Posted by:
Russell Mallard
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Date: September 19, 2020 01:53PM
There is some interesting research that is still ongoing but it shows that men are more likely to leave religions than women and that this is particularly true for Utah Mormons compared to those outside of Zion.
The pressure to serve a mission is the tentative cause for this. While in the past, it was strong enough to force doubters to enter the cult indoctrination program of the MTC, it's become weak enough now that all it does is severely annoy doubters and push them out.
Here's a somewhat older interview where this is discussed:
https://religionnews.com/2015/09/16/more-mormon-men-are-leaving-the-lds-church-say-researchers-but-especia