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SimilarMinds historical personality research

Religion Labels and Personality

How do self-entered religion groups differ across 38 questionnaire dimensions after accounting for age and gender? This analysis compares adjusted group averages, emphasizes substantial differences, and checks whether standout contrasts are consistent in two sample halves.

37,219usable adult profiles
27normalized religion groups
38questionnaire dimensions
17groups eligible for headline ranking

Historical tests: April 26, 2008 to October 19, 2011. Aggregate-only extraction; no names, contact details, individual religion memberships or individual answers exported.

Group averages, not individual judgments. These are historical, self-selected questionnaire results. Age/gender adjustment does not remove differences in country, language, education or social background, and cannot establish that religion causes any personality difference. Most traits still vary much more within groups than the labels explain.

The Largest Differences Beyond Religious Faith

Religious faith is measured directly in the questionnaire, so that expected contrast is presented separately. The comparisons below retain every other dimension, including traits with smaller or inconsistent differences.

24 of the other 37 dimensions have at least one pairwise contrast meeting the substantial-gap and split-half screen. The 353 qualifying pairwise comparisons are correlated, overlapping contrasts, not independent replications.

Largest age and gender adjusted group differences beyond religious faith, with discovery and holdout estimates.
One contrast per trait, selected using the discovery half. Full-sample bars and split-half markers use the trait SD in the entire modeled religion cohort, not the SD of just the two compared groups.

Mystical / paranormal orientation

Wiccan has an adjusted mean of 73.2, versus 38.0 for Baptist: +35.2 score points, or +1.58 cohort SD. The discovery and holdout gaps are +1.62 and +1.55 SD. Sample sizes are 325 and 1,509.

Alcohol / tobacco use and attitudes

Wiccan has an adjusted mean of 50.2, versus 15.8 for Latter-day Saint / Mormon: +34.4 score points, or +1.42 cohort SD. The discovery and holdout gaps are +1.39 and +1.44 SD. Sample sizes are 325 and 845.

The scale combines alcohol/tobacco behavior and attitudes. It is not a measure or diagnosis of substance dependence.

Self-rated financial wealth

Muslim / Islam has an adjusted mean of 49.3, versus 27.5 for Wiccan: +21.9 score points, or +1.21 cohort SD. The discovery and holdout gaps are +1.24 and +1.19 SD. Sample sizes are 2,797 and 325.

This is self-rated financial wealth, not observed income or assets. Differences in national context and what counts as wealthy are especially important potential confounders.

Desire for children / family

Latter-day Saint / Mormon has an adjusted mean of 73.6, versus 46.4 for Atheist: +27.1 score points, or +1.24 cohort SD. The discovery and holdout gaps are +1.24 and +1.23 SD. Sample sizes are 845 and 3,993.

Intellectual interests

Pastafarian has an adjusted mean of 62.4, versus 46.3 for Baptist: +16.1 score points, or +0.92 cohort SD. The discovery and holdout gaps are +0.97 and +0.86 SD. Sample sizes are 386 and 1,509.

Intellectual interests concerns self-reported interests and theoretical orientation. This is not a test of IQ or cognitive ability.

Desire to be different

Sunni Muslim has an adjusted mean of 64.2, versus 49.8 for Methodist: +14.4 score points, or +0.75 cohort SD. The discovery and holdout gaps are +0.82 and +0.68 SD. Sample sizes are 415 and 562.

Strongest Discovery-Selected Contrast for Each Non-Faith Trait

Every one of the other 37 traits appears here, including contrasts below the screen. Higher/lower orientation is fixed by the discovery half; a holdout reversal would appear as a negative holdout gap.

TraitHigher discovery meanLower discovery meanAdjusted gapCohort SDDiscovery / holdout SDScreen
Mystical / paranormal orientationWiccan (n=325)Baptist (n=1,509)+35.2+1.58+1.62 / +1.55Passes
Alcohol / tobacco use and attitudesWiccan (n=325)Latter-day Saint / Mormon (n=845)+34.4+1.42+1.39 / +1.44Passes
Self-rated financial wealthMuslim / Islam (n=2,797)Wiccan (n=325)+21.9+1.21+1.24 / +1.19Passes
Desire for children / familyLatter-day Saint / Mormon (n=845)Atheist (n=3,993)+27.1+1.24+1.24 / +1.23Passes
Intellectual interestsPastafarian (n=386)Baptist (n=1,509)+16.1+0.92+0.97 / +0.86Passes
Desire to be differentSunni Muslim (n=415)Methodist (n=562)+14.4+0.75+0.82 / +0.68Passes
Humanitarian concernSpiritual (n=753)None / no religion (n=1,585)+15.1+0.81+0.79 / +0.84Passes
Putting others firstBaptist (n=1,509)Atheist (n=3,993)+12.8+0.74+0.76 / +0.71Passes
Sexual interestWiccan (n=325)Muslim / Islam (n=2,797)+13.8+0.68+0.75 / +0.62Passes
Expensive consumptionSunni Muslim (n=415)Wiccan (n=325)+13.7+0.69+0.74 / +0.65Passes
Artistic interests / creativityPagan (n=434)None / no religion (n=1,585)+16.6+0.69+0.72 / +0.66Passes
Importance of physical beautyMuslim / Islam (n=2,797)Wiccan (n=325)+12.9+0.68+0.70 / +0.66Passes
Work orientationMuslim / Islam (n=2,797)Pastafarian (n=386)+12.3+0.65+0.70 / +0.60Passes
Importance of moneyMuslim / Islam (n=2,797)Latter-day Saint / Mormon (n=845)+13.1+0.62+0.66 / +0.58Passes
Distress at being ignoredMuslim / Islam (n=2,797)Baptist (n=1,509)+12.6+0.63+0.66 / +0.59Passes
OrderlinessMuslim / Islam (n=2,797)Pastafarian (n=386)+12.1+0.65+0.65 / +0.65Passes
Desire to lead / controlMuslim / Islam (n=2,797)Pastafarian (n=386)+13.7+0.67+0.63 / +0.70Passes
Resisting subordinationSunni Muslim (n=415)Baptist (n=1,509)+11.7+0.65+0.63 / +0.68Passes
Self-rated competence / superiorityMuslim / Islam (n=2,797)Wiccan (n=325)+10.2+0.57+0.57 / +0.58Passes
Suspicion of othersPagan (n=434)Latter-day Saint / Mormon (n=845)+10.2+0.57+0.56 / +0.58Passes
ExerciseSpiritual (n=753)Wiccan (n=325)+11.3+0.48+0.52 / +0.44Below screen
Self-rated attractivenessSpiritual (n=753)None / no religion (n=1,585)+10.2+0.54+0.52 / +0.56Passes
Aversion to adult responsibilitiesPastafarian (n=386)Muslim / Islam (n=2,797)+10.2+0.52+0.51 / +0.54Passes
Preference for familiarityMethodist (n=562)Spiritual (n=753)+9.8+0.55+0.50 / +0.61Passes
Saving / spending controlLatter-day Saint / Mormon (n=845)Sunni Muslim (n=415)+10.1+0.46+0.49 / +0.43Below screen
Accepting helpMuslim / Islam (n=2,797)Pagan (n=434)+9.6+0.47+0.48 / +0.47Below screen
Keeping emotional distancePastafarian (n=386)Lutheran (n=684)+6.9+0.34+0.47 / +0.21Below screen
Disclosure / outgoingnessSpiritual (n=753)Pastafarian (n=386)+7.9+0.42+0.42 / +0.43Below screen
Enjoying conflictPastafarian (n=386)Baptist (n=1,509)+6.5+0.32+0.42 / +0.22Below screen
Admitting mistakesSunni Muslim (n=415)Pastafarian (n=386)+4.4+0.24+0.41 / +0.08Below screen
Keeping promisesLatter-day Saint / Mormon (n=845)Atheist (n=3,993)+7.6+0.44+0.41 / +0.48Below screen
Need for support / nurturanceMuslim / Islam (n=2,797)None / no religion (n=1,585)+7.7+0.42+0.41 / +0.43Below screen
Romantic-relationship orientationWiccan (n=325)Atheist (n=3,993)+8.4+0.42+0.41 / +0.43Below screen
Thrill seekingPagan (n=434)Latter-day Saint / Mormon (n=845)+7.3+0.34+0.38 / +0.30Below screen
Self-rated excess weightWiccan (n=325)Pastafarian (n=386)+8.4+0.32+0.38 / +0.27Below screen
Emotional calmPastafarian (n=386)Wiccan (n=325)+7.1+0.36+0.35 / +0.38Below screen
CautiousnessMethodist (n=562)Spiritual (n=753)+4.2+0.23+0.30 / +0.18Below screen

How Much Variation Do the Group Labels Explain?

A large contrast between two particular groups does not mean religion labels explain most individual differences. This check compares a model with age/gender terms alone against a model that also contains all 27 religion groups.

The discovery-half models are evaluated on the holdout half without refitting. The table reports the reduction in holdout squared prediction error relative to the age/gender-only model, expressed as a percentage of that baseline error. This is a same-source prediction check, not the percentage of a trait caused by religion.

TraitFull-sample residual variation associated with groupHoldout error reduction
Desire for children / family12.0%11.6%
Alcohol / tobacco use and attitudes8.8%8.9%
Self-rated financial wealth8.1%7.9%
Mystical / paranormal orientation7.5%7.2%
Intellectual interests6.0%5.7%
Putting others first5.6%4.8%
Orderliness3.3%3.2%
Desire to be different3.0%2.6%
Desire to lead / control2.6%2.5%
Resisting subordination2.8%2.4%
Show explanatory-strength estimates for all 38 traits
TraitFull partial R2Holdout baseline-error reductionHoldout incremental R2
Religious faith62.50%62.33%61.19%
Desire for children / family11.97%11.62%11.14%
Alcohol / tobacco use and attitudes8.78%8.91%8.80%
Self-rated financial wealth8.15%7.91%7.58%
Mystical / paranormal orientation7.51%7.20%7.19%
Intellectual interests6.01%5.71%5.35%
Putting others first5.57%4.83%4.71%
Orderliness3.25%3.23%3.14%
Desire to be different3.02%2.57%2.50%
Desire to lead / control2.64%2.54%2.49%
Resisting subordination2.81%2.39%2.38%
Work orientation2.42%2.24%2.22%
Artistic interests / creativity2.31%2.23%2.20%
Humanitarian concern2.29%2.00%1.98%
Importance of money2.32%1.96%1.96%
Sexual interest2.14%1.87%1.81%
Distress at being ignored2.31%1.82%1.80%
Accepting help1.93%1.63%1.63%
Importance of physical beauty1.77%1.60%1.60%
Exercise1.78%1.50%1.45%
Keeping promises1.70%1.42%1.40%
Saving / spending control1.58%1.34%1.32%
Preference for familiarity1.36%1.31%1.30%
Aversion to adult responsibilities1.51%1.28%1.25%
Expensive consumption1.38%1.27%1.24%
Suspicion of others1.47%1.26%1.25%
Self-rated competence / superiority1.40%1.26%1.23%
Keeping emotional distance1.45%1.25%1.25%
Enjoying conflict1.37%1.05%1.01%
Need for support / nurturance0.99%0.86%0.85%
Self-rated attractiveness0.87%0.72%0.70%
Disclosure / outgoingness0.78%0.69%0.68%
Cautiousness0.74%0.55%0.55%
Emotional calm0.61%0.49%0.46%
Romantic-relationship orientation0.62%0.38%0.38%
Admitting mistakes0.60%0.34%0.33%
Self-rated excess weight0.42%0.32%0.29%
Thrill seeking0.58%0.30%0.28%

Negative holdout values mean the extra religion parameters worsen prediction relative to age/gender alone. Even the strongest non-faith dimensions leave most baseline error unexplained. This does not justify inferring an individual's traits or religion from group averages.

The Expected Religious-Faith Difference

The religious-faith scale directly asks about the importance and influence of religious belief. Its large separation is therefore a content-overlap result, not a novel discovery about unrelated personality.

TraitHigher discovery meanLower discovery meanAdjusted gapCohort SDDiscovery / holdout SDScreen
Religious faithLatter-day Saint / Mormon (n=845)Atheist (n=3,993)+68.9+2.20+2.21 / +2.19Passes

Adding the religion labels reduces holdout baseline prediction error on this faith scale by 62.3%. The complete faith means remain in the trait tables.

Adjusted Group Profiles

The heatmap shows ten prominent dimensions, expressed as deviations from the overall modeled cohort mean in SD units. Blue means a lower questionnaire score and red a higher score, not worse and better. Groups below the headline sample-size screen are marked with an asterisk.

Religion group profiles on ten prominent questionnaire dimensions, adjusted for age and gender.
Values are relative to the 27-group cohort, whose composition is not a population-weighted representation of religion. Exact adjusted and raw means for all 38 traits follow below.

Complete Results for All 38 Traits

Every group is shown for every trait. Adjusted means standardize each group to the same age/gender distribution; raw means show the observed unadjusted averages. Lower-sample estimates remain visible but are not used for headline ranking.

Disclosure / outgoingness
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Spiritual75358.760.2+4.2+0.23Eligible
Episcopalian19257.858.6+3.2+0.17Below minimum
Jewish22957.457.2+2.8+0.15Below minimum
Jehovah's Witness18856.656.9+2.0+0.11Below minimum
Methodist56256.456.7+1.9+0.10Eligible
Presbyterian24956.456.4+1.8+0.10Below minimum
Catholic6,27756.356.2+1.7+0.09Eligible
Baptist1,50955.656.0+1.1+0.06Eligible
Christian8,88255.555.9+1.0+0.05Eligible
Greek Orthodox25355.355.2+0.8+0.04Below minimum
Assemblies of God22955.155.4+0.6+0.03Below minimum
Lutheran68455.155.3+0.5+0.03Eligible
Jedi labels19954.854.4+0.3+0.02Below minimum
Hindu26354.153.4-0.4-0.02Below minimum
Church of Christ20754.154.3-0.5-0.02Below minimum
Buddhist63254.153.9-0.5-0.03Eligible
None / no religion1,58553.854.0-0.8-0.04Eligible
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84553.753.7-0.9-0.05Eligible
Pagan43453.353.8-1.2-0.07Eligible
Protestant84853.253.1-1.3-0.07Eligible
Agnostic4,01153.152.7-1.5-0.08Eligible
Wiccan32553.053.3-1.5-0.08Eligible
Pentecostal27253.053.4-1.6-0.08Below minimum
Sunni Muslim41552.752.2-1.9-0.10Eligible
Muslim / Islam2,79752.652.1-1.9-0.10Eligible
Atheist3,99352.251.5-2.4-0.13Eligible
Pastafarian38650.950.1-3.7-0.20Eligible
Emotional calm
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84553.753.4+3.3+0.17Eligible
Pastafarian38653.555.5+3.1+0.16Eligible
Assemblies of God22953.352.7+2.9+0.15Below minimum
Muslim / Islam2,79753.153.6+2.7+0.14Eligible
Spiritual75352.851.6+2.3+0.12Eligible
Church of Christ20751.951.6+1.5+0.08Below minimum
Jedi labels19951.753.9+1.3+0.06Below minimum
Pentecostal27251.651.0+1.2+0.06Below minimum
Buddhist63251.252.0+0.8+0.04Eligible
Christian8,88251.250.5+0.8+0.04Eligible
Jehovah's Witness18851.049.8+0.6+0.03Below minimum
Protestant84850.851.2+0.3+0.02Eligible
Presbyterian24950.350.4-0.2-0.01Below minimum
Lutheran68450.049.4-0.4-0.02Eligible
Catholic6,27750.049.6-0.4-0.02Eligible
Baptist1,50950.049.2-0.5-0.02Eligible
Sunni Muslim41549.650.0-0.9-0.04Eligible
Hindu26349.450.7-1.0-0.05Below minimum
Episcopalian19249.349.4-1.1-0.06Below minimum
Atheist3,99349.350.8-1.1-0.06Eligible
Jewish22949.249.3-1.3-0.06Below minimum
None / no religion1,58549.149.3-1.3-0.07Eligible
Agnostic4,01148.649.1-1.8-0.09Eligible
Methodist56248.548.3-2.0-0.10Eligible
Pagan43448.447.9-2.1-0.11Eligible
Greek Orthodox25347.948.3-2.5-0.13Below minimum
Wiccan32546.444.6-4.0-0.21Eligible
Orderliness
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Muslim / Islam2,79755.354.4+3.7+0.20Eligible
Church of Christ20755.255.2+3.6+0.19Below minimum
Baptist1,50954.454.9+2.8+0.15Eligible
Catholic6,27754.454.3+2.8+0.15Eligible
Pentecostal27253.854.5+2.2+0.12Below minimum
Assemblies of God22953.754.1+2.2+0.12Below minimum
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84553.753.7+2.1+0.11Eligible
Hindu26353.752.8+2.1+0.11Below minimum
Greek Orthodox25353.753.8+2.1+0.11Below minimum
Sunni Muslim41553.652.9+2.1+0.11Eligible
Methodist56253.653.9+2.0+0.11Eligible
Protestant84853.653.4+2.0+0.11Eligible
Episcopalian19253.254.7+1.6+0.09Below minimum
Lutheran68453.253.2+1.6+0.09Eligible
Christian8,88253.053.5+1.4+0.08Eligible
Presbyterian24952.952.8+1.3+0.07Below minimum
Jewish22951.651.3-0.0-0.00Below minimum
Jehovah's Witness18850.851.0-0.8-0.04Below minimum
Buddhist63250.650.4-1.0-0.05Eligible
Spiritual75350.152.5-1.5-0.08Eligible
None / no religion1,58548.549.2-3.1-0.17Eligible
Agnostic4,01146.846.3-4.8-0.26Eligible
Atheist3,99346.846.0-4.8-0.26Eligible
Wiccan32545.946.2-5.6-0.30Eligible
Jedi labels19945.445.4-6.2-0.34Below minimum
Pagan43444.145.1-7.5-0.40Eligible
Pastafarian38643.242.1-8.4-0.45Eligible
Putting others first
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Jehovah's Witness18867.267.5+6.8+0.39Below minimum
Baptist1,50966.667.1+6.2+0.36Eligible
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84565.765.8+5.3+0.30Eligible
Assemblies of God22965.766.0+5.3+0.30Below minimum
Church of Christ20765.165.3+4.7+0.27Below minimum
Pentecostal27265.065.3+4.5+0.26Below minimum
Lutheran68464.664.9+4.2+0.24Eligible
Christian8,88264.464.8+4.0+0.23Eligible
Wiccan32563.763.9+3.3+0.19Eligible
Methodist56263.663.9+3.2+0.18Eligible
Presbyterian24963.363.5+2.9+0.17Below minimum
Pagan43461.862.2+1.4+0.08Eligible
None / no religion1,58561.761.9+1.3+0.08Eligible
Episcopalian19261.262.2+0.8+0.05Below minimum
Catholic6,27760.860.9+0.4+0.02Eligible
Jedi labels19960.660.1+0.2+0.01Below minimum
Protestant84860.660.4+0.2+0.01Eligible
Spiritual75359.961.3-0.5-0.03Eligible
Jewish22959.158.9-1.3-0.07Below minimum
Buddhist63258.258.0-2.3-0.13Eligible
Pastafarian38657.556.8-2.9-0.17Eligible
Agnostic4,01156.856.4-3.6-0.20Eligible
Greek Orthodox25356.856.6-3.6-0.21Below minimum
Sunni Muslim41555.454.8-5.1-0.29Eligible
Hindu26354.453.6-6.1-0.35Below minimum
Muslim / Islam2,79754.253.6-6.2-0.36Eligible
Atheist3,99353.853.1-6.6-0.38Eligible
Intellectual interests
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Pagan43462.862.4+10.4+0.59Eligible
Pastafarian38662.464.0+9.9+0.56Eligible
Spiritual75359.557.9+7.0+0.40Eligible
Agnostic4,01158.258.8+5.8+0.33Eligible
Atheist3,99357.959.2+5.4+0.31Eligible
Wiccan32557.856.8+5.4+0.31Eligible
Buddhist63256.456.9+3.9+0.22Eligible
Jedi labels19954.756.3+2.2+0.13Below minimum
Muslim / Islam2,79754.355.0+1.8+0.10Eligible
Episcopalian19254.053.1+1.6+0.09Below minimum
Jewish22953.353.5+0.9+0.05Below minimum
Greek Orthodox25353.153.5+0.7+0.04Below minimum
Hindu26352.753.9+0.3+0.02Below minimum
Sunni Muslim41552.653.2+0.1+0.01Eligible
Protestant84852.252.6-0.2-0.01Eligible
Presbyterian24952.151.9-0.4-0.02Below minimum
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84551.050.8-1.5-0.08Eligible
Catholic6,27750.850.6-1.7-0.10Eligible
Lutheran68449.348.7-3.2-0.18Eligible
Christian8,88248.948.3-3.5-0.20Eligible
Methodist56248.748.3-3.8-0.21Eligible
Church of Christ20748.047.5-4.5-0.25Below minimum
None / no religion1,58547.847.8-4.7-0.26Eligible
Assemblies of God22947.547.0-4.9-0.28Below minimum
Jehovah's Witness18847.546.6-5.0-0.28Below minimum
Pentecostal27247.046.4-5.5-0.31Below minimum
Baptist1,50946.345.4-6.2-0.35Eligible
Accepting help
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Jehovah's Witness18858.258.2+5.4+0.27Below minimum
Muslim / Islam2,79756.757.1+4.0+0.20Eligible
Catholic6,27755.655.7+2.9+0.14Eligible
Jewish22954.454.5+1.6+0.08Below minimum
Protestant84854.154.1+1.4+0.07Eligible
Spiritual75354.053.0+1.3+0.06Eligible
Buddhist63253.953.9+1.1+0.06Eligible
Christian8,88253.953.7+1.1+0.06Eligible
Pentecostal27253.753.5+1.0+0.05Below minimum
Methodist56253.453.2+0.6+0.03Eligible
Lutheran68453.253.3+0.5+0.03Eligible
Baptist1,50953.152.9+0.3+0.02Eligible
Presbyterian24953.053.0+0.3+0.01Below minimum
Greek Orthodox25352.652.5-0.2-0.01Below minimum
Church of Christ20752.152.1-0.6-0.03Below minimum
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84551.651.6-1.1-0.06Eligible
Assemblies of God22951.451.3-1.3-0.06Below minimum
Episcopalian19251.350.6-1.5-0.07Below minimum
Hindu26350.851.1-1.9-0.10Below minimum
None / no religion1,58550.750.4-2.0-0.10Eligible
Jedi labels19950.750.5-2.0-0.10Below minimum
Sunni Muslim41550.751.0-2.1-0.10Eligible
Agnostic4,01149.749.9-3.1-0.15Eligible
Pastafarian38648.448.7-4.3-0.21Eligible
Wiccan32548.348.4-4.4-0.22Eligible
Atheist3,99347.747.9-5.1-0.25Eligible
Pagan43447.146.7-5.6-0.28Eligible
Mystical / paranormal orientation
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Wiccan32573.273.3+29.4+1.32Eligible
Pagan43470.670.2+26.8+1.21Eligible
Spiritual75364.363.3+20.6+0.93Eligible
Buddhist63251.951.9+8.1+0.36Eligible
Hindu26350.150.5+6.3+0.28Below minimum
Jedi labels19949.749.5+6.0+0.27Below minimum
Greek Orthodox25348.348.3+4.5+0.20Below minimum
Sunni Muslim41548.048.4+4.2+0.19Eligible
Agnostic4,01147.647.8+3.8+0.17Eligible
Catholic6,27745.545.5+1.7+0.08Eligible
Episcopalian19245.344.3+1.6+0.07Below minimum
Jewish22944.544.7+0.8+0.03Below minimum
Pastafarian38644.344.6+0.6+0.03Eligible
None / no religion1,58544.243.8+0.4+0.02Eligible
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84541.841.8-1.9-0.09Eligible
Christian8,88241.441.2-2.4-0.11Eligible
Methodist56241.341.1-2.5-0.11Eligible
Lutheran68441.241.2-2.6-0.12Eligible
Pentecostal27240.740.5-3.0-0.14Below minimum
Muslim / Islam2,79739.740.1-4.0-0.18Eligible
Assemblies of God22939.639.4-4.2-0.19Below minimum
Atheist3,99339.239.4-4.6-0.21Eligible
Protestant84838.938.9-4.8-0.22Eligible
Presbyterian24938.938.8-4.9-0.22Below minimum
Church of Christ20738.638.6-5.1-0.23Below minimum
Baptist1,50938.037.8-5.7-0.26Eligible
Jehovah's Witness18828.128.1-15.7-0.70Below minimum
Importance of money
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Hindu26358.458.3+8.0+0.38Below minimum
Muslim / Islam2,79757.657.4+7.1+0.34Eligible
Sunni Muslim41555.855.6+5.3+0.25Eligible
Jewish22954.254.0+3.7+0.17Below minimum
Greek Orthodox25353.954.1+3.4+0.16Below minimum
Episcopalian19253.153.5+2.7+0.13Below minimum
Buddhist63252.752.8+2.2+0.11Eligible
Atheist3,99351.951.9+1.5+0.07Eligible
Catholic6,27751.951.8+1.4+0.07Eligible
Agnostic4,01151.751.6+1.2+0.06Eligible
None / no religion1,58551.451.6+0.9+0.04Eligible
Methodist56251.151.2+0.7+0.03Eligible
Protestant84850.750.7+0.2+0.01Eligible
Spiritual75349.550.2-1.0-0.05Eligible
Presbyterian24949.549.4-1.0-0.05Below minimum
Jedi labels19949.149.5-1.4-0.07Below minimum
Baptist1,50947.647.6-2.9-0.14Eligible
Wiccan32547.647.4-2.9-0.14Eligible
Christian8,88247.447.5-3.1-0.15Eligible
Church of Christ20747.447.2-3.1-0.15Below minimum
Pentecostal27247.347.5-3.2-0.15Below minimum
Pastafarian38647.247.2-3.3-0.15Eligible
Lutheran68446.846.7-3.7-0.17Eligible
Pagan43446.446.7-4.1-0.19Eligible
Assemblies of God22944.844.8-5.7-0.27Below minimum
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84544.544.5-6.0-0.28Eligible
Jehovah's Witness18840.039.9-10.5-0.50Below minimum
Self-rated competence / superiority
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Muslim / Islam2,79754.254.6+5.6+0.32Eligible
Greek Orthodox25353.253.6+4.6+0.26Below minimum
Sunni Muslim41552.653.1+4.0+0.23Eligible
Hindu26351.352.1+2.7+0.15Below minimum
Protestant84850.250.4+1.6+0.09Eligible
Episcopalian19249.749.1+1.0+0.06Below minimum
Presbyterian24949.549.3+0.9+0.05Below minimum
Jewish22949.449.5+0.8+0.05Below minimum
Catholic6,27749.449.3+0.8+0.05Eligible
Spiritual75348.848.0+0.2+0.01Eligible
Atheist3,99348.649.4-0.0-0.00Eligible
Christian8,88248.247.7-0.5-0.03Eligible
Jedi labels19947.949.1-0.7-0.04Below minimum
Buddhist63247.948.2-0.8-0.04Eligible
Pentecostal27247.747.4-0.9-0.05Below minimum
Methodist56247.747.4-0.9-0.05Eligible
Pastafarian38647.548.5-1.1-0.06Eligible
Agnostic4,01147.347.7-1.4-0.08Eligible
Church of Christ20747.146.7-1.5-0.08Below minimum
Lutheran68447.046.5-1.7-0.09Eligible
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84546.946.7-1.8-0.10Eligible
Pagan43446.846.7-1.8-0.10Eligible
Baptist1,50946.445.9-2.2-0.12Eligible
Assemblies of God22945.645.3-3.0-0.17Below minimum
None / no religion1,58545.445.4-3.2-0.18Eligible
Jehovah's Witness18844.844.2-3.8-0.21Below minimum
Wiccan32544.043.4-4.6-0.26Eligible
Thrill seeking
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Hindu26350.752.6+3.9+0.18Below minimum
Pagan43450.649.3+3.8+0.18Eligible
Spiritual75349.946.0+3.1+0.15Eligible
Muslim / Islam2,79749.951.5+3.1+0.15Eligible
Jedi labels19949.650.7+2.8+0.13Below minimum
Sunni Muslim41549.150.5+2.3+0.11Eligible
Wiccan32549.048.3+2.2+0.10Eligible
Buddhist63248.448.9+1.6+0.07Eligible
Greek Orthodox25347.647.9+0.8+0.04Below minimum
None / no religion1,58547.546.8+0.7+0.03Eligible
Catholic6,27747.147.1+0.3+0.01Eligible
Agnostic4,01146.847.9+0.0+0.00Eligible
Atheist3,99346.748.5-0.1-0.01Eligible
Pastafarian38646.548.6-0.3-0.02Eligible
Christian8,88246.145.0-0.7-0.03Eligible
Protestant84846.046.4-0.8-0.04Eligible
Baptist1,50945.544.3-1.3-0.06Eligible
Assemblies of God22945.044.2-1.8-0.09Below minimum
Presbyterian24944.744.4-2.1-0.10Below minimum
Methodist56244.643.8-2.2-0.10Eligible
Lutheran68444.343.8-2.5-0.12Eligible
Jewish22944.244.7-2.6-0.12Below minimum
Jehovah's Witness18843.642.9-3.2-0.15Below minimum
Pentecostal27243.342.2-3.5-0.16Below minimum
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84543.243.1-3.6-0.17Eligible
Episcopalian19243.240.4-3.6-0.17Below minimum
Church of Christ20743.142.5-3.7-0.18Below minimum
Work orientation
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Muslim / Islam2,79757.056.5+6.0+0.32Eligible
Hindu26355.254.7+4.2+0.22Below minimum
Sunni Muslim41554.253.8+3.2+0.17Eligible
Episcopalian19253.754.5+2.7+0.14Below minimum
Church of Christ20753.553.4+2.5+0.13Below minimum
Presbyterian24953.353.1+2.3+0.12Below minimum
Assemblies of God22952.953.2+1.9+0.10Below minimum
Catholic6,27752.952.8+1.9+0.10Eligible
Protestant84852.852.8+1.8+0.10Eligible
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84552.852.8+1.8+0.09Eligible
Methodist56252.452.5+1.4+0.07Eligible
Lutheran68452.252.0+1.2+0.06Eligible
Baptist1,50952.052.1+1.0+0.05Eligible
Jewish22951.651.5+0.6+0.03Below minimum
Buddhist63251.651.5+0.6+0.03Eligible
Christian8,88251.451.7+0.4+0.02Eligible
Greek Orthodox25351.251.4+0.2+0.01Below minimum
Spiritual75350.852.4-0.2-0.01Eligible
Pentecostal27249.750.2-1.3-0.07Below minimum
Jehovah's Witness18849.349.3-1.7-0.09Below minimum
Agnostic4,01147.947.7-3.1-0.16Eligible
None / no religion1,58547.748.2-3.3-0.17Eligible
Pagan43447.548.2-3.5-0.19Eligible
Wiccan32547.447.6-3.6-0.19Eligible
Jedi labels19947.047.3-4.0-0.21Below minimum
Atheist3,99346.245.8-4.8-0.25Eligible
Pastafarian38644.744.1-6.3-0.33Eligible
Enjoying conflict
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Atheist3,99344.846.0+4.5+0.22Eligible
Pastafarian38643.945.5+3.7+0.18Eligible
Greek Orthodox25343.844.1+3.6+0.17Below minimum
Episcopalian19243.141.4+2.8+0.14Below minimum
Jewish22942.742.9+2.4+0.12Below minimum
Muslim / Islam2,79742.143.0+1.8+0.09Eligible
Pagan43442.041.3+1.7+0.08Eligible
Jedi labels19941.942.8+1.7+0.08Below minimum
Agnostic4,01141.942.5+1.7+0.08Eligible
Hindu26341.642.9+1.4+0.07Below minimum
None / no religion1,58541.541.1+1.3+0.06Eligible
Sunni Muslim41541.141.9+0.8+0.04Eligible
Wiccan32540.639.8+0.3+0.02Eligible
Lutheran68440.540.1+0.2+0.01Eligible
Presbyterian24940.240.0-0.1-0.00Below minimum
Catholic6,27740.140.0-0.2-0.01Eligible
Protestant84839.740.0-0.5-0.03Eligible
Methodist56239.238.8-1.0-0.05Eligible
Assemblies of God22938.938.3-1.4-0.07Below minimum
Spiritual75338.235.8-2.0-0.10Eligible
Christian8,88237.837.1-2.5-0.12Eligible
Buddhist63237.638.0-2.6-0.13Eligible
Church of Christ20737.637.2-2.6-0.13Below minimum
Baptist1,50937.436.6-2.8-0.14Eligible
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84537.036.9-3.2-0.16Eligible
Jehovah's Witness18835.735.1-4.5-0.22Below minimum
Pentecostal27235.134.4-5.2-0.25Below minimum
Desire to lead / control
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Muslim / Islam2,79759.460.0+8.1+0.39Eligible
Hindu26359.160.1+7.8+0.38Below minimum
Sunni Muslim41558.258.9+7.0+0.34Eligible
Greek Orthodox25357.157.6+5.8+0.29Below minimum
Episcopalian19254.252.9+2.9+0.14Below minimum
Catholic6,27753.653.5+2.3+0.11Eligible
Jewish22953.553.6+2.3+0.11Below minimum
Protestant84853.153.3+1.8+0.09Eligible
Presbyterian24952.852.4+1.5+0.07Below minimum
Buddhist63252.653.0+1.3+0.06Eligible
Methodist56252.351.9+1.0+0.05Eligible
Church of Christ20751.751.2+0.4+0.02Below minimum
Assemblies of God22951.350.9-0.0-0.00Below minimum
Lutheran68451.150.6-0.2-0.01Eligible
Spiritual75350.649.2-0.6-0.03Eligible
Christian8,88250.549.9-0.8-0.04Eligible
Baptist1,50950.349.6-1.0-0.05Eligible
Pagan43449.649.3-1.7-0.08Eligible
Atheist3,99348.849.8-2.5-0.12Eligible
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84548.248.1-3.1-0.15Eligible
Wiccan32548.247.5-3.1-0.15Eligible
Pentecostal27248.047.7-3.3-0.16Below minimum
Agnostic4,01148.048.5-3.3-0.16Eligible
None / no religion1,58547.647.5-3.7-0.18Eligible
Jedi labels19947.648.6-3.7-0.18Below minimum
Pastafarian38645.746.9-5.6-0.27Eligible
Jehovah's Witness18845.344.7-6.0-0.29Below minimum
Romantic-relationship orientation
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Wiccan32559.759.7+5.3+0.27Eligible
Greek Orthodox25359.259.3+4.8+0.24Below minimum
Spiritual75356.956.5+2.5+0.13Eligible
Pagan43456.456.4+2.1+0.10Eligible
Jewish22956.356.4+2.0+0.10Below minimum
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84556.056.0+1.6+0.08Eligible
Church of Christ20755.755.5+1.3+0.07Below minimum
Catholic6,27755.655.6+1.3+0.06Eligible
Episcopalian19255.454.9+1.0+0.05Below minimum
Lutheran68455.355.1+0.9+0.05Eligible
Methodist56254.954.8+0.6+0.03Eligible
Christian8,88254.954.8+0.5+0.03Eligible
Protestant84854.654.7+0.3+0.01Eligible
Baptist1,50954.554.4+0.2+0.01Eligible
Muslim / Islam2,79754.554.7+0.1+0.01Eligible
Sunni Muslim41554.254.4-0.1-0.01Eligible
Assemblies of God22954.054.0-0.3-0.02Below minimum
Agnostic4,01153.753.8-0.7-0.03Eligible
Hindu26353.253.4-1.1-0.06Below minimum
Buddhist63253.153.2-1.2-0.06Eligible
Jehovah's Witness18852.952.8-1.5-0.07Below minimum
Presbyterian24952.952.7-1.5-0.08Below minimum
None / no religion1,58552.652.5-1.8-0.09Eligible
Pentecostal27252.052.0-2.3-0.12Below minimum
Atheist3,99351.351.5-3.1-0.15Eligible
Pastafarian38651.251.4-3.2-0.16Eligible
Jedi labels19950.851.0-3.6-0.18Below minimum
Keeping emotional distance
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Pagan43449.349.4+5.0+0.24Eligible
Pastafarian38649.148.7+4.8+0.23Eligible
Sunni Muslim41548.949.0+4.6+0.22Eligible
Wiccan32548.549.0+4.2+0.20Eligible
Atheist3,99348.248.0+3.9+0.19Eligible
Agnostic4,01147.647.7+3.4+0.16Eligible
Hindu26346.946.8+2.6+0.13Below minimum
None / no religion1,58546.546.5+2.2+0.11Eligible
Buddhist63246.045.9+1.7+0.08Eligible
Jedi labels19945.645.2+1.3+0.06Below minimum
Pentecostal27244.544.6+0.2+0.01Below minimum
Muslim / Islam2,79743.943.9-0.4-0.02Eligible
Spiritual75343.743.7-0.6-0.03Eligible
Jehovah's Witness18843.643.8-0.7-0.03Below minimum
Greek Orthodox25343.543.6-0.8-0.04Below minimum
Protestant84842.942.9-1.4-0.07Eligible
Jewish22942.942.9-1.4-0.07Below minimum
Presbyterian24942.942.7-1.4-0.07Below minimum
Assemblies of God22942.742.8-1.6-0.08Below minimum
Church of Christ20742.742.7-1.6-0.08Below minimum
Christian8,88242.742.7-1.6-0.08Eligible
Episcopalian19242.442.1-1.9-0.09Below minimum
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84542.442.4-1.9-0.09Eligible
Lutheran68442.242.2-2.1-0.10Eligible
Methodist56242.142.0-2.2-0.11Eligible
Catholic6,27741.942.0-2.4-0.11Eligible
Baptist1,50941.941.9-2.4-0.12Eligible
Resisting subordination
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Sunni Muslim41561.461.5+7.5+0.41Eligible
Hindu26359.159.2+5.2+0.29Below minimum
Atheist3,99358.958.9+4.9+0.27Eligible
Pagan43458.758.6+4.7+0.26Eligible
Greek Orthodox25358.358.3+4.3+0.24Below minimum
Spiritual75357.857.7+3.8+0.21Eligible
Buddhist63257.757.7+3.7+0.20Eligible
Agnostic4,01156.856.9+2.9+0.16Eligible
Wiccan32556.356.2+2.4+0.13Eligible
Muslim / Islam2,79755.455.4+1.4+0.08Eligible
Pastafarian38655.155.2+1.1+0.06Eligible
Jewish22954.955.0+1.0+0.05Below minimum
None / no religion1,58554.654.6+0.6+0.03Eligible
Jedi labels19953.553.6-0.5-0.03Below minimum
Catholic6,27752.952.9-1.1-0.06Eligible
Episcopalian19252.752.7-1.3-0.07Below minimum
Methodist56252.252.2-1.7-0.10Eligible
Protestant84852.052.0-2.0-0.11Eligible
Christian8,88251.351.3-2.7-0.15Eligible
Presbyterian24951.251.2-2.8-0.16Below minimum
Lutheran68451.051.0-3.0-0.16Eligible
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84550.850.8-3.2-0.18Eligible
Baptist1,50949.749.7-4.2-0.24Eligible
Church of Christ20749.749.7-4.3-0.24Below minimum
Assemblies of God22948.748.6-5.3-0.29Below minimum
Pentecostal27248.348.3-5.7-0.31Below minimum
Jehovah's Witness18847.447.4-6.5-0.36Below minimum
Self-rated financial wealth
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Muslim / Islam2,79749.350.4+14.2+0.79Eligible
Hindu26346.647.7+11.5+0.64Below minimum
Sunni Muslim41545.246.1+10.1+0.56Eligible
Greek Orthodox25341.641.6+6.5+0.36Below minimum
Jewish22938.939.2+3.8+0.21Below minimum
Catholic6,27737.737.8+2.6+0.14Eligible
Protestant84837.637.7+2.5+0.14Eligible
Presbyterian24937.437.4+2.3+0.13Below minimum
Episcopalian19237.035.1+1.9+0.10Below minimum
Buddhist63234.734.9-0.4-0.02Eligible
Methodist56234.133.7-1.0-0.06Eligible
Atheist3,99334.035.0-1.1-0.06Eligible
Pastafarian38633.734.9-1.4-0.08Eligible
Christian8,88233.232.6-1.9-0.11Eligible
Lutheran68432.932.8-2.2-0.12Eligible
Church of Christ20732.432.3-2.7-0.15Below minimum
Spiritual75332.129.3-3.0-0.17Eligible
Jedi labels19931.932.0-3.2-0.18Below minimum
Agnostic4,01131.732.2-3.4-0.19Eligible
Assemblies of God22931.431.0-3.7-0.20Below minimum
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84531.431.3-3.7-0.21Eligible
Pentecostal27230.830.0-4.3-0.24Below minimum
None / no religion1,58530.229.4-4.9-0.27Eligible
Baptist1,50929.929.3-5.2-0.29Eligible
Pagan43429.027.9-6.1-0.34Eligible
Wiccan32527.527.2-7.6-0.42Eligible
Jehovah's Witness18826.326.0-8.8-0.49Below minimum
Need for support / nurturance
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Muslim / Islam2,79748.348.9+4.9+0.27Eligible
Methodist56246.746.5+3.3+0.18Eligible
Episcopalian19245.143.9+1.7+0.09Below minimum
Presbyterian24945.045.1+1.6+0.09Below minimum
Jewish22944.845.0+1.4+0.08Below minimum
Protestant84844.744.7+1.3+0.07Eligible
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84544.444.4+1.0+0.06Eligible
Assemblies of God22944.344.2+1.0+0.05Below minimum
Buddhist63244.244.1+0.8+0.04Eligible
Pastafarian38644.144.3+0.7+0.04Eligible
Catholic6,27743.944.1+0.5+0.03Eligible
Agnostic4,01143.543.7+0.1+0.01Eligible
Lutheran68443.543.7+0.1+0.00Eligible
Church of Christ20743.543.5+0.1+0.00Below minimum
Jehovah's Witness18843.443.6+0.0+0.00Below minimum
Wiccan32543.043.3-0.4-0.02Eligible
Hindu26342.943.2-0.5-0.03Below minimum
Christian8,88242.842.5-0.6-0.03Eligible
Greek Orthodox25342.742.5-0.7-0.04Below minimum
Pagan43442.541.9-0.9-0.05Eligible
Spiritual75342.540.9-0.9-0.05Eligible
Atheist3,99341.842.0-1.6-0.09Eligible
Pentecostal27241.541.1-1.9-0.11Below minimum
Baptist1,50941.341.2-2.1-0.12Eligible
Jedi labels19940.840.2-2.6-0.14Below minimum
None / no religion1,58540.740.1-2.7-0.15Eligible
Sunni Muslim41540.440.9-3.0-0.16Eligible
Preference for familiarity
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Church of Christ20754.754.8+5.1+0.29Below minimum
Methodist56253.853.9+4.2+0.23Eligible
Lutheran68453.053.1+3.4+0.19Eligible
Baptist1,50952.953.1+3.3+0.19Eligible
Episcopalian19252.652.8+3.0+0.17Below minimum
Protestant84851.951.8+2.3+0.13Eligible
Presbyterian24951.451.5+1.8+0.10Below minimum
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84551.451.5+1.8+0.10Eligible
Pentecostal27251.351.4+1.7+0.09Below minimum
Catholic6,27750.951.0+1.3+0.07Eligible
Assemblies of God22950.550.6+0.9+0.05Below minimum
Muslim / Islam2,79750.550.4+0.9+0.05Eligible
Christian8,88250.250.3+0.6+0.03Eligible
Jewish22950.250.1+0.5+0.03Below minimum
Jehovah's Witness18849.449.6-0.2-0.01Below minimum
None / no religion1,58549.349.3-0.3-0.02Eligible
Jedi labels19949.248.8-0.4-0.02Below minimum
Sunni Muslim41548.548.4-1.1-0.06Eligible
Hindu26348.448.1-1.3-0.07Below minimum
Wiccan32547.948.2-1.7-0.10Eligible
Buddhist63247.447.3-2.2-0.12Eligible
Pagan43447.347.4-2.3-0.13Eligible
Agnostic4,01147.347.2-2.4-0.13Eligible
Atheist3,99346.746.4-2.9-0.17Eligible
Greek Orthodox25346.446.3-3.3-0.18Below minimum
Pastafarian38646.346.0-3.3-0.18Eligible
Spiritual75344.044.2-5.7-0.32Eligible
Cautiousness
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Hindu26362.862.7+4.0+0.22Below minimum
Church of Christ20761.661.5+2.8+0.15Below minimum
Presbyterian24961.161.0+2.3+0.13Below minimum
Sunni Muslim41560.860.7+2.0+0.11Eligible
Pentecostal27260.860.9+2.0+0.11Below minimum
Catholic6,27760.560.5+1.7+0.09Eligible
Assemblies of God22960.360.4+1.5+0.09Below minimum
Baptist1,50960.360.3+1.5+0.08Eligible
Muslim / Islam2,79760.160.0+1.3+0.07Eligible
Lutheran68460.160.0+1.3+0.07Eligible
Methodist56259.659.6+0.7+0.04Eligible
Protestant84859.559.5+0.7+0.04Eligible
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84559.359.3+0.4+0.02Eligible
Jehovah's Witness18859.259.2+0.4+0.02Below minimum
Christian8,88259.059.1+0.2+0.01Eligible
Jewish22958.958.8+0.0+0.00Below minimum
Greek Orthodox25358.758.7-0.1-0.01Below minimum
Episcopalian19257.958.0-0.9-0.05Below minimum
Wiccan32557.857.8-1.0-0.06Eligible
Agnostic4,01157.457.4-1.4-0.08Eligible
Jedi labels19957.257.2-1.7-0.09Below minimum
Pagan43457.057.1-1.8-0.10Eligible
Buddhist63256.956.9-1.9-0.11Eligible
Atheist3,99356.656.6-2.2-0.12Eligible
None / no religion1,58556.556.6-2.3-0.13Eligible
Pastafarian38656.556.4-2.3-0.13Eligible
Spiritual75355.455.7-3.4-0.19Eligible
Desire to be different
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Hindu26364.465.2+9.3+0.48Below minimum
Sunni Muslim41564.265.0+9.1+0.47Eligible
Wiccan32563.964.2+8.7+0.46Eligible
Muslim / Islam2,79761.262.1+6.1+0.32Eligible
Spiritual75360.157.7+5.0+0.26Eligible
Pagan43460.059.2+4.9+0.25Eligible
Greek Orthodox25359.759.6+4.5+0.24Below minimum
Buddhist63258.758.7+3.6+0.19Eligible
Atheist3,99357.758.2+2.5+0.13Eligible
Agnostic4,01156.156.5+1.0+0.05Eligible
Jedi labels19955.254.7+0.1+0.00Below minimum
None / no religion1,58554.653.9-0.5-0.03Eligible
Catholic6,27754.554.8-0.6-0.03Eligible
Pastafarian38654.455.0-0.8-0.04Eligible
Jewish22954.454.7-0.8-0.04Below minimum
Pentecostal27254.253.6-1.0-0.05Below minimum
Jehovah's Witness18853.553.6-1.6-0.08Below minimum
Protestant84853.453.5-1.7-0.09Eligible
Christian8,88252.652.2-2.5-0.13Eligible
Baptist1,50952.151.8-3.0-0.16Eligible
Presbyterian24951.451.4-3.7-0.19Below minimum
Church of Christ20751.151.1-4.0-0.21Below minimum
Assemblies of God22951.050.7-4.2-0.22Below minimum
Lutheran68450.650.7-4.6-0.24Eligible
Methodist56249.849.5-5.3-0.28Eligible
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84549.349.3-5.9-0.30Eligible
Episcopalian19248.646.8-6.5-0.34Below minimum
Sexual interest
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Wiccan32563.663.0+7.0+0.35Eligible
Pagan43463.063.8+6.5+0.32Eligible
Spiritual75362.463.7+5.8+0.29Eligible
Jedi labels19960.461.8+3.8+0.19Below minimum
Greek Orthodox25360.060.6+3.5+0.17Below minimum
Jewish22959.859.6+3.3+0.16Below minimum
None / no religion1,58559.560.3+3.0+0.15Eligible
Agnostic4,01159.559.6+2.9+0.14Eligible
Atheist3,99359.259.5+2.6+0.13Eligible
Episcopalian19257.057.7+0.5+0.02Below minimum
Buddhist63257.057.2+0.4+0.02Eligible
Pastafarian38656.656.8+0.0+0.00Eligible
Catholic6,27756.355.9-0.3-0.02Eligible
Christian8,88256.056.0-0.5-0.03Eligible
Methodist56255.755.6-0.8-0.04Eligible
Baptist1,50955.655.3-1.0-0.05Eligible
Lutheran68455.354.7-1.2-0.06Eligible
Presbyterian24954.954.5-1.6-0.08Below minimum
Jehovah's Witness18854.854.3-1.7-0.09Below minimum
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84554.754.6-1.8-0.09Eligible
Assemblies of God22953.853.9-2.7-0.14Below minimum
Protestant84853.553.7-3.0-0.15Eligible
Church of Christ20753.252.7-3.3-0.17Below minimum
Sunni Muslim41552.251.9-4.4-0.22Eligible
Pentecostal27251.852.1-4.8-0.24Below minimum
Hindu26351.251.2-5.4-0.27Below minimum
Muslim / Islam2,79749.849.5-6.7-0.33Eligible
Aversion to adult responsibilities
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Pastafarian38650.751.3+6.3+0.33Eligible
Jedi labels19949.649.2+5.2+0.27Below minimum
Atheist3,99347.748.2+3.3+0.17Eligible
Agnostic4,01147.547.9+3.1+0.16Eligible
None / no religion1,58547.446.8+3.0+0.16Eligible
Wiccan32547.247.6+2.8+0.15Eligible
Pagan43446.946.1+2.5+0.13Eligible
Buddhist63245.745.7+1.3+0.07Eligible
Spiritual75345.142.9+0.7+0.04Eligible
Methodist56244.944.4+0.5+0.02Eligible
Sunni Muslim41544.945.6+0.5+0.02Eligible
Assemblies of God22944.744.4+0.3+0.02Below minimum
Hindu26344.645.4+0.2+0.01Below minimum
Jewish22944.244.6-0.2-0.01Below minimum
Jehovah's Witness18844.144.2-0.3-0.01Below minimum
Lutheran68443.543.5-0.9-0.05Eligible
Catholic6,27743.543.7-0.9-0.05Eligible
Church of Christ20743.443.3-1.0-0.05Below minimum
Christian8,88243.242.8-1.2-0.06Eligible
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84542.842.8-1.6-0.08Eligible
Greek Orthodox25342.542.5-1.9-0.10Below minimum
Episcopalian19242.340.6-2.1-0.11Below minimum
Presbyterian24942.242.1-2.2-0.11Below minimum
Protestant84842.142.2-2.3-0.12Eligible
Baptist1,50941.741.3-2.7-0.14Eligible
Muslim / Islam2,79740.641.4-3.8-0.20Eligible
Pentecostal27240.539.9-3.9-0.20Below minimum
Distress at being ignored
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Hindu26353.253.6+8.8+0.44Below minimum
Muslim / Islam2,79752.953.5+8.6+0.43Eligible
Sunni Muslim41551.752.2+7.3+0.36Eligible
Greek Orthodox25350.650.7+6.2+0.31Below minimum
Atheist3,99345.145.3+0.7+0.03Eligible
Buddhist63244.944.9+0.6+0.03Eligible
Jewish22944.945.0+0.6+0.03Below minimum
Catholic6,27744.844.9+0.4+0.02Eligible
Protestant84844.744.7+0.4+0.02Eligible
Episcopalian19244.743.2+0.3+0.02Below minimum
Wiccan32544.244.6-0.2-0.01Eligible
Agnostic4,01144.044.2-0.4-0.02Eligible
Spiritual75343.942.6-0.5-0.02Eligible
Pagan43443.843.5-0.6-0.03Eligible
Assemblies of God22943.443.3-1.0-0.05Below minimum
None / no religion1,58543.342.9-1.1-0.05Eligible
Methodist56242.742.4-1.6-0.08Eligible
Jedi labels19942.742.2-1.7-0.08Below minimum
Presbyterian24942.642.3-1.8-0.09Below minimum
Christian8,88242.442.2-1.9-0.10Eligible
Church of Christ20742.342.1-2.1-0.10Below minimum
Pentecostal27241.941.7-2.5-0.12Below minimum
Jehovah's Witness18841.741.9-2.6-0.13Below minimum
Pastafarian38641.441.6-3.0-0.15Eligible
Lutheran68441.041.0-3.4-0.17Eligible
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84540.940.9-3.5-0.17Eligible
Baptist1,50940.340.1-4.0-0.20Eligible
Importance of physical beauty
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Muslim / Islam2,79754.754.8+6.4+0.33Eligible
Greek Orthodox25353.853.9+5.5+0.29Below minimum
Sunni Muslim41553.153.2+4.7+0.25Eligible
Hindu26352.953.1+4.6+0.24Below minimum
Spiritual75350.149.9+1.8+0.09Eligible
Catholic6,27749.949.9+1.6+0.08Eligible
Episcopalian19249.849.5+1.5+0.08Below minimum
Protestant84849.549.5+1.1+0.06Eligible
Buddhist63248.848.8+0.4+0.02Eligible
Jewish22948.448.5+0.1+0.01Below minimum
Agnostic4,01147.747.8-0.6-0.03Eligible
Atheist3,99347.547.7-0.8-0.04Eligible
Christian8,88247.447.4-0.9-0.05Eligible
Presbyterian24947.447.3-0.9-0.05Below minimum
Assemblies of God22947.247.1-1.2-0.06Below minimum
Church of Christ20747.147.0-1.2-0.06Below minimum
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84547.147.1-1.3-0.07Eligible
Jehovah's Witness18847.047.0-1.3-0.07Below minimum
Methodist56246.646.5-1.7-0.09Eligible
Baptist1,50945.545.4-2.8-0.15Eligible
Pentecostal27245.245.1-3.2-0.17Below minimum
None / no religion1,58545.045.0-3.3-0.17Eligible
Lutheran68445.045.0-3.3-0.17Eligible
Jedi labels19944.344.5-4.0-0.21Below minimum
Pastafarian38644.344.4-4.1-0.21Eligible
Pagan43444.244.2-4.1-0.21Eligible
Wiccan32541.841.8-6.6-0.34Eligible
Artistic interests / creativity
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Pagan43466.065.5+10.4+0.43Eligible
Spiritual75365.364.1+9.7+0.40Eligible
Wiccan32565.266.1+9.7+0.40Eligible
Buddhist63261.361.0+5.7+0.24Eligible
Agnostic4,01160.260.4+4.7+0.19Eligible
Pastafarian38659.659.2+4.1+0.17Eligible
Muslim / Islam2,79758.659.1+3.0+0.13Eligible
Atheist3,99357.357.1+1.7+0.07Eligible
Hindu26357.357.3+1.7+0.07Below minimum
Jewish22957.157.4+1.5+0.06Below minimum
Greek Orthodox25356.155.9+0.6+0.02Below minimum
Jedi labels19956.155.1+0.5+0.02Below minimum
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84556.156.2+0.5+0.02Eligible
Protestant84855.855.8+0.3+0.01Eligible
Episcopalian19255.454.4-0.1-0.01Below minimum
Presbyterian24955.055.1-0.5-0.02Below minimum
Jehovah's Witness18854.454.9-1.1-0.05Below minimum
Sunni Muslim41554.154.5-1.4-0.06Eligible
Catholic6,27753.653.9-1.9-0.08Eligible
Christian8,88253.653.5-2.0-0.08Eligible
Pentecostal27253.253.1-2.3-0.10Below minimum
Assemblies of God22952.452.3-3.2-0.13Below minimum
Lutheran68452.052.3-3.6-0.15Eligible
Church of Christ20751.952.1-3.7-0.15Below minimum
Methodist56251.851.5-3.8-0.16Eligible
Baptist1,50950.150.2-5.5-0.23Eligible
None / no religion1,58549.448.8-6.2-0.26Eligible
Alcohol / tobacco use and attitudes
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Wiccan32550.249.9+10.5+0.43Eligible
None / no religion1,58549.549.9+9.8+0.41Eligible
Atheist3,99349.249.5+9.6+0.40Eligible
Pagan43449.149.7+9.5+0.39Eligible
Jedi labels19948.249.1+8.6+0.35Below minimum
Pastafarian38648.048.2+8.3+0.34Eligible
Agnostic4,01148.048.1+8.3+0.34Eligible
Greek Orthodox25343.243.7+3.5+0.14Below minimum
Jewish22941.441.2+1.8+0.07Below minimum
Spiritual75341.341.9+1.6+0.07Eligible
Episcopalian19241.040.7+1.3+0.06Below minimum
Lutheran68440.439.9+0.7+0.03Eligible
Catholic6,27740.039.8+0.3+0.01Eligible
Buddhist63239.639.7-0.1-0.00Eligible
Methodist56238.938.7-0.8-0.03Eligible
Presbyterian24936.636.1-3.1-0.13Below minimum
Protestant84836.436.4-3.3-0.14Eligible
Christian8,88235.034.9-4.6-0.19Eligible
Baptist1,50934.234.0-5.4-0.22Eligible
Muslim / Islam2,79734.134.0-5.5-0.23Eligible
Hindu26333.834.0-5.8-0.24Below minimum
Assemblies of God22932.032.1-7.6-0.31Below minimum
Church of Christ20729.328.8-10.4-0.43Below minimum
Pentecostal27227.928.1-11.8-0.49Below minimum
Jehovah's Witness18827.727.4-12.0-0.49Below minimum
Sunni Muslim41527.327.3-12.3-0.51Eligible
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84515.815.7-23.9-0.99Eligible
Exercise
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84558.658.5+4.2+0.18Eligible
Spiritual75357.954.7+3.4+0.15Eligible
Presbyterian24957.757.5+3.2+0.14Below minimum
Jehovah's Witness18857.256.4+2.8+0.12Below minimum
Christian8,88257.056.1+2.5+0.11Eligible
Catholic6,27757.056.9+2.5+0.11Eligible
Buddhist63256.256.8+1.8+0.08Eligible
Jewish22955.455.6+0.9+0.04Below minimum
Muslim / Islam2,79755.256.4+0.7+0.03Eligible
Lutheran68454.954.3+0.4+0.02Eligible
Church of Christ20754.754.2+0.2+0.01Below minimum
Episcopalian19254.652.4+0.1+0.01Below minimum
Baptist1,50954.653.5+0.1+0.00Eligible
Methodist56254.553.9+0.0+0.00Eligible
Protestant84854.454.8-0.0-0.00Eligible
Sunni Muslim41554.055.1-0.5-0.02Eligible
Assemblies of God22953.652.9-0.9-0.04Below minimum
Jedi labels19953.554.7-1.0-0.04Below minimum
Greek Orthodox25353.553.8-1.0-0.04Below minimum
Pentecostal27252.351.4-2.2-0.09Below minimum
Hindu26351.653.4-2.8-0.12Below minimum
None / no religion1,58551.551.0-3.0-0.13Eligible
Pagan43451.150.1-3.4-0.14Eligible
Agnostic4,01150.651.4-3.9-0.17Eligible
Atheist3,99349.250.8-5.3-0.23Eligible
Pastafarian38649.051.1-5.5-0.24Eligible
Wiccan32546.645.6-7.9-0.34Eligible
Religious faith
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Jehovah's Witness18882.282.4+27.6+0.88Below minimum
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84582.182.2+27.5+0.88Eligible
Pentecostal27281.081.3+26.3+0.84Below minimum
Assemblies of God22979.379.5+24.6+0.79Below minimum
Sunni Muslim41579.078.6+24.4+0.78Eligible
Muslim / Islam2,79777.276.8+22.6+0.72Eligible
Church of Christ20775.775.9+21.1+0.67Below minimum
Baptist1,50975.675.9+20.9+0.67Eligible
Christian8,88272.973.2+18.3+0.58Eligible
Protestant84872.272.1+17.5+0.56Eligible
Presbyterian24971.471.5+16.7+0.53Below minimum
Lutheran68467.667.7+13.0+0.41Eligible
Methodist56267.267.5+12.6+0.40Eligible
Catholic6,27764.464.3+9.7+0.31Eligible
Episcopalian19263.864.8+9.2+0.29Below minimum
Greek Orthodox25358.458.4+3.8+0.12Below minimum
Hindu26358.457.8+3.7+0.12Below minimum
Jewish22951.050.9-3.6-0.11Below minimum
Spiritual75343.945.2-10.7-0.34Eligible
Pagan43442.442.7-12.3-0.39Eligible
Buddhist63241.941.8-12.7-0.41Eligible
Wiccan32541.341.4-13.3-0.43Eligible
Jedi labels19923.123.0-31.5-1.01Below minimum
Agnostic4,01119.819.6-34.8-1.11Eligible
Pastafarian38619.619.0-35.0-1.12Eligible
None / no religion1,58515.816.1-38.8-1.24Eligible
Atheist3,99313.312.8-41.3-1.32Eligible
Humanitarian concern
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Spiritual75367.267.9+7.3+0.39Eligible
Episcopalian19264.765.1+4.8+0.26Below minimum
Buddhist63264.764.5+4.8+0.26Eligible
Muslim / Islam2,79764.263.9+4.2+0.23Eligible
Sunni Muslim41563.863.5+3.8+0.21Eligible
Hindu26362.862.3+2.8+0.15Below minimum
Jewish22962.662.5+2.6+0.14Below minimum
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84562.462.5+2.4+0.13Eligible
Pagan43462.162.3+2.2+0.12Eligible
Presbyterian24962.062.1+2.1+0.11Below minimum
Greek Orthodox25361.561.3+1.5+0.08Below minimum
Protestant84861.060.9+1.0+0.06Eligible
Catholic6,27760.961.0+1.0+0.05Eligible
Church of Christ20760.760.9+0.8+0.04Below minimum
Methodist56260.160.2+0.1+0.01Eligible
Assemblies of God22960.060.2+0.1+0.00Below minimum
Christian8,88259.960.2+0.0+0.00Eligible
Jehovah's Witness18859.559.8-0.5-0.03Below minimum
Lutheran68459.459.6-0.5-0.03Eligible
Pastafarian38659.058.3-0.9-0.05Eligible
Agnostic4,01159.058.8-1.0-0.05Eligible
Pentecostal27258.959.1-1.1-0.06Below minimum
Wiccan32558.358.8-1.7-0.09Eligible
Baptist1,50957.858.2-2.1-0.11Eligible
Atheist3,99356.556.0-3.4-0.18Eligible
Jedi labels19956.055.4-3.9-0.21Below minimum
None / no religion1,58552.252.2-7.8-0.42Eligible
Saving / spending control
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84560.360.3+5.6+0.26Eligible
Presbyterian24959.159.3+4.4+0.20Below minimum
Church of Christ20758.158.2+3.5+0.16Below minimum
Pentecostal27257.356.6+2.6+0.12Below minimum
Lutheran68457.357.4+2.6+0.12Eligible
Christian8,88256.856.3+2.1+0.10Eligible
Catholic6,27756.656.7+1.9+0.09Eligible
Baptist1,50956.556.1+1.8+0.08Eligible
Jewish22956.456.7+1.7+0.08Below minimum
Protestant84856.256.4+1.6+0.07Eligible
Assemblies of God22955.655.3+1.0+0.04Below minimum
Methodist56255.655.3+0.9+0.04Eligible
Hindu26354.955.8+0.3+0.01Below minimum
Muslim / Islam2,79754.855.7+0.2+0.01Eligible
Pastafarian38654.555.4-0.1-0.01Eligible
Jehovah's Witness18853.253.1-1.5-0.07Below minimum
Episcopalian19252.851.3-1.9-0.09Below minimum
Buddhist63252.352.4-2.4-0.11Eligible
Jedi labels19952.051.7-2.7-0.12Below minimum
Spiritual75351.849.3-2.9-0.13Eligible
Agnostic4,01151.451.8-3.2-0.15Eligible
Atheist3,99351.051.6-3.7-0.17Eligible
None / no religion1,58550.950.1-3.8-0.18Eligible
Sunni Muslim41550.251.0-4.5-0.20Eligible
Greek Orthodox25349.949.8-4.7-0.22Below minimum
Wiccan32549.749.6-5.0-0.23Eligible
Pagan43449.648.6-5.1-0.23Eligible
Self-rated attractiveness
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Spiritual75366.266.4+6.6+0.35Eligible
Greek Orthodox25364.164.1+4.6+0.24Below minimum
Hindu26361.861.4+2.3+0.12Below minimum
Sunni Muslim41561.261.2+1.7+0.09Eligible
Muslim / Islam2,79760.860.7+1.2+0.06Eligible
Jewish22960.760.6+1.2+0.06Below minimum
Catholic6,27760.660.8+1.1+0.06Eligible
Christian8,88260.360.5+0.7+0.04Eligible
Episcopalian19260.159.1+0.5+0.03Below minimum
Pagan43459.960.2+0.3+0.02Eligible
Pentecostal27259.860.1+0.3+0.01Below minimum
Jehovah's Witness18859.660.2+0.0+0.00Below minimum
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84559.559.6-0.1-0.00Eligible
Assemblies of God22959.359.6-0.2-0.01Below minimum
Protestant84859.258.9-0.3-0.02Eligible
Buddhist63259.258.9-0.3-0.02Eligible
Agnostic4,01158.958.7-0.7-0.04Eligible
Baptist1,50958.859.0-0.8-0.04Eligible
Jedi labels19958.757.6-0.8-0.04Below minimum
Presbyterian24958.458.1-1.1-0.06Below minimum
Methodist56258.258.1-1.3-0.07Eligible
Lutheran68458.258.4-1.4-0.07Eligible
Church of Christ20757.957.8-1.7-0.09Below minimum
Wiccan32557.858.8-1.8-0.09Eligible
Atheist3,99357.056.4-2.5-0.13Eligible
Pastafarian38656.055.1-3.5-0.19Eligible
None / no religion1,58555.955.8-3.6-0.19Eligible
Keeping promises
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84564.264.2+4.0+0.23Eligible
Baptist1,50964.064.2+3.8+0.22Eligible
Church of Christ20763.563.4+3.2+0.19Below minimum
Pentecostal27263.163.4+2.8+0.17Below minimum
Assemblies of God22963.063.2+2.8+0.16Below minimum
Christian8,88262.362.6+2.1+0.12Eligible
Lutheran68462.262.1+2.0+0.11Eligible
Spiritual75361.563.0+1.3+0.08Eligible
Methodist56261.561.7+1.2+0.07Eligible
Sunni Muslim41561.260.7+1.0+0.06Eligible
Jehovah's Witness18861.060.9+0.8+0.04Below minimum
Presbyterian24960.660.6+0.4+0.02Below minimum
Hindu26360.660.1+0.3+0.02Below minimum
Protestant84860.660.5+0.3+0.02Eligible
Catholic6,27760.460.3+0.2+0.01Eligible
Episcopalian19260.461.4+0.2+0.01Below minimum
Muslim / Islam2,79759.859.3-0.4-0.02Eligible
Greek Orthodox25359.659.7-0.7-0.04Below minimum
Jewish22959.559.3-0.7-0.04Below minimum
Wiccan32559.058.7-1.3-0.07Eligible
Buddhist63258.858.8-1.4-0.08Eligible
Pagan43458.258.7-2.0-0.12Eligible
None / no religion1,58557.858.3-2.5-0.14Eligible
Jedi labels19957.557.9-2.7-0.16Below minimum
Agnostic4,01157.557.2-2.8-0.16Eligible
Atheist3,99356.756.4-3.6-0.21Eligible
Pastafarian38656.055.7-4.3-0.25Eligible
Admitting mistakes
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Muslim / Islam2,79759.958.9+3.3+0.18Eligible
Spiritual75359.562.3+2.9+0.16Eligible
Sunni Muslim41559.458.5+2.8+0.15Eligible
Buddhist63259.059.1+2.4+0.13Eligible
Hindu26358.657.9+2.0+0.11Below minimum
Pentecostal27258.459.1+1.8+0.10Below minimum
Jehovah's Witness18857.557.2+0.9+0.05Below minimum
Christian8,88256.957.3+0.3+0.01Eligible
Assemblies of God22956.857.1+0.2+0.01Below minimum
Church of Christ20756.756.7+0.1+0.00Below minimum
Pagan43456.557.5-0.1-0.01Eligible
Baptist1,50956.556.8-0.1-0.01Eligible
Catholic6,27756.456.0-0.2-0.01Eligible
Protestant84856.256.3-0.4-0.02Eligible
Agnostic4,01156.255.8-0.4-0.02Eligible
Wiccan32556.155.5-0.5-0.03Eligible
None / no religion1,58556.057.0-0.6-0.03Eligible
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84555.855.7-0.8-0.04Eligible
Greek Orthodox25355.856.0-0.8-0.04Below minimum
Jedi labels19955.756.8-0.9-0.05Below minimum
Jewish22955.455.1-1.2-0.07Below minimum
Presbyterian24955.155.1-1.5-0.08Below minimum
Pastafarian38655.054.4-1.6-0.09Eligible
Methodist56254.955.3-1.7-0.09Eligible
Episcopalian19254.757.0-1.9-0.10Below minimum
Atheist3,99354.654.2-1.9-0.11Eligible
Lutheran68454.654.3-2.0-0.11Eligible
Suspicion of others
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Pagan43455.154.9+4.7+0.26Eligible
Wiccan32554.754.7+4.3+0.24Eligible
Atheist3,99354.154.4+3.7+0.20Eligible
Agnostic4,01153.353.6+3.0+0.16Eligible
Greek Orthodox25352.352.4+1.9+0.10Below minimum
Pastafarian38652.252.7+1.8+0.10Eligible
None / no religion1,58552.051.8+1.6+0.09Eligible
Jedi labels19951.651.6+1.2+0.06Below minimum
Baptist1,50950.550.2+0.1+0.01Eligible
Jehovah's Witness18849.749.6-0.7-0.04Below minimum
Buddhist63249.649.7-0.7-0.04Eligible
Episcopalian19249.648.6-0.8-0.04Below minimum
Catholic6,27749.449.4-1.0-0.05Eligible
Muslim / Islam2,79749.349.7-1.1-0.06Eligible
Christian8,88249.349.0-1.1-0.06Eligible
Protestant84849.249.2-1.2-0.07Eligible
Church of Christ20749.148.9-1.3-0.07Below minimum
Hindu26348.949.4-1.5-0.08Below minimum
Pentecostal27248.848.6-1.6-0.09Below minimum
Jewish22948.748.8-1.7-0.09Below minimum
Sunni Muslim41548.749.1-1.7-0.09Eligible
Presbyterian24948.548.3-1.9-0.10Below minimum
Methodist56248.348.0-2.1-0.12Eligible
Assemblies of God22948.248.1-2.2-0.12Below minimum
Spiritual75347.947.0-2.5-0.14Eligible
Lutheran68447.347.2-3.1-0.17Eligible
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84544.944.9-5.5-0.31Eligible
Expensive consumption
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Sunni Muslim41543.744.0+8.8+0.45Eligible
Hindu26343.444.1+8.5+0.43Below minimum
Greek Orthodox25342.643.0+7.7+0.39Below minimum
Episcopalian19239.539.2+4.6+0.23Below minimum
Muslim / Islam2,79738.538.8+3.6+0.18Eligible
Jewish22937.237.2+2.3+0.12Below minimum
Catholic6,27736.936.7+2.0+0.10Eligible
Presbyterian24936.236.0+1.3+0.07Below minimum
Spiritual75335.635.0+0.7+0.04Eligible
Buddhist63235.235.6+0.3+0.02Eligible
Protestant84835.135.3+0.2+0.01Eligible
Jedi labels19934.936.1-0.0-0.00Below minimum
Church of Christ20734.534.2-0.3-0.02Below minimum
Methodist56234.133.9-0.8-0.04Eligible
Pentecostal27234.133.8-0.8-0.04Below minimum
Christian8,88234.033.6-0.9-0.05Eligible
Jehovah's Witness18833.933.3-1.0-0.05Below minimum
Assemblies of God22933.833.5-1.1-0.05Below minimum
Atheist3,99333.834.6-1.1-0.05Eligible
Agnostic4,01133.734.0-1.2-0.06Eligible
Baptist1,50933.332.8-1.6-0.08Eligible
None / no religion1,58533.133.2-1.8-0.09Eligible
Lutheran68432.031.6-2.9-0.15Eligible
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84531.531.3-3.4-0.17Eligible
Pastafarian38631.232.2-3.7-0.19Eligible
Pagan43430.930.8-4.0-0.20Eligible
Wiccan32530.029.2-4.9-0.25Eligible
Desire for children / family
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84573.673.7+13.6+0.62Eligible
Muslim / Islam2,79767.466.2+7.4+0.34Eligible
Baptist1,50966.567.2+6.5+0.30Eligible
Sunni Muslim41565.964.9+5.9+0.27Eligible
Assemblies of God22965.466.0+5.4+0.25Below minimum
Hindu26365.163.8+5.1+0.23Below minimum
Pentecostal27265.065.9+5.0+0.23Below minimum
Methodist56264.865.4+4.8+0.22Eligible
Catholic6,27764.464.3+4.5+0.20Eligible
Lutheran68464.364.6+4.4+0.20Eligible
Presbyterian24964.264.2+4.2+0.19Below minimum
Greek Orthodox25364.164.0+4.1+0.19Below minimum
Christian8,88264.064.8+4.0+0.18Eligible
Church of Christ20763.463.6+3.4+0.15Below minimum
Protestant84861.661.3+1.6+0.07Eligible
Jewish22960.660.2+0.6+0.03Below minimum
Episcopalian19258.860.6-1.2-0.05Below minimum
Jehovah's Witness18857.357.7-2.7-0.12Below minimum
Spiritual75357.260.3-2.7-0.13Eligible
Buddhist63256.956.6-3.1-0.14Eligible
None / no religion1,58555.155.8-4.9-0.22Eligible
Jedi labels19953.152.7-6.9-0.31Below minimum
Pagan43452.553.6-7.5-0.34Eligible
Wiccan32551.251.6-8.7-0.40Eligible
Agnostic4,01149.348.6-10.6-0.48Eligible
Atheist3,99346.445.3-13.5-0.62Eligible
Pastafarian38645.944.5-14.1-0.64Eligible
Self-rated excess weight
Religion labelUsable nAdjusted meanRaw meanDeviation from cohortCohort SD deviationSample screen
Wiccan32552.352.8+7.3+0.28Eligible
Pentecostal27250.652.2+5.6+0.21Below minimum
Pagan43450.452.5+5.4+0.21Eligible
Baptist1,50949.150.6+4.2+0.16Eligible
Episcopalian19248.953.6+4.0+0.15Below minimum
Church of Christ20748.348.8+3.3+0.13Below minimum
Jewish22948.047.3+3.0+0.12Below minimum
Methodist56247.248.2+2.3+0.09Eligible
Assemblies of God22947.248.2+2.2+0.09Below minimum
Sunni Muslim41547.044.9+2.1+0.08Eligible
Jedi labels19946.746.5+1.7+0.07Below minimum
None / no religion1,58545.947.5+1.0+0.04Eligible
Lutheran68445.846.1+0.8+0.03Eligible
Jehovah's Witness18845.446.0+0.5+0.02Below minimum
Buddhist63245.344.8+0.3+0.01Eligible
Latter-day Saint / Mormon84545.045.1+0.1+0.00Eligible
Protestant84844.744.4-0.2-0.01Eligible
Presbyterian24944.745.0-0.2-0.01Below minimum
Catholic6,27744.744.4-0.3-0.01Eligible
Agnostic4,01144.443.1-0.5-0.02Eligible
Christian8,88244.345.7-0.7-0.03Eligible
Muslim / Islam2,79744.141.7-0.9-0.03Eligible
Pastafarian38643.941.1-1.0-0.04Eligible
Atheist3,99343.841.6-1.2-0.05Eligible
Hindu26343.741.1-1.3-0.05Below minimum
Spiritual75343.249.4-1.8-0.07Eligible
Greek Orthodox25342.041.8-3.0-0.11Below minimum

Which Groups Have Enough Usable Data?

Before demographic and test-quality filtering, the normalized labels cover 58,702 stored profiles. Usable means valid trait scores, recorded male/female metadata, and approximate adult age 18-80. Raw label counts should not be confused with analysis sample sizes.

Religion labelRaw label countUsable nMenWomenMean ageDiscovery / holdout nHeadline screen
Christian14,4918,8823,0615,82126.44,422 / 4,460Eligible
Catholic10,2426,2772,3803,89724.63,076 / 3,201Eligible
Atheist6,3653,9932,2341,75923.31,980 / 2,013Eligible
Agnostic5,8484,0111,8872,12423.71,976 / 2,035Eligible
Muslim / Islam4,1342,7971,2971,50022.31,395 / 1,402Eligible
Baptist2,4021,5094931,01626.6771 / 738Eligible
None / no religion2,3091,58568290327.1797 / 788Eligible
Latter-day Saint / Mormon1,41584532651925.0434 / 411Eligible
Protestant1,26584838846025.2434 / 414Eligible
Lutheran1,17868423544925.3342 / 342Eligible
Spiritual99675321453932.1392 / 361Eligible
Buddhist98863230332924.9325 / 307Eligible
Methodist92856221634626.5268 / 294Eligible
Sunni Muslim62941519122422.4218 / 197Eligible
Pastafarian62838623215422.9183 / 203Eligible
Pagan60843416227227.1236 / 198Eligible
Wiccan5083258324224.4165 / 160Eligible
Presbyterian49724910214726.1124 / 125Below minimum
Jewish4372299813124.6103 / 126Below minimum
Hindu42726314112222.4137 / 126Below minimum
Pentecostal3992729717526.6142 / 130Below minimum
Greek Orthodox38325311513824.7121 / 132Below minimum
Church of Christ3482077613126.0109 / 98Below minimum
Episcopalian3321927611632.4110 / 82Below minimum
Assemblies of God3302298114825.9118 / 111Below minimum
Jedi labels3091991257426.390 / 109Below minimum
Jehovah's Witness3061885613224.995 / 93Below minimum

Jehovah's Witness includes JW, and Latter-day Saint / Mormon includes Mormon and LDS labels. Catholic and generic Muslim/Islam naming variants and reviewed translated spellings are merged. Sunni remains separate from generic Muslim labels; denominations and mixed/former identities are not silently folded into broad categories.

Methods and Limits

Adjustment. A joint ordinary-least-squares model is fitted for each trait, with one intercept per religion group plus recorded gender, centered age, age squared, gender-by-age and gender-by-age-squared terms. This allows different quadratic age curves for men and women, but assumes the same age/gender slopes across religions. Every adjusted mean is evaluated over the same full-cohort covariate distribution. Pairwise gaps are differences between the group intercepts, not separate models selected for favorable results.

Effect sizes and screening. The standardized gap is the score-point difference divided by the trait SD among all 37,219 modeled profiles. It is not conventional pairwise pooled Cohen's d. Headline comparisons require at least 300 usable profiles per group, at least 100 in each deterministic split half, and at least 30 men and 30 women per group overall. A substantial contrast additionally needs at least 0.50 SD overall and 0.40 SD in both halves in the discovery-selected direction. These are descriptive magnitude and consistency thresholds, not universal definitions of importance, significance tests or external validation.

Selection and repeated comparisons. The discovery half fixes rankings and higher/lower orientation. The holdout half tests consistency within the same historical source. All 38 traits and all group means are retained, rather than reporting only large results. Many traits and pairwise comparisons are correlated. Choosing extreme contrasts can still exaggerate apparent differences; split-half agreement does not remove cultural confounding or sample-selection bias.

Sample. Profiles have a stored test date on or after April 26, 2008, all 41 stored scores in 0-100, at least one score different from the all-50 default, a reviewed religion label, recorded male/female metadata and approximate age 18-80. Each stored profile counts once; retake history is not available. Religion labels outside the approved map are not assigned to a catch-all group. Split-level aggregates below 30 profiles are suppressed; all 27 retained groups have both split cells available.

Age and metadata. Age is test year minus recorded birth year, not exact date-based age. Some birth years may have been inferred from graduation; this is not marked. Religion and demographic metadata may have been collected or updated independently of testing. Translations and legacy text-encoding repairs are used only for the approved label map, not to change the stored database.

Measures. These are self-reported questionnaire dimensions, not diagnoses or objective measurements of ability, income or health. Intellectual interests is not IQ. Competence/superiority is not clinical narcissism. Wealth, attractiveness and excess weight are self-ratings. Alcohol/tobacco combines attitudes and behavior. The separate height, same-gender-attraction and music items are outside the 38 dimensions analyzed here. The historical database retains trait scores rather than the completed individual item answers.

What adjustment cannot establish. There is no control for country, language, education, socioeconomic background, relationship status, broad response style or social-network dependence. In particular, national and cultural differences may strongly affect self-rated wealth and the interpretation of translated items. These are associations, not the causal effects of adopting a religion. Results cannot be generalized to all adherents today or used to judge an individual's personality, worth or behavior.

All 1,026 adjusted group/trait means (CSV) · All 13,338 pairwise trait comparisons (CSV) · Explanatory-strength estimates (CSV) · Group sample sizes (CSV)

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