UU Demographics from ARIS and FACT Surveys

43 Pages·2012·2.87 MB·English

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This information was compiled by the Unitarian Universalist Association. For
other statistical information about Unitarian Universalism, please visit
http://www.uua.org/directory/data/demographics/index.shtml. To contact that
Unitarian Universalist Association, call [phone] or email [email protected].
(cid:1) ARIS:
(cid:2)American Religious Identification Surveys
(cid:2)Studies in 1990, 2001 and 2008
(cid:2)Random-digit-dialed telephone interviews
(cid:2)Open ended questions
(cid:2)2008 Study: February-November, 54,461 people
(cid:2)2001 Study: 50,281 people
(cid:2)1990 Study: 113,713 people
(cid:2)Trinity College, Hartford, CT; same team all studies
(cid:1) Faith Communities Today
(cid:2)Research by group of interfaith partners with Hartford
Institute of Religious Research
(cid:2)Survey of congregations through participant groups—
of their own faith groups, and then compared
(cid:2)Conducted in 2000, 2005, 2008, 2010
(cid:1) Both ARIS and FACT have been augmented by
study of UU only responses
(cid:1) ARIS with individuals; FACT with congregations
(cid:1) Those identifying as UUs (estimates):
(cid:2)1990: 463,000
(cid:2)2008: 586,000
(cid:2)27% increase
(cid:2)Similar to increase in US population of 30%
(cid:2)UUs over-represented in Northeast: in 1990 about 1
in 4
(cid:2)2008: increase in West and South
(cid:2)Percentage US Population 1990 .26%
(cid:2)Percentage US Population 2008 .25%
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(cid:1) Those identifying as UUs:
(cid:2)More women than men
(cid:2)Gap narrowed from 1990 to 2008
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(cid:1) Median age of US Adults
(cid:2)1990: 40
(cid:2)2008: 44
(cid:1) Median age of UU Adults
(cid:2)1990: 44
(cid:2)2008: 52
(cid:1) UU congregations “aging” faster
(cid:1) Those over 55 were about one-third in 1990, near
half in 2008
USA 2008 21 47 30 2
USA 1990 26 44 28 2
UUA 2008 11 42 47 0
UUA 1990 13 51 32 4
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
18-29 30-54 55+ Refused
(cid:1) UUs more unique in 1990 than 2008
(cid:2)Had nearly twice proportion of divorced in 1990
(cid:2)Reflect national norm in 2008
(cid:1) Single-never married below national rate
(cid:1) Percentage UU married people similar both
years, while US fell over period