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850,000 Students ages 5–17 homeschooled in 1999.
1.5 million Students ages 5–17 who are homeschooled today.
83% Homeschooling parents who do so for religious or moral instruction.
26% Churches that said they have experienced a conflict within the last two years that led some people to leave.
27% Churches that said this in 1998.
5 Decrease in median congregation size (75 people) since 1998.
67% Americans who say religion is losing its influence on American life.
50% Americans who said this in April 2005.
24% Americans who said this in December 2001.
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