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== Nones and the moniker of spiritual, but not religious ==

== Nones and the moniker of spiritual, but not religious ==

Nones often declare that they are spiritual, but not religious.<ref>[http://www.pressdemocrat.com/csp/mediapool/sites/PressDemocrat/News/story.csp?cid=2501462&sid=555&fid=181 Meet the 'Nones:' Spiritual but not religious]</ref>  Social science data indicates that that the spiritual but not religious are more vulnerable to mental disorders.<ref>[http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/01/04/study-people-who-are-spiritual-but-not-religious-are-more-vulnerable-to-mental-disorder/ Study: People Who Are ‘Spiritual’ But Not ‘Religious’ ‘Are More Vulnerable to Mental Disorder’]</ref>  

Nones often declare that they are spiritual, but not religious.<ref>[http://www.pressdemocrat.com/csp/mediapool/sites/PressDemocrat/News/story.csp?cid=2501462&sid=555&fid=181 Meet the 'Nones:' Spiritual but not religious]</ref>  Social science data indicates that that the spiritual but not religious are more vulnerable to mental disorders.<ref>[https://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/01/04/study-people-who-are-spiritual-but-not-religious-are-more-vulnerable-to-mental-disorder/ Study: People Who Are ‘Spiritual’ But Not ‘Religious’ ‘Are More Vulnerable to Mental Disorder’]</ref>  

Research also shows that [[atheism|atheists]] are more prone to depression/[[suicide]] and are also more prone to having lower social skills (see: [[Atheism and depression]] and [[Atheism and suicide]] and [[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence]]).

Research also shows that [[atheism|atheists]] are more prone to depression/[[suicide]] and are also more prone to having lower social skills (see: [[Atheism and depression]] and [[Atheism and suicide]] and [[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence]]).

== Past long  term increase in those who have no religious identity ==

== Past long  term increase in those who have no religious identity ==

Over the longer term there has been a substantial and relatively steady increase in the number of Americans having no religious identity.  Gallup has been specifically tracking this trend since 1948.<ref>[http://www.gallup.com/poll/128276/Increasing-Number-No-Religious-Identity.aspx Gallup: In U.S., Increasing Number Have No Religious Identity]</ref>  At that point a mere 2% of Americans volunteered "no religion".  In the intervening years, however, the numbers have steadily grown so that in 2008 the figure had reached some 16% of the population.

Over the longer term there has been a substantial and relatively steady increase in the number of Americans having no religious identity.  Gallup has been specifically tracking this trend since 1948.<ref>[https://www.gallup.com/poll/128276/Increasing-Number-No-Religious-Identity.aspx Gallup: In U.S., Increasing Number Have No Religious Identity]</ref>  At that point a mere 2% of Americans volunteered "no religion".  In the intervening years, however, the numbers have steadily grown so that in 2008 the figure had reached some 16% of the population.

== Nones and poor survey design ==

== Nones and poor survey design ==