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Atheism in the Anglosphere (view source)
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A 2008 Canadian Press Harris-Decima telephone survey of just over 1,000 Canadians found that 23% indicated that they do not believe in any god (but this would include both [[atheism|atheists]] and [[agnosticism|agnostics]]).<ref>"Almost a quarter of Canadians don't believe in any god, new poll says". CBC News. Jun 3, 2008. A sample of the same size has a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.</ref>
A 2008 Canadian Press Harris-Decima telephone survey of just over 1,000 Canadians found that 23% indicated that they do not believe in any god (but this would include both [[atheism|atheists]] and [[agnosticism|agnostics]]).<ref>"Almost a quarter of Canadians don't believe in any god, new poll says". CBC News. Jun 3, 2008. A sample of the same size has a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.</ref>
== Irreligion and Ireland ==
According to the 2016 Irish Census, about 9.5% of '''Irish citizens are irreligious'''.<ref>{{cite news|title= Census 2016 Summary Results - Part 1 - Chapter 8 - Religion |url= http://www.cso.ie/en/media/csoie/releasespublications/documents/population/2017/Chapter_8_Religion.pdf|quote = "''The total number of people with no religion on a usual residence basis in April 2016 stood at 451,941 [of 4,761,900]''" | accessdate=3 November 2017}}</ref> Traditionally, Ireland has been devoutly Catholic throughout most of its history - including its modern history.<ref>{{cite news|title= Cultural factors help cause surprise|publisher= [[Irish Times]]|date=|url= http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0330/1224314101130.html|accessdate=2012-07-05}}</ref> This number is thought to be somewhat higher due to citizens describing themselves as "[[cultural Catholic]]s".<ref>{{cite news|title= Big rise in people with no faith but 84pc still Catholic|publisher= [[Irish Independent|Independent]]|date=|url= http://www.independent.ie/national-news/big-rise-in-people-with-no-faith-but-84pc-still-catholic-3066470.html|accessdate=2012-07-05}}</ref>
== Irreligion in New Zealand ==
== Irreligion in New Zealand ==