Kliewer

claims that those who describe themselves as without religion are often (1) husbands of women who have converted and who may have moved away from their original religious commitment (2) people who are in transition, without links with an institution but who still see themselves as Christian ¹(317)

"The fact that the number of those without religion has increased by 75.5 percent between 1991 and 2000 (Table 2, right-hand column) does not mean that there has been a corresponding increase of "unbelief". ²

1GU Kliewer 'Effervescent Diversity', The Ecumenical Review 57:3 (2005), 314–321, 317.

2GU Kliewer 'Effervescent Diversity', The Ecumenical Review 57:3 (2005), 314–321, 317.