 As of 2010, 16-18-year-old male students in Yantai measured while female students measured .The predominant religions in Shandong are Chinese folk religions, Taoist traditions and Chinese Buddhism.According to surveys conducted in 2007 and 2009, 25,28% of the population believes and is involved in ancestor veneration, while 1.21% of the population identifies as Christian, decreasing from 1.30% in 2004.