Table 1
Demographic data for 630 speakers at 48 atheist conferences between 2002 and 2014.
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (±SE) | 49.03 (0.03) | 43.91 (0.07) | 47.46 (0.56) |
| Education | |||
| High school (%) | 50 (11.4) | 18 (9.4) | 68 (10.8) |
| Bachelors (%) | 147 (33.6) | 77 (40.1) | 224 (35.6) |
| Masters (%) | 53 (12.1) | 30 (12.1) | 83 (13.2) |
| Doctorate (%) | 172 (39.3) | 62 (39.3) | 234 (37.1) |
| Unknown (%) | 16 (3.7) | 5 (2.6) | 21 (3.3) |
| Race | |||
| White | 383 | 156 | 539 |
| Non-white | 51 | 35 | 86 |
| Unknown | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 438 | 192 | 630 |
Figure 1
Gender ratios in the wider atheist community calculated from international census data (solid horizontal line represents mean, dotted lines give 95% confidence intervals) compared against the proportion of speakers and speaking slots at 48 atheist conferences.
Figure 2
Changing demographics in speakers at 48 atheist conferences over time: (A) changes in the proportion of non-white speakers, (B) changes in the proportion of female speakers, and (C) changes in overall speaker diversity based on age, gender, race, nationality and education.