In a recent article entitled"Why Do Some Americans Leave Their ReligionWhile Others Stay," Pew Research found that the vast majority of U.S. adults (86%) were raised in a religion, the Christian Post website reports today (Dec.30, 2025).
The Pew data "shows that he nature of their religion experiences as children plays a significant role in whether they stay in their childhood religion as adults,"
Pew found that "84% of Americans who were raised in a religion and had a mostly positive childhood experience with religion still identify with that religion as adults." Just 10% of people who grew up in a religion and had a positive childhood experience with it are 'nones' today, while 6% identify with a different religion than the one they were raised in."
In sharp contrast, "69% of those who grew up in a religion and had a negative experience with it no longer identify with any religion at all. Far fewer (24%) still identify with their childhood religion, and 7% identify with a different religion."
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