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OUR NEW STUDY: The Growth of Christianity in China May Have Come to an End
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23780231241310469

Christianity in China grew rapidly in the decades following the end of the Cultural Revolution. Some scholars and journalists claim that Christianity in China is still expanding in the twenty-first century. In this study, the authors contrast evidence for such claims with the results from two decades of survey data. In 19 nationally representative surveys conducted since the early 2000s, the authors find no clear evidence that Christianity continues to grow as a share of China’s population. Surveys conducted in the past decade indicate that about 2 percent of Chinese adults identify as Christian. Contrary to claims that Christianity is rising in popularity among young Chinese, surveys consistently find that Christian identification is more common among seniors than among young adults. Despite their limitations, the authors argue that surveys provide crucial information about the recent trajectory of China’s Christian population.

@KingSara Hi Sara, great to hear from you. My visit with you and the rest of the humanist leadership group was one my favorite experiences from my Pew travels.

Yes, Sara Rahmani's work is very interesting. I posted about it here https://bsky.app/profile/conradhackett.bsky.social/post/3kfiib6wzww2c

I don't use Mastodon much these days. Do you prefer it to Bluesky?

The call for papers was just published for next summer's International Society for the Sociology of Religion conference in Lithuania: https://conference-system.sisr-issr.org/conferences/conference-2025/#papers

I'm organizing sessions on demography of religion & measuring religious change.

Fox News is the most frequently named outlet Americans say they turn to for political news.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/10/31/americans-top-sources-of-political-news-ahead-of-the-2024-election/

Here's a great opportunity for a senior scholar with expertise in family demography to join our team at Pew Research Center. Please share this link with promising candidates. https://pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CenterExternal/details/Research-Associate--Family-Demography_R002487

I spoke with BBC about global religion -

What share of people have a religion?
How is Pew revising how we measure this?
Will Africa's high fertility & highly religious populations offset the growth of religious "nones" elsewhere?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5tqn

For about 15 years, Pew Research Center has conducted regional studies of religion around the world. We *just* released our final study in this series. It's a fascinating survey of religion & spirituality in East Asia:
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2024/06/17/religion-and-spirituality-in-east-asian-societies/

I'm moving to an office with much less space for books. I said goodbye to 20% of my books. Then I tried replacing some that remain with Kindle versions, but many important works aren't available on Kindle at any cost. Advice?

@bookstardust In general, good feedback in both.

I'm not sure how to best compare engagement across platforms.

Responses to the post above on:

Bluesky (6k followers): 28 reposts, 66 likes

Mastodon (14k followers): 28 reposts, 27 likes

Twitter (139k followers, blue check recently reinstated for free): 16 reposts, 30 likes

@mosugerman I'm not sure about the urban/rural split, but the above results are for white evangelicals. The linked post has more detail on religious characteristics & Trump support.

View Trump favorably
White evangelicals 67%
White Catholics 51%

View Trump unfavorably
Atheists 88%
Black Protestants 80%
Jews 79%
Hispanic Catholics 66%
Muslims 64%

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/03/15/5-facts-about-religion-and-americans-views-of-donald-trump/

Chart shows how views of Trump vary by religion.

Please repost:

We are looking for grad students to join Pew's demography of religion team for a paid internship this summer (can be remote).

Candidate must reside in one of 17 U.S. states the Center is set up as an employer (see link).

Work with me!

https://pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CenterExternal/details/Graduate-Student-Internships--Demography-of-Religion_R002443

This is an opportunity for approximately eight weeks during the summer of 2024. Social science graduate students with an interest in religion, demography and/or international research are strongly encouraged to apply.

You will assist demography of religion team members on research related to the religious composition and demographic characteristics of religious groups in every nation for 2010 and 2020.

Tasks may include making fertility estimates for religious groups, assessing how new estimates of religious change between 2010 and 2020 compare with recent projections, as well as verifying estimates, source lists, and methodological descriptions.

Most Americans (71%) say that, on the issues that matter to them, their side in politics has been losing more often than winning.
83% of Republicans & 62% of Democrats say so.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/02/12/most-americans-continue-to-say-their-side-in-politics-is-losing-more-often-than-it-is-winning/

Here's a great essay from my colleagues about how @pewresearch measures characteristics it's often awkward to ask about, including religion, income, political affiliation & gender https://www.pewresearch.org/methods/2024/02/12/who-are-you-the-art-and-science-of-measuring-identity/

This chart shows population patterns with profound consequences.

The bigger the green circle, the more a working-age population is expected to grow by 2050 (big gains in India, Pakistan & Nigeria). Orange circles represent decline (huge drop in China).

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/02/world/europe/interpreter-shrinking-populations-fuel-divisive-politics.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SU0.2J0l.3XeOKVDxxWRI&bgrp=c&smid=url-share (gift link)

Map shows that by 2050, the number of working-age people is expected to increase in many countries in Africa, south Asia, and to a lesser extent, the Americas. The count is expected to decline across much of Europe and Asia, including declines of 216 million in China, 19 million in Japan and 16 million in Russia.

If you're able to donate blood, please consider making an appointment (and a habit) to do so. And drink some extra water beforehand. The need is great because of the big drop in blood drives and donors. I just scheduled my next donation.
https://www.npr.org/2024/01/09/1223734878/red-cross-blood-shortage-national-blood-donor-month

Have never traveled to a country outside their own
India 95%
Indonesia 92%
Nigeria 90%
Brazil 87%
Mexico 79%
S Africa 77%
Japan 34%
Poland 32%

US 23%
S Korea 21%
Greece 21%
Spain 15%
Italy 14%
Australia 10%
France 10%
UK 4%
Germany 3%
https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2023/12/06/attitudes-on-an-interconnected-world/

@MattHodges I don't have any more info than is in the post.

NEW: In 2011, 47% of US male high school grads enrolled in college. Now, the share has dropped to 39%.

Consequently, there's been a big drop in the number of men in college -- in 2022, there were 1 million fewer men age 18-24 enrolled than in 2011.

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/12/18/fewer-young-men-are-in-college-especially-at-4-year-schools/

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