According to a survey conducted in 2022, 56 percent of Americans said that they left or changed their previous religious affiliation because they stopped believing in the religion's teachings while 30 percent said it was due to negative teachings about, or the treatment of, LGBTQ+ people.
Share of Americans with various reasons for leaving or changing their religious affiliation in the United States in 2022
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Public Religion Research Institute. (May 16, 2023). Share of Americans with various reasons for leaving or changing their religious affiliation in the United States in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1385014/americans-reasons-for-changing-their-religious-affiliation/
Public Religion Research Institute. "Share of Americans with various reasons for leaving or changing their religious affiliation in the United States in 2022." Chart. May 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1385014/americans-reasons-for-changing-their-religious-affiliation/
Public Religion Research Institute. (2023). Share of Americans with various reasons for leaving or changing their religious affiliation in the United States in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1385014/americans-reasons-for-changing-their-religious-affiliation/
Public Religion Research Institute. "Share of Americans with Various Reasons for Leaving or Changing Their Religious Affiliation in The United States in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1385014/americans-reasons-for-changing-their-religious-affiliation/
Public Religion Research Institute, Share of Americans with various reasons for leaving or changing their religious affiliation in the United States in 2022 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1385014/americans-reasons-for-changing-their-religious-affiliation/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of Americans with various reasons for leaving or changing their religious affiliation in the United States in 2022 [Graph], Public Religion Research Institute, May 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1385014/americans-reasons-for-changing-their-religious-affiliation/
