VENTURA, Calif.--According to the latest survey from The Barna Group, only Christian evangelicals and people without faith have lifestyles that reflect their beliefs. Christian evangelicals, who represent only 7 percent of American adults, showed their faith most clearly in their behavioral choices.

The survey divided the population into five faith segments (evangelicals, non-evangelical born again Christians, notional Christians (adults who say they are Christian but have never made a profession of faith in Jesus Christ), adherents of non-Christian faiths, and atheists/agnostics). Evangelicals emerged as the group most likely to do each of the following:

·discuss spiritual matters with other people

·volunteer at a church or non-profit organization

·discuss political matters with other people

·discuss moral issues and conditions with others

·stop watching a television program because of its values or viewpoints

·go out of their way to encourage or compliment someone

Evangelicals were also distinguished by being the segment least likely to engage in the following endeavors:

·contact a political official

·view pornographic media

·read their horoscope

·use tobacco products

Evangelicals also emerged as the group most likely to attend church, pray to God and read the Bible.

In contrast, atheists and agnostics (12 percent of U.S. adults) were also notably divergent from the national averages.

Atheists and agnostics were the group most likely to do each of the following:

·recycle used materials

·visit an adult-only website

·view pornographic media

·get legally drunk

·have sexual intercourse with someone to whom they are not married

Adults without a faith preference were the segment least likely to do each of the following behaviors:

·volunteer at a church or non-profit organization

·stop watching a television program because of its values or viewpoints

·fast for religious reasons

·do at least 30 minutes of physical exercise each week

This segment has grown more quickly than any of the other five faith segments in the U.S. during the past decade.