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About what share of U.S. adults identified as Christian in 2016?

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about 28%

Among the same believers, about what share say God hears prayers but cannot intervene?

A sizable minority of believers see God as attentive but not actively changing outcomes.

Source: Gallup (2022) news.gallup.com

about 29%

By 2021, about what share of Americans said they had no religious affiliation, per one estimate?

Estimates of religious unaffiliation vary somewhat by survey, but all point to a sharp rise since the 1990s.

Source: Wikipedia, Religion in the United States (2021) en.wikipedia.org

about 91%

In a 2021 Pew survey, about what share of Americans said they believe in God or a higher power / spiritual force?

Belief in some kind of higher power is far more widespread than belief in the traditional idea of God alone.

Source: Pew Research Center, via Wikipedia (2021) en.wikipedia.org

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