Table 3.
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) | ||||||
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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.
Total n exceeds 83 because participants were able to choose more than one religious affiliation.
Total n exceeds 763 because participants were able to choose more than one religious affiliation.
Total n exceeds 135 because participants were able to choose more than one religious affiliation.
Total n exceeds 90 because participants were able to choose more than one religious affiliation.
Total N exceeds 1071 because participants were able to choose more than one religious affiliation.