Conrad Hackett Aug 30, 2023

NEW REPORT: Measuring Religion in China

Many Chinese adults practice religion or hold religious beliefs, but only 1 in 10 formally identify with a religion.

https://pewresearch.org/religion/2023/08/30/measuring-religion-in-china/ 🧵

Measuring Religion in China

Only one-in-ten Chinese adults formally identify with a religion, but surveys indicate that religion plays a much bigger role in China when the definition is widened to include questions on spirituality, customs and traditional beliefs.

Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project
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75% of Chinese adults say they visited gravesites of family members at least once in the last year
Aug 30, 2023 at 2:09pmWeb
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47% of Chinese adults say they believe in fengshui
Show thread人各如谜ver2.1 *know your kinks*Aug 30, 2023
@conradhackett since when visiting gravesites is religious I’m confused
Show threadConrad Hackett Aug 30, 2023
@miiiiii see discussion here https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/30/is-china-a-religious-country-or-not-its-a-tricky-question-to-answer/
Is China a religious country or not? It’s a tricky question to answer

Based on formal religious identity, China is the least religious country in the world - with just 10% of Chinese adults self-identifying with a religion.

Pew Research Center