Is the pct. of atheists in america really only 3%?

Question

Judging from all the comments on Y!A, it seems like it is a hell of alot more than that...

Answer 1

Nah more like 10% or something.

Answer 2

No. It is a little over 10% and growing. The American Religious Identification Survey also tabulates the percentage of the U S Population with no religious affiliation at 14%.

Answer 3

According to the polls I've seen, 3% identify as atheist and about 10-12% identify as some form or non-religious - atheist, agnostic, secular humanist, non-religious.

Answer 4

3% is probably right. yahoo answers is not a good source for demographics. One, on the internet, a minority can easily make a lot of noise. Second, many of the posts here are not so much atheist as they are people who find christians full of it. Those are not always the same thing.

Answer 5

Latest poll that I saw conducted 6 mos ago said 8% of Americans are either agnostic or atheist.

Answer 6

It's more than that. Maybe they're Closet Atheists and only 3% are Open Rabid Attack Atheists with Real Kung-fu Grip!

Answer 7

Yes.
According to polls just 3% of americans are atheist, yet for some strange reason, they have accomplished a very serious stranglehold on the education system.

What is ironic, is that the reasoning behind the faith and support system of evolution/atheism, is that, the "consensus" of scientists are in agreement on the topic of evolution. It would seem that by this base of reasoning and logic, (truth being a matter of democratic vote) that the atheists would have to submit to the creationist. Yet, just as the terrorist has become the master of media manipulation, so it goes with the atheist.
What is worthy of note, is that obviously, the demographics of creationist to atheist as represented by the nation of the US, is not equally translated to this particular forum. It is clearly obvious that the atheists are disproportionately represented here on Y!A R+S category by reason of their apparent need to try and influence any participant that has religious faith. There can be no other explaination for their overwhelming presence here, unless it is the fear they have of those of faith having a forum with which to build each other up.
The fact that atheists only frequent this category to promote their propaganda and tear down those of faith, really suggests to me that they are really a group that not only has serious doubts, but a deeply rooted sense of fear of those that may have the truthful answers that they so longingly want to squash.

Answer 8

According to statistics that is true and 33% are Christians. I'd say there is just a large percent of that 3% that choose to come to Y!A. Too bad the largest percent of those that do come here do so, not to have intelligent debates, but to ridicule and demean believers, especially Christians.

Answer 9

Not sure about the US, but Stats Canada reports 16% of the population is Atheist as of the 2001 survey.

http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/Products/Analytic/companion/rel/canada.cfm

The graph...

http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/Products/Analytic/companion/rel/tables/canada/cdatop.cfm

This link...

http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/Products/Analytic/companion/rel/tables/canada/cdamajor.cfm

... shows a huge massive decrease in the number of Christians in the nation with a whopping nearly 5% increase in the number of Atheists.

Answer 10

Who takes these polls ?
I was never asked and in a Census form I always put down personal when they ask about religion .

Answer 11

I thought it was closer to 7%.

I wonder how many gay atheists there are... 7% of 10% is pretty small.