Graphs about Religion

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The Rise of Singleness and How Religion Is Impacted
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The Rise of Singleness and How Religion Is Impacted

Marriage and Religion are Declining Institutions

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A few months ago, I wrote a post about falling marriage rates and the possible link to religion:

Marriage rates are falling. Is the decline of religion to blame?

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July 6, 2023
Marriage rates are falling. Is the decline of religion to blame?

I love that Pew Research is doing more “short reads” which is just a quick little data point or two and a few words. From my experience, the vast majority of folks just don’t have the attention span for a 5000-word report about a specific topic from a data perspective.

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But when I read over those graphs I think I had a big blind spot - gender. Obviously marriage rates aren’t the same for men and women for a wide variety of reasons. For instance, an article in the NYTimes in late July was focused on how online communities ha…

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