| Total | Period | Cohort | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | 2004 | 2009 | ≤ 1944 | 1945–1970 | 1971–1986 | ≥ 1986 | ||
Religious affiliation (%) | ||||||||
 No Religion | 15.72 | 13.61 | 20.73 | 12.92 | 11.15 | 12.52 | 23.89 | 31.82 |
 Buddhism | 23.30 | 26.29 | 23.92 | 19.72 | 26.81 | 26.13 | 16.77 | 5.30 |
 Daoism | 13.81 | 12.73 | 15.26 | 13.49 | 9.88 | 14.46 | 14.90 | 14.39 |
 Christianity | 5.49 | 7.22 | 3.77 | 5.45 | 5.05 | 6.17 | 4.32 | 6.06 |
 Other religions | 41.67 | 40.16 | 36.31 | 48.42 | 47.11 | 40.72 | 40.12 | 42.42 |
Father’s religious affiliation | ||||||||
 No Religion | 9.30 | 8.62 | 11.11 | 8.20 | 7.05 | 8.30 | 12.31 | 15.15 |
 Buddhism | 21.59 | 26.23 | 22.49 | 16.09 | 23.45 | 22.16 | 20.16 | 11.36 |
 Daoism | 19.55 | 19.84 | 20.68 | 18.16 | 12.41 | 20.41 | 22.49 | 17.42 |
 Christianity | 4.33 | 6.70 | 2.60 | 3.63 | 2.31 | 5.34 | 3.46 | 4.55 |
 Other religions | 45.23 | 38.60 | 43.12 | 53.92 | 54.78 | 43.80 | 41.58 | 51.52 |
Mother’s religious affiliation | ||||||||
 No Religion | 6.37 | 5.66 | 7.76 | 5.71 | 6.41 | 5.09 | 8.72 | 9.85 |
 Buddhism | 24.05 | 28.99 | 25.31 | 17.90 | 25.34 | 24.73 | 23.02 | 10.61 |
 Daoism | 19.47 | 19.69 | 20.73 | 18.01 | 12.20 | 20.53 | 21.89 | 18.94 |
 Christianity | 4.71 | 6.96 | 2.98 | 4.15 | 2.21 | 5.79 | 3.79 | 7.58 |
 Other religions | 45.40 | 38.70 | 43.22 | 54.23 | 53.84 | 43.87 | 42.58 | 53.03 |