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Gallup Survey Shows Churchgoing Continues Downward Slide
Gallup report from Princeton notes U.S. church attendance fell from the 1948 peak, with Catholics dropping more than Protestants. The 1969 audit shows 42 percent of men attend weekly, down from prior years, with sharp declines among young adults 22 to 29. Catholics fall 11 points since 1958 to 63 percent. Protestants down to 43 percent. The study covers 12 weeks in 1969, interviewing 18,090 adults.
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