Faith is falling because the family is in freefall

40% of all births in the United States occur outside of marriage.*

54% of children born in the U.S. reach their 17th birthday without a married mom and dad in the home.**

Family formation and stability rates in the U.S. remain in steep decline.

*Institute for Family Studies .

**MARRI, The Catholic University of America

Family Decline drives faith decline

These figures are the portion of specified generations reporting to be religiously unaffiliated. The numbers of those falling away from the church are growing dramatically from one generation to the next.

• Millinials-40%
• Gen X-30%
• Boomers-22%