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What percentage of scientists believe in god?

About 33% of scientists believe in god.

Pew Forum: Scientists and Belief

According to the poll, just over half of scientists (51%) believe in some form of deity or higher power; specifically, 33% of scientists say they believe in God, while 18% believe in a universal spirit or higher power.

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What percentage of the Egyptian population is Coptic Christian?

5%

Egypt's Christians prepare to bury Coptic pope - CNN.com

The U.S. State Department estimates that Egypt is roughly 9% Coptic Christian, but the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, which released a report on the global Christian population last year, says it is probably closer to 5%.

Ask the Expert (cont'd) - Pew Research Center

Thus, the best available census and survey data indicate that Christians now number roughly 5% of the Egyptian population, or about 4 million people.

Global Christianity - A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World' s Christian Population- Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

Though media reports sometimes suggest that Christians make up 10% or more of Egypt’s population of approximately 80 million people, census and survey data analyzed for this report indicate that Egypt’s Christian population is about half that size.

The most recent census, in 2006, found that about 5% of the population was Christian.

The Pew Forum’s 2011 report on the global Muslim population estimated that approximately 95% of Egyptians were Muslim in 2010.4

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How many Christians are there in China?

67 million

Christianity in China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In a December 2011 report, The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life estimated that there are over 67 million Christians in China.

Global Christianity - A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World' s Christian Population- Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

Mainland China has roughly 67 million Christians, representing about 5% of the country’s total population.1

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What percentage of Americans believe in God or a higher power?

94 - 95%

Pew Forum: Not All Nonbelievers Call Themselves Atheists

According to the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, conducted by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life, 5% of American adults say they do not believe in God or a universal spirit, but only about a quarter (24%) of these nonbelievers actually call themselves atheists.

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True or False? "Women are more religious than men, on average."

True

Pew Forum: Religious Differences Between Women and Men

A new analysis of data from the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, conducted by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life, finds that women are more religious than men on a variety of measures.

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What percentage of the population of China is Christian?

5%

Global Christianity - A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World' s Christian Population- Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

Mainland China has roughly 67 million Christians, representing about 5% of the country’s total population.1

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What percentage of the United States population is Jewish?

1.7%

The U.S. Religious Landscape Survey Reveals a Fluid and Diverse ...

For instance, most Jews (1.7% of the overall adult population) identify with one of three major groups: Reform, Conservative or Orthodox Judaism.

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Is Barack Obama a Muslim?

No, Barack Obama is not a Muslim.

Daily Number: Still Think Obama is Muslim - Pew Research Center

This misperception is not limited to voters who oppose Obama.

Belief that Obama is Muslim is Durable, Bipartisan Â– but Most Likely to Sway Democratic Votes - Pew Research Center

Despite recurrent media attention to the issue -- including extensive coverage of his association with the controversial Protestant cleric, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright -- the incorrect perception that the Democratic presidential candidate adheres to the Muslim faith or to another non-Christian faith has remained remarkably constant over the course of the 2008 election campaign.

This misperception is not limited to voters who oppose Obama.

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What percentage of scientists believe in god?

About 33% of scientists believe in god.

Pew Forum: Scientists and Belief

What percentage of the Egyptian population is Coptic Christian?

5%

Egypt's Christians prepare to bury Coptic pope - CNN.com

Ask the Expert (cont'd) - Pew Research Center

Global Christianity - A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World' s Christian Population- Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

How many Christians are there in China?

67 million

Christianity in China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Global Christianity - A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World' s Christian Population- Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

What percentage of Americans believe in God or a higher power?

94 - 95%

Pew Forum: Not All Nonbelievers Call Themselves Atheists

True or False? "Women are more religious than men, on average."

True

Pew Forum: Religious Differences Between Women and Men

What percentage of the population of China is Christian?

5%

Global Christianity - A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World' s Christian Population- Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

What percentage of the United States population is Jewish?

1.7%

The U.S. Religious Landscape Survey Reveals a Fluid and Diverse ...

Is Barack Obama a Muslim?

No, Barack Obama is not a Muslim.

Daily Number: Still Think Obama is Muslim - Pew Research Center

Belief that Obama is Muslim is Durable, Bipartisan Â– but Most Likely to Sway Democratic Votes - Pew Research Center