recent Trends in Affiliation, by Generation, pg. 16. contains the 2007-2012 cohorts graph.
That’s a five year update to the first graph in the previous report I cited (Graph: Young People Less Religiously Affiliated). The fact that it is only a 5 year cohort is somewhat hiding how fast the numbers are changing at the low end.
Also, this new graph is the first to show a change within each cohort, and in only 5 years. The previous report showed that the percentage had generally stayed constant across decades for each cohort.
The times, they are a changing.
The original post already included a link to the online study (“executive summary”), but thanks anyway.