This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at pewresearch.org/religion.
Primary Researchers
Gregory A. Smith, Associate Director of Research
Research Team
Alan Cooperman, Director of Religion Research
Besheer Mohamed, Senior Researcher
Becka A. Alper, Research Associate
Kiana Cox, Research Associate
Elizabeth Podrebarac Sciupac, Research Associate
Claire Gecewicz, Research Analyst
Editorial and Graphic Design
Michael Lipka, Senior Editor
Jeff Diamant, Senior Writer/Editor
Aleksandra Sandstrom, Copy Editor
Bill Webster, Information Graphics Designer
Communications and Web Publishing
Stacy Rosenberg, Associate Director, Digital
Travis Mitchell, Digital Producer
Anna Schiller, Communications Manager
Jessica Pumphrey, Communications Associate
Vice President of Research Claudia Deane and Director of Survey Research Courtney Kennedy gave valuable feedback on this report. Additionally, Pew Research Center would like to thank John C. Green, director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron, who served as a senior adviser on the U.S. Religious Landscape Studies, providing valuable advice on the survey questionnaires, categorization of respondents and drafts of the reports.