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Table 3 Demographic data separated by participant religiosity in Study 2

From: Religious affiliation seldom seems to influence hiring or competence ratings of job applicants: studies conducted in Sweden and in the USA

 

Atheist/none

Agnostic

Christian

Total

(N = 95)

(N = 108)

(N = 230)

(N = 456)

Gender

    

 % Female

43.2

50

52.2

49.3

 % Male

55.8

47.2

47.4

49.1

 % Other

1.1

2.8

0.4

1.5

Age

    

 M (SD)

34.2 (10.6)

35.1 (11.8)

40.0 (12.7)

37.4 (12.2)

Education

    

 % Some HS

0

1.9

1.7

1.3

 % Completed HS

12.6

13

13

13.2

 % Some uni

33.7

39.8

28.3

31.8

 % Bachelor

37.9

27.8

37.8

35.5

 % Master

11.6

16.7

16.5

15.6

 % Some doctoral

1.1

0.9

0.9

0.9

 % PhD

3.2

0

1.7

1.8

Ideology

    

 % Conservative

15.8

9.3

50.4

32.7

 % Moderate

30.5

36.1

35.7

34.2

 % Liberal

53.7

54.6

13.9

33.1

  1. Gender, age, education, and ideology of participants identifying as atheist/none, agnostic (agnostic, has not decided, or believe in higher powers but no organized religion), or Christian. Muslim, Buddhist, and Jewish participants, as well as participants who chose the option “other” on the religious affiliation question, are included in the total column
  2. HS high school, uni university