For many, faith in God rises with age [View all]
Posted by William Harms-Chicago on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 11:54
U. CHICAGO (US) Belief in God increases with age, even in countries that are largely atheist, according to new research.
International surveys about the depth of peoples belief in God show vast differences among nations, ranging from 94 percent of people in the Philippines who say they always believed in God, to only 13 percent of people in the former East Germany.
Yet the surveys found one constantbelief in God is higher among the elderly, regardless of where they live.
A new report on the international surveys, Belief About God Across Time and Countries, was issued by the General Social Survey of the social science research organization NORC at the University of Chicago.
http://www.futurity.org/society-culture/even-for-atheists-faith-in-god-rises-with-age/
Here's the report:
http://news.uchicago.edu/sites/all/files/attachments/Beliefs%20about%20God%20Across%20Time%20and%20Countries.pdf