U.S. surveys in recent years have calculated atheists make up between 3 percent and 10 percent of the population.
“There’s a lot of atheists in the closet,” Gervais said in a recent interview with Vox.
There’s a lot of atheists in the closet.".
This stands in stark contrast to surveys conducted by Pew Research Center and Gallup — highly reputable polling operations.
A 2016 Gallup poll found that 10 percent of Americans reported they did not believe in God.
The University of Kentucky study aimed for a more accurate analysis using what’s called “the unmatched count technique.”
On average, atheists received a rating of 50, the second-lowest rating for a religious group, after Muslims. »