Pew Report: People Active in Religious Congregations Happier More Civically Engaged

"People who are active in religious congregations tend to be happier and more civically engaged than either religiously unaffiliated adults or inactive members of religious groups, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of survey data from the United States and more than two dozen other countries.

"Religiously active people also tend to smoke and drink less, but they are not healthier in terms of exercise frequency and rates of obesity. Nor, in most countries, are highly religious people more likely to rate themselves as being in very good overall health – though the U.S. is among the possible exceptions."

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Pew Research Center: Religion’s Relationship to Happiness, Civic Engagement and Health Around the World (31 JAN 19)