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This chart shows horizontal bars for 10 religious groups. The three largest religious groups, Catholic, Protestant and “no religion” are subdivided in three more bars representing the concentration of co-religionists aged 20 to 59 of the opposite sex in their community: less than 20%, 20% to 49% and 50% or more. The seven other smaller religious groups (Orthodox, Christian not included elsewhere, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu and Sikh) are subdivided in two bars representing the concentration of co-religionists in their community: less than 3% and 3% or more. The bars show the percentage of people in couples who are in interreligious unions. For Catholics, Protestants, those with no religion, Orthodox, Muslims, Jews, Hindus and Sikhs, those living in communities with low concentrations of co-religionists are more likely to be interreligious unions than those living in communities with high concentrations of co-religionists. Christians not included elsewhere, and Buddhists were the exceptions to this general finding.
| Concentration of co-religionists | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 20% | 20% to 49% | 50% or more | |
| % of persons in couples who are in interreligious unions | |||
| Catholic | 39 | 23 | 6 |
| Protestant | 35 | 21 | 15 |
| No Religion | 30 | 21 | 13 |
| Less than 3% | 3% or more | ||
| Orthodox | 30 | 19 | |
| Christian n.i.e. | 17 | 18 | |
| Muslim | 11 | 7 | |
| Jewish | 21 | 13 | |
| Buddhist | 19 | 20 | |
| Hindu | 11 | 8 | |
| Sikh | 4 | 2 | |