Table 1
Sample prayer use in BC Legislature by MLAs (Phelps Bondaroff et al. 2019: 49).
| Sample Prayer | Coded2 | Total Number | Percentage of Total Prayers (N = 866) | Percentage of Sample Prayers (N = 434) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Non-sectarian | 26 | 3.0% | 6.0% |
| 2 | Non-sectarian | 120 | 13.8% | 27.7% |
| 3 | Secular | 75 | 8.7% | 17.3% |
| 4 | Secular | 121 | 14.0% | 27.9% |
| 5 | Non-sectarian | 51 | 5.8% | 11.8% |
| 2+3 | N/A | 1 | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 3+4+5 | N/A | 2 | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| 3+5 | N/A | 3 | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| 4+3 | N/A | 1 | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 4+5 | N/A | 34 | 3.9% | 7.8% |
| Total | 434 | 50% | 100% |
[i] Note: the original table and report used the term ‘standard prayer’ in lieu of ‘sample prayer’.
Table 2
Percentage of BC population in private households by religion (Statistics Canada 2011).
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| No religion | 43.6% |
| Roman Catholic | 15.0% |
| Christian (not indicated elsewhere) | 7.2% |
| United Church | 5.1% |
| Anglican | 4.9% |
| Sikh | 4.7% |
| Baptist | 2.1% |
| Buddhist | 2.1% |
| Muslim | 1.8% |
| Lutheran | 1.7% |
| Protestant (not otherwise stated) | 1.6% |
| Pentecostal | 1.3% |
| Hindu | 1.1% |
| Presbyterian | 1.0% |
| Christian Orthodox | 0.9% |
| Mennonite | 0.7% |
| Jehovah’s Witness | 0.6% |
| Jewish | 0.5% |
[i] Note: global non-response rate 26.1%.