Religious Service Attendance and Civic Engagement Among 15 to 25 Year Olds
by Mark Hugo Lopez, Kumar V. Pratap, and Sean L. Conner
April 2007
This fact sheet reports that young people who attend religious services are more likely to vote and volunteer. The data also showed that those who attend religious services regularly are more likely than their counterparts to belong to groups involved in politics, display a campaign button or sign, and donate money to candidates or a party.
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February 3rd, 2009 at 11:59 am
I don’t like this conclusion that is made from the statistics. I don’t see the connection between the religious interests and the political believes.
February 16th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
You know that I’d like to see more modern statistics. It seems to me that last time the sight changed. Because I have two sons, who are 18.