19%

6

45.6%
American college graduates who say they are "very likely" to read religion and theology books. Ranking of Billy Graham in Gallup's 2002 survey of "most admired men." U.S. high school students who said in 2001 that they have had sexual intercourse.

25 %

45

54.1%
Americans with a high school diploma or less education who say so. Times Graham has appeared on the list since it began in 1948. Students who said so in 1991.

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Articles referenced above include:

President Bush most admired, poll finds—Associated Press (Dec. 29, 2002)
Survey respondents name most-admired—CNN (Dec. 27, 2002)
Decline in sexual risk behaviors among high school students from 1991-2001—CDC (September 27, 2002)

Christianity Today's recent Go Figure columns include:

The power of Jesus shows in magazine sales. (February 4, 2003)
What role did abortion play in the congressional race? (January 8, 2003)
Is cheating more rampant at religious high schools? (December 18, 2002)
What do Americans pray for? (December 9, 2002)
How much more time do evangelical fathers give their children? (October 25, 2002)
What percentage of Americans believe in heaven? (September 13, 2002)
Americans continue to give to religious groups following September 11. (August 14, 2002)
The majority of Americans say September 11 proved there's "too little religion." (July 11, 2002)
Statistics on the Protestant clergy shortage and The Prayer of Jabez (May 23, 2002)
The number of Americans who say they have no religion is growing  (May 8, 2002)

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March 2003, Vol. 47, No. 3, Pg 19
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