The 2011 Statistical Abstract of the United States3 provides information on individuals’ self described religious affiliations. The information for 2008 is summarized in the following table (all numbers are in thousands).
Christian
Catholic................. 57,199
Baptist................... 36,148
Christian (no denomination specified)...... 16,834
Methodist/Wesleyan............. 11,366
Other Christian............... 51,855
Jewish................. 2,680
Muslim.................. 1,349
Buddhist................ 1,189
Other non-Christian.............. 3,578
No Religion................. 34,169
Refused to Answer............ 11,815
Total Adult Population in 2008........ 228,182
a. Find the probability that a randomly selected individual is identified as Christian.
b. Given that an individual identifies as Christian, find the probability that the person is Catholic.
c. Given that an individual answered, find the probability the individual is identified as following no religion.