Religious Landscape Study

Demographic Information
Beliefs and Practices
Social and Political Views

DemographicInformation

Age distribution among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

% of members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.) who are ages…

Survey year	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+	Sample size
2014	17%	39%	28%	16%	257
2007	17%	39%	23%	20%	245

Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

Generational cohort among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	Younger Millennial	Older Millennial	Generation X	Baby Boomer	Silent	Greatest	Sample size
2014	11%	13%	32%	32%	10%	2%	257
2007	< 1%	13%	26%	36%	22%	4%	245

Gender composition among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	Men	Women	Sample size
2014	51%	49%	258
2007	45%	55%	249

Racial and ethnic composition among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	White	Black	Asian	Latino	Other/Mixed	Sample size
2014	< 1%	97%	< 1%	2%	< 1%	258
2007	< 1%	97%	< 1%	3%	< 1%	249

Immigrant status among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	Immigrants	Second generation	Third generation or higher	Sample size
2014	2%	4%	94%	256
2007	4%	3%	93%	245

Income distribution among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	Less than $30,000	$30,000-$49,999	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000 or more	Sample size
2014	37%	31%	23%	9%	237
2007	36%	31%	24%	10%	208

Educational distribution among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	High school or less	Some college	College	Post-graduate degree	Sample size
2014	52%	31%	13%	5%	258

Marital status among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/separated	Widowed	Never married	Sample size
2014	33%	11%	18%	7%	31%	257
2007	39%	6%	20%	11%	23%	247

Parent of children under 18 among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	Parents	Non-parents	Sample size
2014	21%	79%	257
2007	30%	70%	248

BeliefsandPractices

Belief in God among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	Believe in God; absolutely certain	Believe in God; fairly certain	Believe in God; not too/not at all certain	Believe in God; don't know	Do not believe in God	Other/don't know if they believe in God	Sample size
2014	88%	9%	2%	1%	1%	< 1%	258
2007	87%	10%	1%	1%	< 1%	1%	249

Importance of religion in one's life among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	Very important	Somewhat important	Not too important	Not at all important	Don't know	Sample size
2014	82%	13%	3%	1%	< 1%	258
2007	82%	16%	2%	< 1%	< 1%	249

Attendance at religious services among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	At least once a week	Once or twice a month/a few times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
2014	46%	39%	15%	< 1%	258
2007	61%	27%	12%	< 1%	249

Frequency of prayer among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	At least daily	Weekly	Monthly	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
2014	78%	14%	4%	3%	1%	258
2007	83%	10%	2%	4%	1%	249

Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	At least once a week	Once or twice a month	Several times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
2014	37%	15%	11%	37%	< 1%	258
2007	47%	13%	10%	30%	< 1%	249

Frequency of meditation among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	At least once a week	Once or twice a month	Several times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
2014	58%	4%	3%	33%	2%	258
2007	55%	7%	3%	35%	1%	249

Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	At least once a week	Once or twice a month	Several times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
2014	69%	12%	7%	11%	< 1%	258
2007	69%	10%	9%	10%	2%	249

Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	At least once a week	Once or twice a month	Several times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
2014	36%	19%	14%	30%	1%	258
2007	43%	13%	11%	30%	3%	249

Sources of guidance on right and wrong among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	Religion	Philosophy/reason	Common sense	Science	Don't know	Sample size
2014	41%	6%	47%	4%	1%	258
2007	37%	7%	52%	3%	2%	249

Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	There are clear standards for what is right and wrong	Right or wrong depends on the situation	Neither/both equally	Don't know	Sample size
2014	33%	65%	1%	1%	258

Frequency of reading scripture among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	At least once a week	Once or twice a month	Several times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
2014	56%	14%	7%	22%	1%	258
2007	63%	13%	8%	16%	1%	249

Interpreting scripture among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	Word of God; should be taken literally	Word of God; not everything taken literally	Word of God; other/don't know	Not the word of God	Other/don't know	Sample size
2014	51%	29%	2%	13%	6%	258
2007	55%	24%	1%	10%	10%	249

Belief in Heaven among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	Believe	Don't believe	Other/don't know	Sample size
2014	88%	9%	4%	258
2007	91%	2%	7%	249

Belief in Hell among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	Believe	Don't believe	Other/don't know	Sample size
2014	77%	18%	5%	258
2007	79%	12%	9%	249

Party affiliation among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	Republican/lean Rep.	No lean	Democrat/lean Dem.	Sample size
2014	15%	7%	77%	258
2007	6%	13%	82%	249

Political ideology among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	Don't know	Sample size
2014	29%	36%	30%	5%	258
2007	35%	39%	21%	5%	249

Views about government aid to the poor among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	Does more harm than good	Does more good than harm	Neither/both equally	Don't know	Sample size
2014	40%	55%	2%	3%	258

Views about abortion among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	Legal in all/most cases	Illegal in all/most cases	Don't know	Sample size
2014	56%	39%	5%	258
2007	49%	42%	9%	249

Views about homosexuality among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	Should be accepted	Should be discouraged	Neither/both equally	Don't know	Sample size
2014	51%	38%	8%	3%	258
2007	45%	43%	4%	8%	249

Views about same-sex marriage among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	Strongly favor/favor	Oppose/strongly oppose	Don't know	Sample size
2014	46%	46%	8%	258

Views about environmental regulation among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy	Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost	Neither/both equally	Don't know	Sample size
2014	40%	57%	< 1%	3%	258
2007	38%	56%	1%	4%	249

Views about human evolution among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)

Survey year	Evolved; due to natural processes	Evolved; due to God's design	Evolved; don't know how	Always existed in present form	Don't know	Sample size
2014	15%	37%	2%	41%	5%	258

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