Some 76 percent of Jews who were brought up as Jewish in the United States continue to identify as Jews in adulthood, one of the highest rates out of any religion, according to a Pew Research survey published Monday.

Nationwide, 56% of all Americans still identify with their childhood religion, while 35% have abandoned it, according to the survey of 9,000 US adults conducted in May. Another 9% weren’t raised with a religion, and still don’t have one today.

American adults who were raised as Hindu (82%) or Muslim (77%) were the most likely to remain in their childhood religion, the survey found. About 73% of those raised without a religious affiliation have remained unaffiliated as adults, and 70% of people who were raised as Protestants still identify that way today.

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