It’s something that I’ve noted before, but let me mention this again - the United States Census Bureau has launched a new survey that is not just about counting people. It’s focused on other types of questions like religion! And that’s really great for folks like me. (I swear to you if Elon spikes this project, I am going to be very upset). It’s called the Household Pulse Survey and there’s a lot to like about. A really big sample size (over 55K) and they release the raw data in pretty short order after it’s collected. Be still my heart.
I wanted to try and do some more data work on what drives religious attendance. So, that’s the point of this post - it’s just a journey through me trying to figure out what demographic factors make someone more or less likely to show up for church this weekend. But before I get to that part, let me just show you the most religious and least religious states in the United States based on the most recent wave of the Household Pulse Survey. But I need to point out that this instrument uses a very loose measure of religious attendance - asking about it over the prior year. They have four options that range from zero times to at least once a month.
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