Table 6 Logistic coefficients regressing adult child’s religious affiliation on father’s and mother’s religious preference

No Religion

1.857^***

.224

.749

.691

(.220)

(.319)

(.640)

(.446)

Buddhism

− .247

1.835^***

− .222

.783^*

(.270)

(.256)

(.676)

(.469)

Daoism

− .128

.369

2.556^***

.517

(.347)

(.449)

(.601)

(.659)

Christianity

.121

.196

.097

3.233^***

(.391)

(.499)

(.853)

(.453)

No Religion

2.113***

− .346

− 1.152

− .383

(.250)

(.401)

(.938)

(.468)

Buddhism

.312

2.304***

.537

− .888**

(.255)

(.254)

(.648)

(.452)

Daoism

.239

− .034

3.190***

− .194

(.341)

(.461)

(.611)

(.650)

Christianity

− .297

− .266

.979

2.263***

(.382)

(.489)

(.814)

(.415)

Includes control variables, county, and year fixed effects

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

5730

5730

5730

5575

Pseudo R²

.278

.432

.604

.485