Among 18-to-24-year-olds, the percentage who say they have no religious affiliation more than tripled between 1990 and 2012--climbing from 10 to 32 percent, according to an analysis of General Social Survey results. Overall, 20 percent of the public has no religious affiliation, up from 8 percent in 2012. Here is the percentage with no religious affiliation by age in 2012...
18 to 24: 32.0%
25 to 34: 28.6%
35 to 44: 18.8%
45 to 54: 16.0%
55 to 64: 14.7%
65 to 74: 11.9%
75-plus: 7.1%
Source: University of California, Berkeley, Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, "More Americans Have No Religious Preference," Michael Hout, Claude S. Fischer, Mark A. Chaves
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