Poll: Young Hispanics less likely to be Catholic

USA Today: Poll: Young Hispanics less likely to be Catholic

WASHINGTON (AP) — A name like Maria or Jose isn't a solid clue anymore that the person who answers to it will worship in a Catholic church on Sundays.

An Associated Press-Univision poll finds that younger Latinos, as well as those who speak more English than Spanish, are much less likely to identify as Catholics than older Hispanics who mostly speak Spanish.

The poll of 1,500 Latino adults also found significant divisions on social issues such as same-sex unions and abortion, along lines of age, language and whether one is Catholic or Protestant.

… Overall, 62% of Hispanics identify as Catholic, but that includes only 55% of young adults 18 to 29, compared with 80% of elders 65 and over. …