The religious identity of the United States is changing as the number of adults in the United States who identify as Christians decreases by 12% in 10 years, according to a new study, writes the Washington Examiner.
Data collected by the Pew Research Center and released on Tuesday show that 63% of adults identify themselves as Christians, including Protestants, Catholics, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Orthodox Christians. This number decreased by 75% in 2011.
According to a survey of 1 in 5 adults, his religion is "nothing special", an increase of 14% over the last decade.
The survey also suggests reducing the role that religion plays in the lives of those surveyed. The report notes that the number of adults who say they pray on a daily basis is declining, with only 45% admitting to doing so, compared to 58% in 2007.
The results come from Pew's annual National Reference Survey. The survey took a sample of 3,937 people between May and August and has an error margin of plus or minus 2.1 percentage points based on a 95% confidence level.
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