U.S. Confidence in Organized Religion at Low Point

July 12, 2012

Catholics' confidence remains significantly lower than Protestants'

by Lydia Saad

PRINCETON, NJ -- Forty-four percent of Americans have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in "the church or organized religion" today, just below the low points Gallup has found in recent years, including 45% in 2002 and 46% in 2007. This follows a long-term decline in Americans' confidence in religion since the 1970s.



U.S. Confidence in Organized Religion at Low Point