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Recent stats on fewer Protestants, female administrators, and religious book sales.

63%

51%

$337.9 million

52%

48.9%

36.8%

Americans who identified themselves as various kinds of Protestants in 1993. Percentage of administrators in the general U.S. work force who are females. Revenue from religious-book sales in 2003.
Americans who did so in 2002. The percentage is expected to drop below 50 percent by this year or next. Percentage of administrators in the U.S. Roman Catholic Church who are females. Increase over 2002 revenues.

Sources: National Opinion Research Center, Associated Press/USCCB, The New York Times/Association of American Publishers

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Sources: National Opinion Research Center (and Weblog), Associated Press/USCCB, The New York Times/Association of American Publishers.

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