Conrad Hackett

Senior Demographer at @PewResearch
Also posting at
& sometimes at

[Martin Kolk @MartinKolk]

How closely are religious conversions linked to marriage?

In a new study with @Linus_Andrsson and Jan Saarela, we use Finnish population registers to study religious conversion, religious endogamy, and gender across nearly five decades.

[Conrad Hackett @conradhackett]

@christianjbdev When I saw your tweet the first thing I thought about was the paper that I now see the tweet above is about.

[Conrad Hackett @conradhackett]

Favorable view of India
71% UK
71% Kenya
63% Germany
60% Israel
55% Japan
45% US
37% Spain
15% Turkey
7% Pakistan

[Conrad Hackett @conradhackett]

Both Canadians and Mexicans now view China more favorably than their neighbor, the United States.

[Conrad Hackett @conradhackett]

@tinshan https://t.co/qbQYNnG6GM
https://t.co/hoqjeDl5VB
https://t.co/vJknwhjwWn
https://t.co/6DL6rs8hZR

[Conrad Hackett @conradhackett]

% of people who view of India negatively
91% Pakistan
72% Turkey
58% Malaysia
55% Australia
51% Bangladesh
50% US
47% Indonesia
46% South Africa
41% Brazil

[Conrad Hackett @conradhackett]

Among all the world's people under 25:
28% now live in Africa
46% are projected to live in Africa in 2100

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Read more https://t.co/Vd8uiME1h6

[Conrad Hackett @conradhackett]

45% of Americans view India favorably, while 50% view it unfavorably.

These ratings are some of the lowest since 2008, when @pewresearch began asking this question.

[Conrad Hackett @conradhackett]

Favorable view of India
71% UK
71% Kenya
63% Germany
60% Israel
55% Japan
45% US
37% Spain
15% Turkey
7% Pakistan

[Conrad Hackett @conradhackett]

Above results are from @pewresearch's 2023-2024 Religious Landscape Study, which used address-based random sampling to gather data from 36,908 respondents. More here: https://t.co/VfYHTUCM5c

Info on reporting results for small groups https://t.co/x7bEATbMcy

[Conrad Hackett @conradhackett]

American adults with a four-year college degree
Hindus 70%
Episcopalians 67%
Jews 65%
Agnostics 53%
Atheists 48%
Muslims 44%
Buddhists 41%
Catholics 35%
National average 35%
Evangelicals 29%

[Conrad Hackett @conradhackett]

Huh?

[Conrad Hackett @conradhackett]

Harvard's population program is recruiting postdocs
https://t.co/DnO0A5oJDT
Seems like a great opportunity!

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X is big in Japan!

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@tylerpalmer In Japanese, you can convey more within a given character limit than in many other languages.

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X is big in Japan!

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Read more https://t.co/LNepDhxeFA

[Conrad Hackett @conradhackett]

@ThomasSKidd @sopresley @ActonInstitute I've been trying to thoughtfully engage with you about claims in your book. Why don't you respond?

[Conrad Hackett @conradhackett]

Here's an explanation of why online opt-in polls are vulnerable to fraud and, relatedly, why they often suggest remarkable religion patterns.
https://t.co/viEk8vu3eY

[Conrad Hackett @conradhackett]

Reminder: The Bible Society retracted their Quiet Revival report after YouGov admitted their survey was biased by fraudulent respondents.
https://t.co/6Sdc1U2Iip

[Kyle T Anderson @kyletanderson]

Regular churchgoing in England and Wales is up 56% in seven years and young men are leading the way. The “quiet revival” is not a rumor.

https://t.co/Y6gPiUPwBf