This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in 2014 on whether Americans are planning to practice Lent, or not. The answers have then additionally been sorted into religious affiliation as well. In the survey, 95 percent of practicing Catholics were aware of Lent and 63 percent were planning to fast in 2014.
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The Barna Group. (March 5, 2014). United States: Are you aware of Lent and/or planning to fast in 2014? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291518/celebrating-lent-in-the-united-states/
The Barna Group. "United States: Are you aware of Lent and/or planning to fast in 2014?." Chart. March 5, 2014. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291518/celebrating-lent-in-the-united-states/
The Barna Group. (2014). United States: Are you aware of Lent and/or planning to fast in 2014?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291518/celebrating-lent-in-the-united-states/
The Barna Group. "United States: Are You Aware of Lent And/or Planning to Fast in 2014?." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Mar 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291518/celebrating-lent-in-the-united-states/
The Barna Group, United States: Are you aware of Lent and/or planning to fast in 2014? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291518/celebrating-lent-in-the-united-states/ (last visited June 07, 2025)
United States: Are you aware of Lent and/or planning to fast in 2014? [Graph], The Barna Group, March 5, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291518/celebrating-lent-in-the-united-states/
