This statistic shows the results of a 2011 survey among American adults on their views of religion. The results are presented for all respondents and sorted by their religious affiliation. 54 percent of all respondents stated they thought the world was a better place because of its religious diversity.
Which of these statements about religion comes closest to your view?
(2011, by religious affiliation)
Characteristic
All
Protestants
Catholics
Evangelicals
The world would be a better place with one global religion
8%
6%
2%
13%
The world would be a better place if everyone was Christian
20%
32%
15%
49%
The world is a better place because of its religious diversity
54%
52%
65%
31%
The world would be a better place with no religion
According to the source, some low-percentage answer choices have been omitted.
The original question was posed at the source as follows: "Which comes closest to your view?
1) The world would be a better place if there were one global religion.
2) The world would be a better place if there were one global religion, but only if that religion were Christianity.
3) The world is a better place because of its religious diversity.
4) The world would be a better place with no religion.
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Vanity Fair. (January 10, 2012). Which of these statements about religion comes closest to your view? (2011, by religious affiliation) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/243190/americans-views-on-monotheism-and-religious-diversity-by-religious-affiliation/
Vanity Fair. "Which of these statements about religion comes closest to your view? (2011, by religious affiliation)." Chart. January 10, 2012. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/243190/americans-views-on-monotheism-and-religious-diversity-by-religious-affiliation/
Vanity Fair. (2012). Which of these statements about religion comes closest to your view? (2011, by religious affiliation). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/243190/americans-views-on-monotheism-and-religious-diversity-by-religious-affiliation/
Vanity Fair. "Which of These Statements about Religion Comes Closest to Your View? (2011, by Religious Affiliation)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2012, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/243190/americans-views-on-monotheism-and-religious-diversity-by-religious-affiliation/
Vanity Fair, Which of these statements about religion comes closest to your view? (2011, by religious affiliation) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/243190/americans-views-on-monotheism-and-religious-diversity-by-religious-affiliation/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Which of these statements about religion comes closest to your view? (2011, by religious affiliation) [Graph], Vanity Fair, January 10, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/243190/americans-views-on-monotheism-and-religious-diversity-by-religious-affiliation/
