Religion and Spirituality in East Asian Societies | Pew Research Center
For this report, we surveyed 10,390 adults across East Asia and neighboring Vietnam. Local interviewers administered the survey in seven languages from June to September 2023. Interviews were conducted over the phone in four places: Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. In Vietnam, interviews took place face-to-face. This survey, funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation, is part of the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project, a broader effort by Pew Research Center to study religious change and its impact on societies around the world. The Center previously has conducted religion-focused surveys across sub-Saharan Africa; the Middle East-North Africa region and many countries with large Muslim populations; Latin America; Israel; Central and Eastern Europe; Western Europe; India; South and Southeast Asia; and the United States. When we designed the survey, we took several steps to help ensure that the questions would be culturally appropriate and
Report | June 17, 2024 Religion and Spirituality in East Asian Societies A survey in Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and neighboring Vietnam finds many people don’t identify with a religion but say they believe in unseen beings, venerate ancestors’ spirits and engage in ritual practices X Facebook Threads LinkedIn WhatsApp Mail Add Us On Google By Jonathan Evans , Alan Cooperman , Kelsey Jo Starr , Manolo Corichi , William Miner and Kirsten Lesage Table of Contents Religion and Spirituality in East Asian Societies 1. Religious landscape and change 2. Religion as a way of life 3. Beliefs
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