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. 2010 Dec;52(2):125-145.

Religious Involvement among Caribbean Blacks in the United States

Robert Joseph Taylor  1 , Linda M Chatters, Jacqueline S Mattis, Sean Joe
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Religious Involvement among Caribbean Blacks in the United States

Robert Joseph Taylor et al. Rev Relig Res. 2010 Dec.

Abstract

This study examined demographic and denominational differences in religious involvement (i.e., organizational, non-organizational, subjective) among Caribbean Blacks (Black Caribbeans) residing in the U.S. using data from the National Survey of American Life. Caribbean Blacks who were born in the U.S. had lower levels of religious involvement than those who immigrated and respondents originating from Haiti (as compared to Jamaica) had higher levels of religious involvement, while persons from Trinidad-Tobago reported lower service attendance than did Jamaicans. Older persons, women and married persons generally demonstrated greater religious involvement than their counterparts, while highly educated respondents expressed lower levels of self-rated religiosity. Denominational differences indicated that Baptists reported high levels of religious involvement; however, in several cases, Pentecostals and Seventh Day Adventists reported greater involvement.

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