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>> One interesting question, which will only begin to be answered in the next several decades, is whether the rates of religious adherence within these European countries correlate with anything. For instance, do countries with low religious adherence have any sort of markedly different character or outcomes than countries with high religious adherence?

>I'm not up on all the research that's been done, but we already have data on this. It's not hard to get - it's just comparing degrees of religious following with stats on things like crime, teen pregnancies etc.

I think the real interesting thing is the possibilities for looking at new metrics. Beyond the things you mentioned, perhaps we'll be able to see religious adherence correlated with social network; with types of media; with general demeanor; with professionalism or job success. Just to name a few. I only comment to point out that there may be many new correlations to be observed.