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For the past 20 years, men have left religion at higher rates than women; but for the first time in decades, young men are more likely to stay with it, while young women are leaving, according to a recent study.
For the past three generations — baby boomers, Generation X, and millennials — men when surveyed were more likely to have left religion than women.
Now, the opposite is true — Generation Z women are more likely to disaffiliate than men, at 54% to 46%, respectively, according to an April survey by the Survey Center on American Life and American Enterprise Institute (AEI).
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For the past three generations — baby boomers, Generation X, and millennials — men when surveyed were more likely to have left religion than women.
Now, the opposite is true — Generation Z women are more likely to disaffiliate than men, at 54% to 46%, respectively, according to an April survey by the Survey Center on American Life and American Enterprise Institute (AEI).
Why they leave
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Why young women are leaving religion — and how to bring them back
For the first time in decades, young men are more likely to stick with religion, while young women are leaving, according to a recent study. Why?
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