It sometimes includes independent MEPs and/or deputies from unaffiliated national parties.. Some groups also encourage terrorist acts by unaffiliated individuals. Atheists, deists, agnostics, and other unaffiliated people make up 13% of the population. The beneficiary of the Republican losses have been unaffiliated voters. Other provincial Liberal Parties are unaffiliated with their federal counterpart. There are small populations of animists and unaffiliated individuals. Conversely, only 8% of religiously unaffiliated individuals are 65 and older. Those unaffiliated with any religion represented 27 percent of the population. The remainder of the population was religiously unaffiliated or did not answer the census question. However, roughly 25% of American Jews are unaffiliated with any denomination. The religiously unaffiliated make up 29% of the population. Previously, Syracuse men's lacrosse had remained independent ("i.e.", unaffiliated with any athletic conference). Those who are unaffiliated are mostly Sunni Muslims. Many people are unaffiliated and non-religious. Khazar tradition held that before his own conversion, Bulan was religiously unaffiliated.