{"id":743,"date":"2012-12-17T21:40:14","date_gmt":"2012-12-17T21:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/incongruentelements\/?p=743"},"modified":"2012-12-17T21:40:14","modified_gmt":"2012-12-17T21:40:14","slug":"update-care-to-be-counted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/incongruentelements\/2012\/12\/17\/update-care-to-be-counted\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Care to be counted?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Atheist Census is in full swing again with well over 40k submissions. Just thought you should know. You can add your voice to the choir here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Now for the interesting part. Reader Vic has done a bit of digging through data and has noted…<\/p>\n

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I had some merry fun going through the countries. And while I know this not finished or necessarily representative, there is some really fascinating stuff (in fact, it’s the countries with a very small number of entries which fascinate me).<\/p>\n

Atheists from Islamic and African countries tend to be young.<\/p>\n

Atheists from Europe tend to have “Religious background: None” more often.<\/p>\n

Post graduates, university and college people seem overrepresented regardless of nationality (but especially where entries are sparse, like Iran or Egypt)<\/p>\n

The two atheists from North Korea (!) are female, same as the two Mongolians. Two of the three Saudi Arabians are female. The four from Kuwait are 50\/50, the two from Kyrgizstan likewise.<\/p>\n

And there is a single entry from Vatican State:<\/p>\n

Preferred title: Atheist
\nReligious Background: Catholic
\nAge: 65+
\nEducation Level: University or College
\nGender Identity: Male<\/p>\n

Not quite sure what to make of that.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He adds:<\/p>\n

Also, if you want, you could add two atheists from Bhutan to the 50\/50 male female ratio.
\nAnd in any country with more than a dozen entries I’ve seen, the term “atheist” is the preferred title by far. Even when added together, the people who identify as “rationalist”, “free-thinker”, “humanist”, “agnostic” or “secularist” make up less than 50% of entries.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Interesting, eh? THANKS Vic for your insights! It’s greatly appreciated and utterly fascinating.<\/p>\n

Here’s the link to the census again<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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