Emerson, Michael O.Essenburg, Laura J.2019-03-052019-03-052013Emerson, Michael O. and Essenburg, Laura J.. "Religious Change and Continuity in the United States: 2006-2012." (2013) Rice University and Kinder Institute for Urban Research: https://doi.org/10.25611/8ite-pbk9.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105240Examining the same adult Americans from 2006 to 2012, this report explores how Americans have changed and stayed the same in their religious beliefs and practices. We find that 15% of adult Americans switched religious traditions during this period, with nearly 40% of those switchers exiting religious traditions altogether. The next most common move was to Evangelical Protestantism from other faith traditions, including some who in 2006 were not in a religious tradition. We also find substantial volatility in worship attendance and congregational switching. Only 45% of adult Americans attend worship with the same frequency in 2012 as they did in 2006, and over one-third switched congregations. Other changes identified in this report are a declining confidence in clergy, an increased confidence in faith and God’s care, and a substantial jump in the proportion of Americans who view all religions with equal respect.engCopyright ©2013 by Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research. All rights reserved.ReportReligious-Change-White-Paperhttps://doi.org/10.25611/8ite-pbk9