Table 3.
Religious Affiliation Over Time
| Religious Affiliation | Raised Affiliation (Pct.) | Current Affiliation (Pct.) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI/AN | non-AI/AN | P | AI/AN | non-AI/AN | P | |
| Christian | 75.0 | 77.2 | .83 | 36.7 | 59.5 | .02 |
| Catholic | 37.5 | 27.8 | 12.2 | 21.5 | ||
| Baptist | 2.1 | 22.8 | 2.0 | 16.5 | ||
| Protestant | 16.7 | 12.7 | 8.2 | 10.1 | ||
| Mormon | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ||
| Other | 12.5 | 10.1 | 14.3 | 10.1 | ||
| > 1 of above | 4.2 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Non-Christian | 4.2 | 7.6 | .71 | 20.4 | 17.7 | .82 |
| Non-denominational | 4.2 | 3.8 | 16.3 | 15.2 | ||
| Buddhist | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ||
| Jewish | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ||
| Muslim | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Other | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | ||
| Native American | 10.4 | 1.3 | .03 | 18.4 | 1.3 | <.01 |
| Native American Church | 6.3 | 1.3 | 16.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Tribal | 4.2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| None | 8.3 | 11.4 | .77 | 20.4 | 16.5 | .64 |
| None | 8.3 | 8.9 | 18.4 | 13.9 | ||
| Agnostic | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ||
| Atheist | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ||
| > 1 of above | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Other | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.1 | ||
| Multiple (>1 category) | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3.8 | ||
| Unknown (by respondent) | 2.1 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 1.3 | ||
Note: Religious affiliations (for one’s upbringing and at the time of the study) for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) participants (n = 52) and non-AI/AN participants (n = 82), as organized within superordinate categories (bolded). Participants who had affiliations across two or more superordinate categories (per time period) were categorized as “Multiple.” Differences between AI/AN and non-AI/AN participants were analyzed using Fisher’s Exact Test.