Evangelicals more likely than Catholics to worry about decline in marriage, family size
September 20, 2023
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CWN Editor's Note: Evangelical Protestants are more likely than Catholics to be concerned about the falling marriage rate in America, and the trend toward married couples have fewer children, according to a new Pew Research study.
A clear majority of Evangelicals (55%) see the drop in marriage rates as having a negative impact on the country. Only 37% of Catholics express the same concern. Similarly, 65% of Protestants worry that fewer children are being raised in two-parent households, and just 48% of Catholics.
When questioned about families having fewer children, 37% of Evangelicals see this as a problem, and 26% of Catholics. Interestingly, when the Pew survey questioned Evangelical Protestants from historically black churches, the response was 23%.
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