According to research from October 2012, 1 in 5 American Adults claim to have no religious affliations. Yet in the 30's, only about 5% of Americans claimed to have no religious affliations. Why the big change, I have no idea.
However, examining research done on this matter, there are several patterns that can be found, which may lead to an answer. First of all, the research found that men were more likely to claim no religious affliation compared to women. As well, younger people under 30 are more likely to not belong to a religion compared to elderly seniors that are over 65. Also, Mexican Americans and African Americans were more likely to be pat of a religious structure than whites. Most importantly, there were some political patterns that stood out the most. Far more Liberals are "no religions" compared to the conservatives.
What have we learned? Well, first of all, if you're a male African American Liberal under the age of 30, you're probably not belonging to any religion. Second, there may be a reason why these patterns have appeared in the research, and these reasons may also unlock the reason of why structured religion is falling in the U.S. But that's for another study.
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