Catholic proportion | Protestant† proportion | ‘No religion’ proportion | |
---|---|---|---|
French Departments (n=94) | |||
Unadjusted correlation | −0.31** | 0.39*** | −0.05 |
Correlation adjusted for GDP per capita | −0.29** | 0.36** | −0.09 |
Correlation adjusted for GDP per capita and population density | −0.27** | 0.32** | −0.07 |
Irish counties (n=26) | |||
Unadjusted correlation | −0.34 | 0.02 | 0.55** |
Correlation adjusted for GDP per capita | −0.23 | 0.20 | 0.33 |
Correlation adjusted for GDP per capita and population density | −0.23 | 0.19 | 0.38 |
UK countries (n=4) | |||
Unadjusted correlation | −0.78 | 0.53 | 0.46 |
Correlation adjusted for GDP per capita | −0.93 | 0.86 | 0.47 |
Correlation adjusted for GDP per capita and population density | −0.79 | −0.15 | 0.93 |
Canadian provinces (n=13) | |||
Unadjusted correlation | −0.58* | −0.34 | 0.79** |
Correlation adjusted for GDP per capita | −0.48 | −0.37 | 0.76** |
Correlation adjusted for GDP per capita and population density | −0.62* | −0.37 | 0.74** |
Values are coefficient of Spearman's correlation, except for UK countries (Pearson's correlation).
p Values: *<0.05, **<0.01, ***<0.001.
GDP, gross domestic product.
†Refers to all Protestant churches for France and Canada, to the Anglican Church of Ireland, and to all Anglican and Protestant churches for the UK.