Are American Muslims more or less religious than other Americans? Here is the distribution of the total population first and Muslims second (GSS, years 2000-2008, non-blacks):
Percent attending religious services (sample size = 12,652/53)
All Americans
Never 21.6
Rarely 31.4
Sometimes 14.5
Often 29.8
Muslims
Never 22.6
Rarely 17.0
Sometimes 17.0
Often 43.4*
* significantly higher than for all Americans
Muslims differ from other Americans in the most religious category: 43 versus 30 percent attend often (almost every week or more).
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I think I saw that on average American Muslims have a higher socioeconomic status which correlates to higher attendance.
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Is there a gender difference in Muslim religious attendance? It should be remembered that going to mosque is a religious obligation only for males, not females.
ReplyDeleteAlso interesting that the never attends category is basically the same as non-Muslims, even though the average religiosity is higher. Seems to indicate that Muslims (in America) are more likely to either be devout or not religious at all. Less room for moderate religiosity.
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