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Evolution of the different religiosity indicators, 1985 to 2019

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% 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 Group religious activities at least once a monthGroup religious activities at least once a month Religious affiliationReligious affiliation Religious or spiritual beliefs somewhat important or very importantReligious or spiritual beliefs somewhat important or very important Individual religious activities at least once a weekIndividual religious activities at least once a week
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not available for a specific reference period
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not applicable
Note(s):
There were no GSS cycles in 1987 and 1997, and data from 2002 and 2007 were excluded from the study since these cycles only included people aged 45 or older. In addition, questions on group and individual religious practice were not asked in 2016. Missing values were replaced with the average of the preceding and following values.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 1985 to 2019.

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Evolution of the different religiosity indicators, 1985 to 2019, %
  Group religious activities at least once a month Religious affiliation Religious or spiritual beliefs somewhat important or very important Individual religious activities at least once a week
1985 42.5 89.5 ... ...
1986 42.8 89.7 ... ...
1987 .. .. ... ...
1988 41.4 89.0 ... ...
1989 38.7 86.6 ... ...
1990 36.9 87.7 ... ...
1991 35.0 83.2 ... ...
1992 35.6 86.9 ... ...
1993 36.2 84.8 ... ...
1994 34.8 86.1 ... ...
1995 33.5 84.7 ... ...
1996 31.2 84.9 ... ...
1997 .. .. ... ...
1998 33.1 84.2 ... ...
1999 33.1 82.7 ... ...
2000 31.1 80.4 ... ...
2001 30.5 82.1 ... ...
2002 .. .. ... ...
2003 32.6 79.9 71.0 ...
2004 33.8 81.6 70.1 ...
2005 34.2 78.0 68.3 ...
2006 28.7 79.3 70.0 46.0
2007 .. .. .. ..
2008 28.5 76.6 67.7 42.8
2009 28.5 76.3 65.2 40.7
2010 27.9 76.2 64.7 41.4
2011 27.3 78.1 66.0 40.4
2012 27.4 77.7 62.9 42.0
2013 26.2 78.7 64.9 37.8
2014 26.2 79.4 61.5 37.1
2015 26.0 79.3 60.3 38.2
2016 25.5 76.9 55.8 37.6
2017 24.9 77.6 61.2 37.1
2018 22.8 74.6 54.9 30.2
2019 23.3 68.3 54.1 30.0
..
not available for a specific reference period
…
not applicable
Note(s):
There were no GSS cycles in 1987 and 1997, and data from 2002 and 2007 were excluded from the study since these cycles only included people aged 45 or older. In addition, questions on group and individual religious practice were not asked in 2016. Missing values were replaced with the average of the preceding and following values.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 1985 to 2019.
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