Baylor Religion Survey, Wave V (2017)

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MP14 (Weighted by WEIGHT) Some people think that the United States is a Christian nation and some people think that the United States is not a Christian nation. Which statement comes closest to your view?   1) The United States has always been and currently is a Christian nation   2) The United States was a Christian nation in the past, but is not now   3) The United States has never been a Christian nation   8) Don't know

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
The United States has always been and currently is a Christian nation	378	26.2%	26.2%
The United States was a Christian nation in the past, but is not now	464	32.2%	58.4%
The United States has never been a Christian nation	292	20.3%	78.7%
Don't know	306	21.2%	99.9%
Missing	49

* The number of missing cases reported above is unweighted. Missing cases are not displayed in tables below.

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Religion Race

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+	TOTAL
The United States has always been and currently is a Christian nation	14.7% 16	9.7% 27	22.8% 41	31.7% 84	30.0% 66	37.5% 104	25.5% 338
The United States was a Christian nation in the past, but is not now	25.7% 28	32.5% 90	30.0% 54	35.5% 94	34.5% 76	34.3% 95	32.9% 437
The United States has never been a Christian nation	30.3% 33	31.4% 87	25.0% 45	17.7% 47	18.2% 40	10.5% 29	21.2% 281
Don't know	29.4% 32	26.4% 73	22.2% 40	15.1% 40	17.3% 38	17.7% 49	20.5% 272
TOTAL	100.0% 109	100.0% 277	100.0% 180	100.0% 265	100.0% 220	100.0% 277	1328

Education (I-EDUC)

	No high school degree	High school graduate (Grade 12 with diploma or GED certificate)	Some college	Four year bachelor's degree from a college or university (e.g., BS, BA, AB)	Postgraduate	TOTAL
The United States has always been and currently is a Christian nation	22.6% 28	28.1% 109	24.4% 106	26.7% 58	25.5% 62	25.8% 363
The United States was a Christian nation in the past, but is not now	26.6% 33	33.2% 129	36.6% 159	30.4% 66	25.1% 61	31.8% 448
The United States has never been a Christian nation	15.3% 19	13.4% 52	19.1% 83	23.5% 51	35.8% 87	20.8% 292
Don't know	35.5% 44	25.3% 98	20.0% 87	19.4% 42	13.6% 33	21.6% 304
TOTAL	100.0% 124	100.0% 388	100.0% 435	100.0% 217	100.0% 243	1407

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Black Protestant	Catholic	Jewish or other religions	No Religion	TOTAL
The United States has always been and currently is a Christian nation	31.2% 125	33.7% 57	24.5% 24	32.5% 116	20.3% 25	8.9% 23	26.3% 370
The United States was a Christian nation in the past, but is not now	40.9% 164	30.8% 52	25.5% 25	28.9% 103	30.9% 38	28.6% 74	32.4% 456
The United States has never been a Christian nation	10.5% 42	17.8% 30	14.3% 14	13.7% 49	30.1% 37	44.8% 116	20.5% 288
Don't know	17.5% 70	17.8% 30	35.7% 35	24.9% 89	18.7% 23	17.8% 46	20.8% 293
TOTAL	100.0% 401	100.0% 169	100.0% 98	100.0% 357	100.0% 123	100.0% 259	1407

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian	Other races	TOTAL
The United States has always been and currently is a Christian nation	26.7% 291	29.3% 46	18.6% 8	22.0% 33	26.3% 378
The United States was a Christian nation in the past, but is not now	33.3% 363	26.1% 41	32.6% 14	30.7% 46	32.2% 464
The United States has never been a Christian nation	20.7% 226	14.6% 23	16.3% 7	24.0% 36	20.3% 292
Don't know	19.3% 210	29.9% 47	32.6% 14	23.3% 35	21.3% 306
TOTAL	100.0% 1090	100.0% 157	100.0% 43	100.0% 150	1440