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Religious Awareness Month Facts and Figures
by DiversityInc Staff - Dec 2, 2008
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U.S. Religious Breakdown: 84% Christian, 2% Jewish, 1% Buddhist, 9% Nonreligious, 2% Muslim, 2% Other
U.S. Religions by Race/Ethnicity: Catholics: 29% Latino; Muslims: 34% Asian and 27% Black; Evangelicals 77% White.
Which religions are growing?


In the Workplace

Sorted by religion, complaints registered in 1990, complaints registered in 2001 and the percent change: Hindu, 227,000, 766,000, +170%; Buddhist, 401,000, 1.1 million, +119%; Muslim, 527,000, 1.1 million, +109%; No religion, 14.3 million, 29.5 million, +106%; Christian, 151.5 million, 159.5 million, +6%; Jewish, 3 million, 2.8 million, --10%
...while only 12% of U.S. companies have policies addressing religious discrimination.


What DiversityInc Top 50 Companies Do

have floating religous holidays vs. 34% of U.S. companies
have religious-employee groups vs. 1% of U.S. companies
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