Of those brought up as Anglicans (24% of the total), around half (47%)
still regard themselves as such, with an almost equal number saying
Two non-religious parents successfully transmit their lack of religion. Two religious parents have roughly a 50/50 chance of passing on the faith. The National Centre for Social Research British Social Attitudes 36 | Religion 22 that they have no religion. Other specific Protestant denominations fare even worse: only 38% of those brought up as Presbyterians and 27% of those brought up as Methodists have kept these specific religious affiliations. Catholics manage to retain a slim majority, as do generic Christians identifying with no named denomination (for both 55% have kept the religious affiliation they were brought up in). However, for those of non-Christian faiths, particularly Islam, religious identity appears to be stickier; only one in ten who were brought up in one of these religions no longer belongs (93% of those brought up as a Muslim, still identify as Muslim).