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Pew Research CenterJanuary 18, 2019
Religion’s Relationship to Happiness, Civic Engagement and Health Around the World

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Religion’s Relationship to Happiness, Civic Engagement and Health Around the World
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Actively religious people tend to be happier
In the U.S., religion tied to some measures of health, happiness and civic engagement
Actively religious people more likely to engage in other types of groups
On balance, actively religious are more likely to vote
In many countries, actively religious most likely to abstain from frequent drinking
Actively religious less likely to smoke
Actively religious are not usually more physically active
No advantage for actively religious people when measuring obesity
In many countries, a minority of the population is actively religious
Few differences between inactively religious and unaffiliated in well-being, civic engagement
Unaffiliated less likely to be obese than the inactively religious, but in some countries more likely to smoke
Actively religious tend to be older, female
Actively religious tend to be older, female
The distinctive behaviors of the actively religious generally persist even after controlling for their demographic characteristics

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