The official published membership statistics, such as those mentioned above, include only those who submit reports for their personal ministry; official statistics do not include inactive and disfellowshipped individuals or others who might attend their meetings. As a result, only about half of those who self-identified as Jehovah's Witnesses in independent demographic studies are considered active by the faith itself. The 2008 US Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey found a low retention rate among members of the religion: about 37% of people raised in the religion continued to identify themselves as Jehovah's Witnesses. COUNT 4
QSN1 Where do the officially published membership statistics come from? ANS1 those who submit reports for their personal ministry QSN2 Only about half all Jehovah's Witnesses are actually considered what in the faith itself? ANS2 active QSN3 What did a 2008 US Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey discover about Jehovah's Witnesses' retention rate? ANS3 low QSN4 Only about what percentage of the people raised in the religion continue to identify themselves as Jehovah's Witnesses? ANS4 37%