Quantitative Findings

	The Faith Journey of Young Adults A glimpse at the role of faith in the lives of young adults (ages 18-30)
	Quantitative Findings The following findings came from the surveys: Relational Factors during Young Adulthood and Young Adult Church Attendance Attendance of friends: If their friends don't go to church, young adults don't go to church. Spiritual depth of friends: If young adult friends are shallow Christians, young adults are less likely to attend church. Number of older adult Christians: Those with two or less older adult friends attend church less often. Spiritual life of other adults: If older adult friends (teachers, coaches, employers, neighbors, co-workers, etc.) are shallow Christians, young adults are less likely to attend church. Relational Factors during Teenage Years and Young Adult Church Attendance Number of adult Christian friends during teenage years: Those with two or less older adult friends attend church less often in their young adult years. Number of volunteer youth leaders during the teenage years is associated with attendance. Those who reported two or less volunteer leaders attend church less often during their young adult years. Talking about faith with Christian friends during teenage years: Those who talked about their faith with Christian friends less than once a week attend church less often during their young adult years. Family Factors and Young Adult Church Attendance Church attendance of mother: Teenagers whose mothers attended church once a month or less during their teenage years go to church less often during their young adult years. Spiritual life of mother: Teenagers who perceive their mothers to have deep spiritual faith tend to go to church more as young adults. Church attendance of father: Teenagers whose fathers attended church once a month or less during their teenage years go to church less often during their young adult years. Volunteer Leadership by father: Teenagers whose fathers were involved in 3 or more volunteer leadership roles tended to go to church more during their young adult years. Marital status of parents: Teenagers whose birth parents are not married go to church less than 2 times per month during their young adult years. Custodial parent: Those who lived with a single parent during their teenage years go to church two times a month or less as young adults. Step siblings: Those who lived with step siblings during their teenage years attended church less in their young adult years. Family meal: Those who ate a meal with the family once a week or less during their teenage years go to church less during their young adult years. Family discussions about faith and the things of God: Those who reported family religious discussions once a week or more during their teenage years were significantly more likely to go to church as young adults. Teenage Religious Practices and Young Adult Church Attendance Church attendance: Those who attended less than twice per month often attend less than twice per month following high school graduation. Number of church programs attended: Those who attended fewer programs during the teen years attend fewer during their young adult years. Bible or Christian club at school: Those who participated in a Christian club during their teenage years attend church more during the young adult years. Leading church programs: Those who led church programs are more likely to attend church as young adults. Prayer: Those who prayed less than a few times a week tend to attend church less during their young adult years. Reading the Bible: Those who read their Bible daily during their teen years attend church more during their young adult years. Young Adult Religious Practices and Young Adult Church Attendance Bible study group: Participation in a bible study, prayer group, or worship service, other than those at church (such as a campus ministry or para-church group), during young adulthood is associated with higher church attendance. Number of church programs: Those who attend more programs tend to attend church more often. Why Young Adults Attend Church The surveys asked why young adults attend church. Several possible answers were given and the young adults could select more than one. The following shows the responses from Active Young Adults and Non-active Young Adults. Why Young Adults Do Not Attend Church The surveys also asked why young adults do not attend church. Several possible answers were given and the young adults could select more than one. The following shows the responses from Active Young Adults and Non-active Young Adults.
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