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Americans who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender are significantly less religious than other Americans, a difference that is evident in religious service attendance, importance of religion, and religious identification.

Public confidence in U.S. institutions is down to a new low in Gallup's trend spanning more than four decades. Jeff Jones joins the podcast to discuss the latest findings.

Seventy-seven percent of Americans say religion is losing its influence on American life, while at the same time almost as many say the U.S. would be better off if more Americans were religious.

Americans value diversity in higher education but continue to oppose using race as a factor in college admissions.

What if trust in science, health and vaccines crashed? A new global survey probes these and other urgent questions.

Businesses and government want Americans to engage in a host of healthy behaviors. Though controversial, practicing religion could be included in those behaviors, as religious Americans are healthier and happier.

What average Americans would say in a letter to their elected representatives.

Americans' confidence in institutions is broadly stable, but organized religion has sunk to another low while big business and banks have recovered slightly.

About half of Americans identify as Protestants, while 23% are Catholics and 21% have no religious identity. Thirty-seven percent are highly religious, 33% not religious at all.

Nearly four in 10 Americans report that they attended religious services in the past seven days, similar to the percentages Gallup found in 1940 and 1950, although there have been significant fluctuations over time.