Table 2.

Religious Affiliation During Childhood

	Black Gay and Bisexual Men (n = 83)			White Gay and Bisexual Men (n = 763)		Latino Gay and Bisexual Men (n = 135)		Multiracial/Other Gay and Bisexual Men (n = 90)		Full Sample (N = 1071)
	na		%	nb	%	nc	%	nd	%	Ne	%
Religious Affiliation as Children
Christian	79		81.4	705	74.1	139	77	67	53.6	990	73.1
Baptist	34		35.1	116	12.2	14	7.7	5	4	169	12.5
Catholic	11		11.3	225	23.7	87	48.1	31	24.8	354	26.1
Methodist	4		4.1	76	8	2	1.1	6	4.8	88	6.5
Lutheran	1		1	59	6.2	3	1.7	3	2.4	66	4.9
Pentecostal	7		7.2	25	2.6	8	4.4	2	1.6	42	3.1
Presbyterian	1		1	41	4.3	1	0.6	4	3.2	47	3.5
Episcopalian	0		0	20	2.1	3	1.7	2	1.6	25	1.8
Evangelical	0		0	18	1.9	2	1.1	0	0	20	1.5
Mormon	0		0	19	2	1	0.6	1	0.8	21	1.6
Anglican	0		0	4	0.4	1	0.6	1	0.8	6	0.4
Nondenominational	17		17.5	54	5.7	9	5	10	8	90	6.6
Other		4	4.1	48	5	8	4.4	2	1.6	62	4.6
Jewish	1		1	53	5.6	1	0.6	2	1.6	57	4.2
Muslim	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	3.2	4	0.3
Hindu	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0.8	1	0.1
Buddhist	2		2.1	7	0.7	1	0.6	12	9.6	22	1.6
Unaffiliated	2		2.1	10	1.1	0	0	3	2.4	15	1.1
Atheist/Agnostic	6		6.2	133	14	26	14.3	25	20	190	14
Spiritual but not religious	5		5.2	24	2.5	10	5.5	5	4	44	3.2
Other	2		2.1	19	2	4	2.2	6	4.8	31	2.4

Note.

^aTotal n exceeds 83 because participants were able to choose more than one religious affiliation.

^bTotal n exceeds 763 because participants were able to choose more than one religious affiliation.

^cTotal n exceeds 135 because participants were able to choose more than one religious affiliation.

^dTotal n exceeds 90 because participants were able to choose more than one religious affiliation.

^eTotal N exceeds 1071 because participants were able to choose more than one religious affiliation.