SOC246H1 : Summary for Angus Deaton Article
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Angus s. deaton (2009)- aging, religion, and health. Used data (nationally representative samples) from the gallup world poll to study the within and between country relationships between religiosity, age, and gender. T between more than 140 countries using more than 300,000 observations. T excludes china because no questions on religiosity and religious attendance the effects of religiosity on a range of health measures and health-related behaviors covers more countries, in particular poor countries in africa (vs. world values surveys) T more likely to be married, have supportive friends, being treated with respect. T have greater confidence in the healthcare and medical system, less likely to smoke these effects do not all hold in all countries and are stronger for men than women. Introduction random national samples of individuals from 146 countries to investigate both the determinants of religion and its effects on health secularization theory: predicts elderly should be more religious, argues that successive cohorts become less religious.