Religiously Involved with as a child? You're probably not an Atheist.

 

Using data obtained through the 2021 Childhood Experience and Religious Affiliation Survey (n=3079), respondents were separated into affiliation-groups. It was found that those who identified as atheists were less likely to have had parents who prayed, meditated, went to a place of worship with or who said grace before meals.
One may suggest that this is due to present atheists being raised atheist;
however out of the 870 who identified as atheists at the time of the survey only 12.87% were raised atheists. 

Graphs available below. 


Table of Context

I.) Prayer
II.) Meditated
III.) Place of Worship
IV.) Saying Grace
V.) Religious Involvement Averages 

I.) Prayer

Present Catholics and Protestants were close to twice as likely to have been prayed 
with their parents "a few times or more"* during childhood. 

Affiliation at time of survey // Median Parental Prayer "a few times or more"

Atheist // 24.37 
Agnostic // 32.46 
Protestant // 51.56 
Catholic // 48.29



*: As inquired of in Question 7 and 9 of the Childhood Experience & Religious Affiliation Survey.


II.) Meditated  

Although it was rare that either parent meditated with his/her child, it was found that Present Protestants were nearly 300% more likely to report their parents meditated with them "a few times or more"
during childhood, than atheists. 

Affiliation at time of survey // Median Parental Meditation Reported

Atheist // 1.43
Agnostic // 3.73
Protestant // 5.66
Catholic // 5.13



III.) Place of Worship 

A father, and especially a mother going to a place of worship was common; 
although even here this was less common to have occurred "a few times or more"
with those who were atheists at the time of surveying. 

Affiliation at time of survey // Median Parental Place of Worship Attendance "a few times or more"

Atheist // 57.93
Agnostic // 65.11
Protestant // 73.44 
Catholic // 75.85

IV.) Saying Grace 

Respondents who were atheists were notably less likely to have had parents
who said grace before meals "a few times or more" during their childhood. 

Affiliation at time of survey // Median Parental Grace-saying "a few times or more"

Atheist // 28.1
Agnostic // 35.82
Protestant // 54.29
Catholic // 49.14



V.) Religious Involvement Averages

There is a significant difference between Atheists and most others in terms of the overall
Median of parental religious involvement "a few times or more". 

Affiliation at time of survey // Median Parental Religious Involvement "a few times or more"

Atheist // 27.95
Agnostic // 34.28
Protestant // 46.23 
Catholic // 44.60





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