Millennials 'Talk To God,' But Fewer Rely On Religion, Survey Finds

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http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/04/11/301969264/millennials-talk-to-god-but-fewer-rely-on-religion-survey-finds

by SCOTT NEUMAN
April 11, 2014 5:31 PM ET


Mormon missionaries walk through the halls at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, in January 2013. A new survey by Carnegie Mellon University shows that more millennials report they "talk to God" than turn to religion for guidance.
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Barely half of millennials say they look to religion for guidance, but a higher percentage "talk to God," suggesting that the 18-to-34 demographic is more spiritual than sectarian, according to a new survey by the Integrated Innovation Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.

The survey of 2,000 U.S. men and women, ages 18-34, found that 62 percent said they talk to God, while 52 percent said they look to religion for guidance.



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"Millennials are widely believed to have less faith in God and are less active in religion than their parents and grandparents," says Peter Boatwright, co-director of the Integrated Innovation Institute.

"While our survey doesn't explore this comparison, we think it's telling that, overall, the majority of this generation does express a fairly strong sense of faith," he says.

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