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Confucianism, Taoism and Chinese Folk Religions

Pew Research Center, "Measuring Religion in China", August 30, 2023

A Pew Research Center analysis, part of its August 30, 2023 "Measuring Religion in China" project, drawing on the Chinese General Social Survey and China Family Panel Studies to describe Taoist and Confucian belief and practice among Chinese adults, expressly distinguishing very low formal religious identification from far higher rates of related belief and practice, since neither tradition is organized around membership in the way Pew's Abrahamic-tradition surveys assume.

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Part of Pew Research Center's dedicated August 30, 2023 "Measuring Religion in China" project, which analyzes the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS, nationally representative, covering nearly all of mainland China) and the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) rather than fielding a single Pew-branded instrument; the report is explicit that no organization collects formal membership statistics for Taoists or Confucians and that Chinese respondents rarely classify either tradition as zongjiao, religion, so the numbers below measure belief and practice, not affiliation, and the report says so throughout.
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Publisher
Pew Research Center
Publication Year
2023
URL
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2023/08/30/confucianism-taoism-and-chinese-folk-religions/
Source Type
Demographic study
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China, Countries

This source names China directly: "August 30, 2023 "Measuring Religion in China" project, drawing on the Chinese General Social Survey and China Family Panel Studies to describe Taoist and Confucian belief and practice among Chinese..."

Source Confucianism, Taoism and Chinese Folk Religions
Pew Research Center, Secular Organizations

This source names Pew Research Center directly: "A Pew Research Center analysis, part of its August 30, 2023 "Measuring Religion in China" project, drawing on the Chinese General Social Survey and China Family Panel Studies to describe Taoist and..."

Source Confucianism, Taoism and Chinese Folk Religions
Claims Backed By This Source (35 claims)

This source backs 35 claims across the atlas. As facts: 29 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Religions, 24 claims: 21 well-attested, 3 general references.
  • Sources, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds.
  • Deities, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
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