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Atheists Launching 1-800 Number For People Looking To Flee Their Faith

1-800-ATH-EIST? Soon there may be a hotline for people who want to leave their religion.

Most Americans Say Religion Is Losing Influence in U.S.

A record 77% of Americans say religion is losing influence on American life.

Data Explorer - Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project

Create custom visualizations of @pewforum religion data on our new beta site. Ex.: Relig. composition of Sub-Sah Afr:

Faith on the Move: The Religious Affiliation of International Migrants - Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

Interested in religion & migration? This tool for analyzing religion of migrant stocks should be on your radar!

The Religious Affiliation of US Immigrants - Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

14% of US legal immigrants are atheist, agnostic or no religion in particular. Their origins:

2011 National Household Survey: Data tables | Religion (108), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Age Groups (10) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey

Detailed religion results from Canada's 2011 National Household Survey are available here:

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population

In over 60 countries, Catholics make up a majority of the population

Weighting the results "North America has 6% of the world population but 34% of biomass due to obesity"

The Future of the Global Muslim Population - Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

Muslim share of U.S. population is projected to double in 20 years due to immigration, fertility

% of the world's population that could fit in Texas by living with the population density of New York City: 100, via @Harpers Index Oct '11

Estimate: A New Amish Community is Founded Every 3.5 Weeks in U.S.

The Amish double their population every 22 years

About 6% of Europe was Muslim in 2010. By 2030, @pewresearch projects Muslims will be 8% of Europe's population.

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research

You can download Pew Research Center datasets for free!

Great moments in science: This research paper abstract is a model of brevity.

In study of college research papers, only 9% of citations demonstrated true understanding of the original text.

#AAPOR report "As of this writing big data [research] remains more conceptual than practical." (p.30)

Unauthorized Immigrants: How Pew Research Counts Them and What We Know About Them

RT @allthingscensus: Here's an explainer about how Pew Research Center estimates unauthorized immigration, with links to reports

Check out these "Fast Facts about American Religion" from Hartford Institute for Religion Research

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global

Should homosexuality be accepted by society? New @pewresearch map of global views:

If global fertility ⇒ to European pattern, pop could ⇓ to 2.3 billion by 2200. If SE Asia pattern, ⇑ to 37 billion.

Population growth and climate change explained by Hans Rosling - video

Using Lego, @HansRosling explains the challenges of global pop. growth, child mortality & CO2 emissions in 3 minutes

Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project

What do you think of the @pewforum (beta version) site for exploring data on global religion? Check it out here:

The Global Religious Landscape - Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

Want religious affiliation info? See @pewforum's Global R. Landscape report & sortable tables

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Limited first edition print copies of the Global Religious Landscape report available at #PAA2013 poster #84. Free!

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fertility

Muslim share of U.S. population is projected to double in 20 years due to immigration, fertility

If global fertility ⇒ to European pattern, pop could ⇓ to 2.3 billion by 2200. If SE Asia pattern, ⇑ to 37 billion.

Would $200 sway you to have a 3rd child? In Chile, the president hopes this incentive will boost fertility.

The decline of fertility in Brazil & India may be related to spread of tv & the soap opera norm of a small family.

Many say Putin stages Boyz II Men concert to boost Russian fertility Suspect this lede misleads

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americans

28% of Americans believe each person in the universe has only one true love.

U.S. stands out as a rich country where a growing minority say they can't afford food

24% of Americans say they had trouble putting food on the table in the past 12 months.

Special Report: 3.4% of U.S. Adults Identify as LGBT

% of Americans who identify as LGBT to Gallup: 3.4% Minimum % guessed by most respondents: 20%

57% of Americans say college education is not a good value & 24% of college presidents agree

After Boston, Little Change in Views of Islam and Violence

Muslim Americans are seen as facing more discrimination than gays/lesbians, Hispanics, women.

About 5% of American professors consider themselves Marxists.

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muslim

Muslim share of U.S. population is projected to double in 20 years due to immigration, fertility

Muslim Americans are seen as facing more discrimination than gays/lesbians, Hispanics, women.

Publics in Africa & Muslim-majority countries are among the least accepting of homosexuality.

About 6% of Europe was Muslim in 2010. By 2030, @pewresearch projects Muslims will be 8% of Europe's population.

Among Muslims, Internet Use Goes Hand-in-Hand With More Open Views Toward Western Culture - Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

Among Muslims, internet users like Western movies, music & tv more than non-internet users

Estimated % of new legal immigrants to US who are Muslim or Hindu doubled in the last 20 years

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adults

56% of U.S. adults have smartphones.
35% have some other kind of cell phone.
9% don't have a cell phone.

Elderly at Record Spurs Japan Stores Chase $1.4 Trillion

In Japan, sales of adult diapers now exceed sales of baby diapers

Twitter Reaction to Events Often at Odds with Overall Public Opinion

Just 13% of US adults use Twitter or read tweets

Nearly half of adults say they've tried marijuana, but not recently

Over half of U.S. adults age 18-29 say they have used marijuana.

Parents, Children, Libraries, and Reading

Parents of minor children rely on libraries more heavily than other adults.

U.S. Catholics Express Favorable View of Pope Francis - Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

57% of U.S. adults & 84% of U.S. Catholics have favorable views of Pope Francis

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twitter

RT @EvidenceSoup: @conradhackett My fave comparison is "Twitter makes me love people I've never met, and Facebook makes me hate people I know in real life."

Study: "Results suggest that Twitter may be the network of choice for narcissists"

Christian Leaders Are Powerhouses on Twitter

On Twitter, @JoelOsteen has more engaged followers than @JustinBieber

Just 13% of US adults use Twitter or read tweets

Part 1: Teens and Social Media Use | Pew Internet & American Life Project

24% of online teenagers use Twitter, up from 8% in 2009. Median teen user has 79 followers.

In my experience, Twitter is more interesting at night.

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women

In US, PhDs still more common among men (2 mill.) than women (1.2 m.) but gap is shrinking.

"There could be 50% more single men than women trying to marry in China and India by 2030."

Muslim Americans are seen as facing more discrimination than gays/lesbians, Hispanics, women.

In 1995, the first union of most U.S. women age 22-44 was not cohabitation. That has changed.

Women feel worried, nervous or anxious more often than men h/t @familyunequal

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