Who is us?

A few days ago, I pointed out that Rev. Peter Morales, the UUA President, had pointed out the importance of social class and in the same issue of the UU World Kubal-Komoto points out other demographic characteristics of Unitarian Universalist culture which influence who identifies with Unitarian Universalism and is likely to join our denomination.

Rev. Dr. James Kubal-Komoto writes in the Summer, 2010 issue of the UU World:

According to my own research, the predominant culture one discovers in most UU congregations is affected by six demographic factors:

1. 
   Education: We have the highest average level of education of any religious tradition, with many of us having graduate degrees.



2. 
   Class: Because of our education, we are predominantly members of the professional middle class.



3. 
   Occupation: We predominantly have jobs that are not related to for-profit activity, which is highly correlated with political liberalism.



4. 
   Ethnicity: We are not only predominantly white, but have predominantly northern European roots.



5. 
   Age: We are predominantly middle-aged and older.



6. 
   Gender: We are predominantly female.

You can read Kubal-Komoto's whole brief article by clicking here.