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6. Growth or Decline in the Percentage of the Population
Attending a Christian Church
from
-17.6% RI
-17.5% WI
-15.5% MA
-14.6% CT
-14.4% ME
-14.3% NM
-14.2% NY
-13.1% OR
-12.7% NJ
-12.0% AZ
-11.8% VT
-11.5% WY
-11.0% AK
-10.8% FL SD
-10.3% NH
-9.7% MN
-9.5% IL
-9.4% PA
-9.0% ID
-8.7% NE
-8.6% IA
-8.5% TX
-8.2% LA
-7.9% OH
-7.5% CO
-7.4% NC
-7.2% WV
-7.0% MO
-6.8% MD WA
-6.6% UT MI GA
-6.3% IN
-5.8% KS
-5.6% TN MT CA
-4.4% SC
-4.3% DE
-4.2% VA
-3.9% ND
-3.8% MS
-3.6% KY
-3.0% OK
-1.9% NV
-1.6% AL
-0.8% AR
4.6% HI
Decline
Growth
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7. Percentage of the Population Attending an Evangelical Church
On Any Given Weekend in 2007
1.3% UT
1.6% RI
2.0% NH
2.1% VT
2.6% MA
3.0% ME
3.3% CT
3.9% NJ
4.1% NV
4.2% NY
5.8% DE
5.9% ID
6.0% PA
6.2% WY
6.5% CA
6.6% HI
6.7% ND
6.8% AZ
6.9% NM
7.3% WI
7.6% MN
7.7% MT
7.8% WV CO
7.9% WA IL
8.0% AK
8.1% IA
8.3% NE OR
8.4% MD OH
8.5% SD
8.6% FL
9.1% MI
10.3% TX
10.5% KS
10.6% VA
11.9% IN
12.1% MO
14.1% NC
14.8% LA
15.2% KY
15.9% SC
16.5% OK
16.7% GA
17.7% TN
20.1% MS
20.3% AR
21.0% AL
0.0% to 5.8%
5.8% to 7.6%
7.6% to 8.6%
8.6% to 14.1%
14.1% to 22.0%
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8. Percentage of the Population Attending a Mainline Church
On Any Given Weekend in 2007
0.4% UT
0.7% NV
1.2% CA
1.4% ID
1.5% NM AZ
1.6% LA
1.7% MA HI
1.8% OR AK
1.9% NY
2.1% FL RI WA NH
2.3% NJ TX CO WY
2.5% CT
2.8% KY MI
2.9% ME IL AR MT
3.0% MO OK
3.1% GA
3.2% MD
3.4% TN VT MS
3.6% DE
3.7% AL
3.9% WI
4.0% OH VA
4.2% IN
4.4% SC
4.8% PA
4.9% NC
5.3% KS
5.9% MN
6.1% NE
6.4% WV
7.4% IA
8.6% ND
8.7% SD
0.0% to 1.8%
1.8% to 2.8%
2.8% to 3.8%
3.8% to 4.8%
4.8% to 9.7%
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Percentage of the Population
Attending a Catholic Church
On Any Given Weekend in 2007
1.2% UT
1.4% TN
1.8% OK AL
1.9% SC AR WV
2.0% MS NC GA
2.4% AK OR
2.7% VA ID
2.8% FL
3.1% WA
3.4% KY
3.9% ME
4.0% CO
4.1% WY IN
4.5% NV AZ
4.7% MO
4.8% MD TX
5.5% KS
5.8% HI
5.9% DE
6.0% OH MT
6.1% VT
6.2% NH CA
6.8% NM
6.9% NY
7.1% IA MI
7.2% NE
7.4% MN SD NJ
7.5% IL PA MA
8.6% CT
9.1% WI
10.6% LA
11.4% ND
12.6% RI
0.0% to 2.4%
2.4% to 4.1%
4.1% to 6.0%
6.0% to 7.4%
7.4% to 13.6%
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10. Growth or Decline in the Percentage of the Population
Attending an Evangelical Church
from
-9.5% NM
-7.8% NE
-6.6% NC
-6.3% AK
-5.6% OR
-5.2% TX
-4.9% DE
-4.3% TN
-4.0% GA
-3.5% WI
-3.2% SD
-3.1% ID
-2.9% SC FL
-2.8% MS
-2.4% WY
-1.9% AL
-1.7% NY
-1.6% LA
-1.2% IL
-0.9% AZ
-0.7% OK
-0.3% AR WA
-0.1% CA MI
0.3% CO
0.5% MO
0.7% ND
1.0% VA
1.2% KY
1.4% IN
1.6% OH MT
1.7% WV
2.1% CT
2.7% NH
2.9% MD
3.1% UT ME
3.7% IA
3.9% KS NJ
4.0% MN
6.5% PA
7.2% MA
8.9% NV
12.2% HI
13.0% RI
17.9% VT
Decline
Growth
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11. Growth or Decline in the Percentage of the Population
Attending a Mainline Church
from
-30.9% UT
-28.1% NV
-27.9% WY
-27.6% AZ
-23.4% AK
-23.0% ID
-22.6% NM
-22.4% MT
-20.3% FL
-19.3% WA
-19.2% NH
-19.1% OR
-19.0% CO
-17.9% CT
-17.8% TX
-17.0% MD MA
-16.9% CA
-16.8% MN
-16.4% WI
-16.2% IN
-16.0% VA
-15.5% IA
-15.0% SD NY
-14.7% MO
-14.6% IL
-14.4% GA
-14.3% PA
-13.8% OK
-13.2% WV
-13.1% ME
-13.0% OH
-12.9% KS
-12.4% NC
-12.2% NE
-12.1% DE VT
-11.9% MI
-11.7% KY
-11.2% RI
-11.1% MS TN
-10.9% SC
-10.7% HI
-10.5% AR
-10.2% NJ
-8.5% LA
-5.3% ND
-5.1% AL
Decline
Growth
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12. Growth or Decline in the Percentage of the Population
Attending a Catholic Church
from
-28.8% OR
-26.7% WI
-25.2% ME
-23.1% FL
-21.5% RI MA
-20.7% NY
-20.3% NJ
-20.1% AZ
-19.0% VT CT
-18.2% MO
-17.8% WV
-16.8% NM
-16.6% PA
-16.0% LA
-15.9% OH
-15.8% AK
-15.7% MN
-15.3% KY
-15.2% IL
-15.0% IN
-14.3% KS
-14.0% MD
-13.5% SD CO
-13.1% IA
-12.9% GA
-12.6% WY
-12.0% ID
-11.9% MI WA
-10.7% NH
-10.4% TX
-8.3% CA
-8.1% TN
-6.6% NE
-5.3% ND
-4.9% NV
-4.1% MT
-4.0% VA
-3.7% UT
-3.1% OK
-0.3% NC
0.4% SC
0.5% MS
1.8% HI
1.9% DE
11.1% AL
11.9% AR
Decline
Growth
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    A QUESTION OF FAITH
                                                                           
A new survey of U.S. adults who don't go to church, even on holidays, finds 72% say "God, a higher or supreme being, actually exists." But just as many (72%) also say the church is "full of hypocrites."
Most of the unchurched (86%) say they believe they can have a "good relationship with God without belonging to a church." And 79% say "Christianity today is more about organized religion than loving God and loving people."
78% are willing to listen" to someone tell "what he or she believed about Christianity."
89% of the unchurched have at least one close friend who is Christian, 71% agreed that "believing in Jesus makes a positive difference in a person's life."
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