Source:
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/heri/03_press_release.pdf
According to an annual survey of college freshmen,
The percentage of freshmen who attended religious services frequently or occasionally fell to 80.4 percent, its lowest point in 35 years. This is a significant decline from the record high 91.7 percent reported in 1968… The proportion of students who pray on a weekly basis has also declined... The number of students claiming “none” as their religious preference has nearly tripled over the history of the survey, reaching a record high 17.6 percent in 2003, compared to a low of 6.6 percent in 1966.
So, with this ongoing diminution of interest in religion, the nation must be enveloped in sin and literally going to hell, right? I mean, without the fear of a vengeful god, how could anyone resist, say, murdering their parents? Surprisingly, the survey also found the following:
* Freshmen entering college in fall 2003 reported the lowest rates of drinking in the history of the survey (44.8 percent, compared to 73.7 percent in 1982)
* The time spent partying reached an all-time low
* Currently, a record-low 6.3 percent of entering college students report frequent cigarette smoking
* 22.7 percent identify as “conservative” or “far right,” up from 21.3 in 2002. The “liberal” label declined from 25.3 percent to 24.2 percent.
* 83.1 percent of students report participating in volunteer work during their last
year in high school, compared to a low of 66 percent in 1989 (this is largely due to newly implemented public service requirements in high school)
* The importance of raising a family ranks highest among the survey’s list of 21 values,
with a record 74.8 percent of freshmen noting it as a very important or essential life goal,
compared with 73.6 percent last year and a record low of 58.8 percent reported in 1977.
Now, if we could just get that religious % down to zero, we’d have world peace.
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/heri/03_press_release.pdf
According to an annual survey of college freshmen,
The percentage of freshmen who attended religious services frequently or occasionally fell to 80.4 percent, its lowest point in 35 years. This is a significant decline from the record high 91.7 percent reported in 1968… The proportion of students who pray on a weekly basis has also declined... The number of students claiming “none” as their religious preference has nearly tripled over the history of the survey, reaching a record high 17.6 percent in 2003, compared to a low of 6.6 percent in 1966.
So, with this ongoing diminution of interest in religion, the nation must be enveloped in sin and literally going to hell, right? I mean, without the fear of a vengeful god, how could anyone resist, say, murdering their parents? Surprisingly, the survey also found the following:
* Freshmen entering college in fall 2003 reported the lowest rates of drinking in the history of the survey (44.8 percent, compared to 73.7 percent in 1982)
* The time spent partying reached an all-time low
* Currently, a record-low 6.3 percent of entering college students report frequent cigarette smoking
* 22.7 percent identify as “conservative” or “far right,” up from 21.3 in 2002. The “liberal” label declined from 25.3 percent to 24.2 percent.
* 83.1 percent of students report participating in volunteer work during their last
year in high school, compared to a low of 66 percent in 1989 (this is largely due to newly implemented public service requirements in high school)
* The importance of raising a family ranks highest among the survey’s list of 21 values,
with a record 74.8 percent of freshmen noting it as a very important or essential life goal,
compared with 73.6 percent last year and a record low of 58.8 percent reported in 1977.
Now, if we could just get that religious % down to zero, we’d have world peace.
