Forty-four percent (44%) of America’s adults attend Christian church services at least twice a month, and 92% of these regular churchgoers believe the God of the Bible is the one true God.

A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that another six percent (6%) of adults attend church about once a month, 17% attend occasionally, and seven percent (7%) profess a religious belief other than Christianity.

As Christmas approaches, 18% of regular churchgoers read the Bible daily, 32% read Scripture several times a week, and 20% about once a week. However, 26% say they rarely or never read the Bible. Thirty-seven percent (37%) reflect on the meaning of Scripture in their lives on a daily basis.

Forty-nine percent (49%) pray to seek guidance on a daily basis and 43% pray to confess sins daily. Just seven percent (7%) say they don’t pray for guidance at all in a typical week, and 13% don’t pray to confess sins.

Fifty percent (50%) of regular churchgoers attend a regular Bible study or participate in some other small-group activity within the church. Sixty-five percent (65%) volunteer for some form of service activities.

Thirty-seven percent (37%) say that, over the course of the past month, they have had a meaningful discussion about their faith with a non-Christian.

Sixty-two percent (62%) of regular churchgoers consider themselves to be born-again Christians. This figure includes 91% of Evangelical Christians, 63% of other Protestants and 25% of Catholics.

Among those who are not “born-again,” 37% say someone in their church has talked with them about accepting Christ as their Savior over the past month.

Fifty-six percent (56%) of regular churchgoers are women, 44% men. Women tend to attend more, volunteer more, pray more and read the Bible more than men.

Forty-one percent (41%) of regular churchgoers are under 40 years old, 38% are between 40 and 65, while 22% are 65 or older.

Sixty-six percent (66%) are white, 17% African-American and 17% some have some other racial or ethnic background (primarily Hispanic). Catholics claim a much larger share of the Hispanic population than Protestant denominations.

Politically, 41% of regular churchgoers are Republicans, 34% are Democrats, and 25% are unaffiliated with either major party. Fifty-six percent (56%) are politically conservative, 23% moderate and 20% politically liberal.

Sixty-nine percent (69%) are married, and 36% currently have children living at home.

Thirty-eight percent (38%) earn less than $40,000 annually; 40% earn between $40,000 and $100,000, and, 15% earn more than $100,000 annually.

Fifty-three percent (53%) are college graduates, and another 22% have attended college.

Thirteen percent (13%) work for the government, 18% are entrepreneurs, and 26% work for someone else in the private sector. Twenty-seven percent (27%) are retired, and 16% are out of the paid work force for some other reason.

Sixty-one percent (61%) say their church does an excellent job helping them understand the Bible in depth while 27% rate their church as good in this area. Just seven percent (7%) give their church a fair rating and two percent (2%) say poor.

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