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June 7, 2018
1. Why do levels of religious observance vary by age and country?
In countries where people attend school longer, they go to church less often
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1. Why do levels of religious observance vary by age and country?
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Religion is very important to people in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Latin America
Weekly worship attendance is most common where life is shortest
In countries where people attend school longer, they go to church less often
Daily prayer is more common in the U.S. than in many other wealthy countries
Greater income inequality is tied to greater importance of religion
Americans born in the 1930s worshipped more frequently as they reached retirement age
The age gap in religious attendance was narrower in previous decades
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