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troutman · 05-09-2013, 03:53 PM

National Household Survey: Religion In Canada, U.S. On Different Paths

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/05...ef=mostpopular

Just over 67 per cent of those who participated in the 2011 National Household Survey — Statistics Canada's voluntary replacement for the cancelled mandatory long-form census — reported being "affiliated with a Christian religion," the agency reported Wednesday.

But among new Canadian immigrants, the number of Christians has dropped to 47.5 per cent from 78 per cent in 1971, while nearly one-quarter of the Canadian population reported having no religious affiliation at all, compared with 16 per cent in 2001.

In the U.S., meanwhile, the vast majority of Americans still consider themselves religious — many of them devoutly so.

A recent Gallup survey found that throughout the U.S. in 2012, 40 per cent of Americans considered themselves to be "very religious." Twenty-nine per cent described themselves as moderately religious, while 31 per cent said they were not religious.

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troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	National Household Survey: Religion In Canada, U.S. On Different Paths http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/05...ef=mostpopular Just over 67 per cent of those who participated in the 2011 National Household Survey — Statistics Canada's voluntary replacement for the cancelled mandatory long-form census — reported being "affiliated with a Christian religion," the agency reported Wednesday. But among new Canadian immigrants, the number of Christians has dropped to 47.5 per cent from 78 per cent in 1971, while nearly one-quarter of the Canadian population reported having no religious affiliation at all, compared with 16 per cent in 2001. In the U.S., meanwhile, the vast majority of Americans still consider themselves religious — many of them devoutly so. A recent Gallup survey found that throughout the U.S. in 2012, 40 per cent of Americans considered themselves to be "very religious." Twenty-nine per cent described themselves as moderately religious, while 31 per cent said they were not religious.