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\"Thanksgiving<\/a><\/figure>\n\n

Thanksgiving is a time when Americans are supposed to reflect on what they are thankful for.<\/p>\n\n

But it’s not the only time they do so. A large majority of Americans (78%) feel a strong sense of gratitude or thankfulness on a weekly<\/em> basis, according to a new poll by the Pew Research Center<\/a>. And only 6% of Americans say they seldom or never experience these feelings.<\/p>\n\n

That being said, some groups are more likely than others to express gratitude. For example, 84% of women regularly feel a strong sense of gratitude or thankfulness, compared to 72% of men. And nearly nine-in-ten Mormons, Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses and evangelical Protestants \u2013 traditionally some of the most observant religious groups \u2013 say they feel gratitude or thankfulness at least once a week.<\/p>\n\n

<\/p>\n\n

\"Feelings<\/a><\/figure>\n\n

While the survey question about gratitude did not ask explicitly about gratitude to God<\/em>, regular feelings of gratitude are more common among those who are highly religious than among those who are not. For example, eight-in-ten or more Americans who believe in God, or who say religion is \u201cvery\u201d or \u201csomewhat\u201d important in their lives, experience feelings of gratitude or thankfulness on a weekly basis. About nine-in-ten Americans who regularly attend religious services, pray, participate in prayer groups or read scripture say they regularly feel a strong sense of gratitude.<\/p>\n\n

Among Americans who seldom or never participate in these activities, smaller majorities report feeling gratitude and thankfulness. For instance, among Americans who do not believe in God, 58% say they regularly feel a sense of gratitude. And roughly six-in-ten (62%) Americans who say that religion is \u201cnot too\u201d or \u201cnot at all important\u201d express these feelings.<\/p>\n\n

In addition, feelings of gratitude are common among a wide variety of groups. For example, more than three quarters of Americans with less than a college education (77%) as well as those with a college degree (79%) feel gratitude and thankfulness on a weekly basis. And those at the low end of the economic ladder \u2014 adults who earn less than $30,000 per year \u2014 are equally as likely as better-off Americans to regularly feel thankful.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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