Submitted by cangeola t3_z7v2wq in dataisbeautiful
atomofconsumption t1_iy8dqit wrote
Reply to comment by CalgaryChris77 in Immigrant children born in Canada are less likely to follow religion [OC] by cangeola
Good point, you'd have to control for "among second generation Canadians whose parents were Muslim, x% were Muslim"
cangeola OP t1_iy8e3qr wrote
Good point, although I'm not sure that level of granularity is available in the census.
When I saw that Christianity had an increase, I was a bit surprised considering the overall trend in Canada is toward secularity.
But another reason may be that Canada is a young country, and a lot of religions other than Christianity haven't had the time to grow beyond the 2nd generation
atomofconsumption t1_iy8i0ac wrote
What you're mixing up is composition vs change.
Christianity is not increasing, it's falling. However, recent immigrants are less likely to be Christian.
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/221026/dq221026b-eng.htm
> The majority of the population is Christian, but their share is decreasing In 2021, more than 19.3 million people reported a Christian religion, or just over half of the Canadian population (53.3%). However, this percentage is down from 67.3% in 2011 and 77.1% in 2001.
atomofconsumption t1_iy8hc62 wrote
Definitely available. What table number did you use?
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