RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION, EDUCATION AND INTERNET USE

ÔÇ£Using data from the General Social Survey, we measure the effect of education and Internet use on religious affiliation. We find that Internet use is associated with decreased probability of religious affiliationÔǪ┬áInternet use could account for 5.1 million people with no religious affiliation, or 20% of the observed decrease in affiliation relative to the 1980sÔǪÔÇØ