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Table 3 Cross-tabulation of parent and child religious membership

From: Family Structure, Market Competition and Local Culture: The Mechanisms of Religious mobility beyond Christianity

 

No Religion

Buddhism

Daoism

Christianity

Other religions

Total number

Father’s religious affiliation

 No Religion

42.62%

14.54%

13.87%

3.00%

25.97%

901

 Buddhism

4.27%

71.71%

8.08%

1.12%

14.82%

1336

 Daoism

1.52%

1.77%

92.55%

0.88%

3.28%

792

 Christianity

9.21%

8.89%

7.62%

58.73%

15.56%

315

 Other religions

2.13%

4.48%

5.48%

.59%

87.32%

2389

 Total percent

9.30%

21.59%

19.55%

4.33%

45.23%

5733

Mother’s religious affiliation

 No Religion

33.07%

20.42%

15.09%

3.44%

27.97%

901

 Buddhism

1.50%

76.50%

7.19%

1.12%

13.70%

1336

 Daoism

0.25%

2.53%

93.06%

1.01%

3.16%

792

 Christianity

4.76%

8.57%

7.94%

61.90%

16.83%

315

 Other religions

1.26%

5.27%

5.11%

0.88%

87.48%

2389

 Total percent

6.37%

24.05%

19.47%

4.71%

45.40%

5733