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tyresiasCertainly any stastitics are flaws and problematic in one way or another. I find it interesting the study was conducted on those age 15 and older. I wonder why that age specifically was used as the cut off, though I'm glad it wasn't limited to those 18 and older. I think it would have been interesting if they had broken it down by provinces as well.
I suspect (though I have no way to prove this) that the study (conducted in 2002) was in part done because of the same-sex marriage debate. Others thoughts?
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2006/05/02/religion-statistics060502.html
Less than a third of adults attend a religious service every month, but about half do something religious, says a study that suggests Canadians are more devout than is often assumed. About 32 per cent of adults attend a service at least once a month, according to the Statistics Canada study Who's Religious?, released Tuesday. But about 21 per cent of the people who were surveyed said they carried out some religious practice – such as praying or meditating – in private. "Certainly, religious attendance rates between the late 1940s and late 1990s have declined significantly, while the percentage of people reporting no religious affiliation has increased," analysts Warren Clark and Grant Schellenberg wrote in the agency's Canadian Social Trends publication. "But many of us apparently prefer to engage in some religious practices in the privacy of our own home, rather than in public," a release about the report said.
Among other findings:
Young adults are the least religious group.
The proportion of people who attend services or engage in other religious activities at home increases with age.
Men are less religious than women.
Immigrants are more religious than people born in Canada.
Immigrants from South Asia (for example, India and Pakistan) are more likely to be highly religious than those from China, Japan and Northern and Western Europe.
The authors used a "religiosity index" based on four characteristics – affiliation, attendance, personal practices and importance – to categorize Canadians. A high religiousity index means the individual attends services at least once a week, engages in personal religious practices at least once a week and places a great deal of importance on religion. Based on those criteria, 40 per cent of Canadians have a low degree of religiosity, 31 per cent are moderately religious and 29 per cent are highly religious.
The report is based on the 2002 Ethnic Diversity Survey, in which 42,500 people aged 15 and over were interviewed by telephone in 10 provinces.
The survey was used to gather information on the ethnic and cultural backgrounds of Canadians.
I suspect (though I have no way to prove this) that the study (conducted in 2002) was in part done because of the same-sex marriage debate. Others thoughts?
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2006/05/02/religion-statistics060502.html
Less than a third of adults attend a religious service every month, but about half do something religious, says a study that suggests Canadians are more devout than is often assumed. About 32 per cent of adults attend a service at least once a month, according to the Statistics Canada study Who's Religious?, released Tuesday. But about 21 per cent of the people who were surveyed said they carried out some religious practice – such as praying or meditating – in private. "Certainly, religious attendance rates between the late 1940s and late 1990s have declined significantly, while the percentage of people reporting no religious affiliation has increased," analysts Warren Clark and Grant Schellenberg wrote in the agency's Canadian Social Trends publication. "But many of us apparently prefer to engage in some religious practices in the privacy of our own home, rather than in public," a release about the report said.
Among other findings:
Young adults are the least religious group.
The proportion of people who attend services or engage in other religious activities at home increases with age.
Men are less religious than women.
Immigrants are more religious than people born in Canada.
Immigrants from South Asia (for example, India and Pakistan) are more likely to be highly religious than those from China, Japan and Northern and Western Europe.
The authors used a "religiosity index" based on four characteristics – affiliation, attendance, personal practices and importance – to categorize Canadians. A high religiousity index means the individual attends services at least once a week, engages in personal religious practices at least once a week and places a great deal of importance on religion. Based on those criteria, 40 per cent of Canadians have a low degree of religiosity, 31 per cent are moderately religious and 29 per cent are highly religious.
The report is based on the 2002 Ethnic Diversity Survey, in which 42,500 people aged 15 and over were interviewed by telephone in 10 provinces.
The survey was used to gather information on the ethnic and cultural backgrounds of Canadians.
