Correlates of Religious Non-Involvement among Black Americans
Demographic correlates of religious non-involvement were examined among a national sample of black Americans. Two indicators of religious noninvolvement were investigated: Absence of a current religious affiliation, and failure to attend religious services in adulthood. Multivariate analyses indicat...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage Publications
1988
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Review of religious research
Year: 1988, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 126-139 |
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Summary: | Demographic correlates of religious non-involvement were examined among a national sample of black Americans. Two indicators of religious noninvolvement were investigated: Absence of a current religious affiliation, and failure to attend religious services in adulthood. Multivariate analyses indicated that gender, marital status, age, education, income, and region were all important predictors of religious non-involvement. In addition, a substantial number of blacks who were not involved in organized religious activities, nonetheless indicated that they prayed on a frequent basis and characterized themselves as being fairly religious. Directions for future research on the implications of religious non-involvement are presented. |
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ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3511350 |