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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2017 Mar 2;23(4):468–476. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000143

Table 3.

Religious Affiliation as an Adult

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 Adults
 Christian 47 45.2 275 27.9 36 21.5 28 41.3 386 28
  Baptist 12 11.5 9 0.9 1 0.6 2 1.7 24 1.7
  Catholic 5 4.8 58 5.9 18 10.8 12 9.9 93 6.8
  Methodist 3 2.9 22 2.2 0 0 0 0 25 1.8
  Lutheran 0 0 20 2 1 0.6 1 0.8 22 1.6
  Pentecostal 4 3.8 2 0.2 1 0.6 0 0 7 0.5
  Presbyterian 1 1 9 0.9 0 0 1 0.8 11 0.8
  Episcopalian 0 0 19 1.9 0 0 3 2.5 22 1.6
  Evangelical 2 1.9 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 3 0.2
  Mormon 0 0 4 0.4 1 0.6 0 0 5 0.4
  Anglican 0 0 2 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0.1
  Nondenominational 19 18.3 94 9.6 13 7.8 9 7.4 135 9.8
  Other 1 1 35 3.6 1 0.6 0 0 37 2.7
 Jewish 0 0 39 4 3 1.8 0 0 42 3
 Muslim 1 1 0 0 1 0.6 0 0 2 0.2
 Hindu 0 0 3 0.3 1 0.6 2 1.7 6 0.4
 Buddhist 2 1.9 30 3 3 1.8 9 7.4 44 3.2
 Unaffiliated 4 3.8 6 0.6 2 1.2 6 5 18 1.3
 Atheist/Agnostic 20 19.2 421 42.8 78 46.7 50 41.3 569 41.4
 Spiritual but not religious 26 25 154 15.7 34 20.4 20 16.5 234 17
 Other 4 3.8 56 5.7 1 5.4 6 5 75 5.5

Note.

a

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

b

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

c

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

d

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

e

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