In assuming all respondents have a religion, the framing of the question produces acquiescence bias that inflates data — by as much as 11 points, according to a number of surveys — in favour of religious affiliation.
In assuming all respondents have a religion, the framing of the question produces acquiescence bias that inflates data — by as much as 11 points, according to a number of surveys — in favour of religious affiliation.
Just my opinion but I think it could be used as a mechanism to eventually remove tax exempt status for churches. “Look at the outsize influence they have in politics while only 20% identifies as Christian” or something like that.