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7.6: Info: Declines in American Adults’ Religious Participation and Beliefs, 1972–2014

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    59706
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    Reading Ease

    Readability Formula Score
    Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease 50.8

    Grade Levels

    Readability Formula Grade
    Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level 9.8
    Gunning-Fog Score 13.4
    Coleman-Liau Index 14.8
    SMOG Index 12.8
    Automated Readability Index 10.5
    Spache Score 68
    Dale-Chall Score 6.8
    Average Grade Level 19.4

    Text Statistics

    Character Count 30,363
    Syllable Count 10,736
    Word Count 5,831
    Sentence Count 394
    Characters per Word 5.2
    Syllables per Word 1.8
    Words per Sentence 14.8

    Subject Tags

    • religion
    • cultural change
    • prayer
    • religious affiliation
    • generations

    Source: https://readability-score.com/text/

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