The No Religion Population of the U.S. –“Nones”2008

The No Religion Population 
of the U.S. –“Nones”2008

15.2% of U.S. Adults or 34.8 million Adults

The Areligious, Irreligious and Anti-religious

The No Religion Population includes respondents who self-identified as:

Atheist                                                  4.0%

Agnostic                                              6.0%

Humanist/Secular/Ethical Culture  1.0%

No Religion/None                             89.0%
                                                          100.0%

The Three Dimensions of Secularity or “3 Bs”

•Belonging

–Identification as Atheist, Agnostic, Humanist, “None.”

•Beliefs

–Theological/Metaphysical Worldviews

•Behavior

–Marriage

–Funeral

Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society & Culture Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut

American Religious Identification Survey ARIS 2001 & 2008

Principal Investigators:

Barry A. Kosmin and Ariela Keysar