Introduction
Background
Health and religious participation
Demographic, social, and economic correlates of religious participation
Life course trends in participation
Gender differences
Education and income
Methods
Variables | Categories | Total sample N = 57391 | Less than 2 morbidities N = 44122 | 2 morbidities or more N = 13269 |
p value* | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N
| % |
N
| % |
N
| % | |||
Mobility limitations (1+) | 6663 |
11.62
| 3021 |
6.85
| 3642 |
27.46
|
0.000
| |
Poor mental health | 23933 |
42.64
| 15,820 |
36.57
| 8113 |
63.06
|
0.000
| |
Dementia | 700 |
1.22
| 367 |
0.83
| 333 |
2.51
|
0.000
| |
Demographic | ||||||||
Gender | ||||||||
Male | 24904 |
43.39
| 19,442 |
44.06
| 5462 |
41.16
|
0.000
| |
Female | 32487 |
56.61
| 24,680 |
55.94
| 7807 |
58.84
| ||
Age | ||||||||
50–64 | 27241 |
48.48
| 23,308 |
54.21
| 3933 |
29.81
|
0.000
| |
65–74 | 16631 |
29.60
| 12,346 |
28.71
| 4285 |
32.47
| ||
75+ | 12318 |
21.92
| 7341 |
17.07
| 4977 |
37.72
| ||
Marital status | ||||||||
Single | 3164 |
5.59
| 2517 |
5.79
| 647 |
4.92
|
0.000
| |
Married | 40390 |
71.38
| 32,020 |
73.70
| 8370 |
63.70
| ||
Divorced | 4948 |
8.74
| 3776 |
8.69
| 1172 |
8.92
| ||
Widowed | 8082 |
14.28
| 5132 |
11.81
| 2950 |
22.45
| ||
Household size | ||||||||
Single | 11839 |
20.63
| 8164 |
18.50
| 3675 |
27.70
|
0.000
| |
2 persons | 31895 |
55.57
| 24,601 |
55.76
| 7294 |
54.97
| ||
3 persons+ | 13657 |
23.80
| 11,357 |
25.74
| 2300 |
17.33
| ||
Human capital | ||||||||
Education | ||||||||
Primary | 21314 |
39.04
| 15,233 |
36.17
| 6081 |
48.75
|
0.000
| |
Secondary | 21794 |
39.92
| 17,291 |
41.05
| 4503 |
36.10
| ||
Higher | 11486 |
21.04
| 9596 |
22.78
| 1890 |
15.15
| ||
Socio-economic | ||||||||
Labour market | ||||||||
Retired | 32331 |
56.35
| 22,840 |
51.78
| 9491 |
71.55
|
0.000
| |
Employed or self-employed | 15726 |
27.41
| 14,348 |
32.53
| 1378 |
10.39
| ||
Unemployed | 1923 |
3.35
| 1621 |
3.68
| 302 |
2.28
| ||
Sick or disabled | 2091 |
3.64
| 1223 |
2.77
| 868 |
6.54
| ||
Other | 5301 |
9.24
| 4076 |
9.24
| 1225 |
9.24
| ||
Income quartile** | ||||||||
1st | 14499 |
25.26
| 10,437 |
23.65
| 4062 |
30.61
|
0.000
| |
2nd | 14689 |
25.59
| 10,736 |
24.33
| 3953 |
29.79
| ||
3rd | 14680 |
25.58
| 11,557 |
26.19
| 3123 |
23.54
| ||
4th | 13523 |
23.56
| 11,392 |
25.82
| 2131 |
16.06
| ||
Social participation | ||||||||
Learning activities | 6736 |
11.74
| 5879 |
13.32
| 857 |
6.46
|
0.000
| |
Informal care provision | 13539 |
27.76
| 10,563 |
27.58
| 2976 |
28.41
|
0.093
| |
Sports, clubs | 14718 |
25.65
| 12,309 |
27.90
| 2409 |
18.16
|
0.000
| |
Voluntary work | 9132 |
15.91
| 7533 |
17.07
| 1599 |
12.05
|
0.000
| |
Religious activity | 7449 |
12.98
| 5705 |
12.93
| 1744 |
13.14
|
0.031
|
Participation in religious activities
Multimorbidity assessment
Predictors of religious activity
Results
Variables | Categories | Total sample | Less than 2 morbidities | 2 Morbidities or more | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | % |
p value* | % |
p value* | ||
Mobility limitations (1+) | 11.15 | 11.06 |
0.001
| 11.23 |
0.000
| |
Poor mental health | 13.21 | 13.26 |
0.157
| 13.10 |
0.303
| |
Dementia | 8.86 | 7.63 |
0.002
| 10.21 |
0.109
| |
Demographic | ||||||
Gender | ||||||
Male | 10.49 | 10.57 |
0.000
| 10.20 |
0.000
| |
Female | 14.89 | 14.79 | 15.20 | |||
Age | ||||||
50–64 | 11.65 | 11.53 |
0.000
| 12.36 |
0.028
| |
65–74 | 14.43 | 14.49 | 14.26 | |||
75+ | 14.20 | 15.11 | 12.86 | |||
Marital status | ||||||
Single | 11.50 | 11.28 |
0.000
| 12.36 |
0.029
| |
Married | 12.97 | 12.92 | 13.18 | |||
Divorced | 9.16 | 8.74 | 10.49 | |||
Widowed | 15.38 | 16.23 | 13.90 | |||
Household size | ||||||
Single | 13.65 | 13.46 |
0.000
| 14.07 |
0.000
| |
2 persons | 11.96 | 12.02 | 11.76 | |||
3 persons+ | 14.78 | 14.52 | 16.04 | |||
Human capital | ||||||
Education | ||||||
Primary | 13.19 | 13.19 |
0.000
| 13.21 |
0.000
| |
Secondary | 11.80 | 11.84 | 11.61 | |||
Higher | 14.71 | 14.39 | 16.35 | |||
Socio-economic | ||||||
Labour market | ||||||
Retired | 13.38 | 13.65 |
0.000
| 12.73 |
0.000
| |
Employed or self-employed | 10.73 | 10.53 | 12.84 | |||
Unemployed | 10.14 | 10.06 | 10.60 | |||
Sick or disabled | 10.81 | 10.79 | 10.83 | |||
Other | 19.09 | 19.14 | 18.49 | |||
Income quartile** | ||||||
1st | 13.21 | 13.29 |
0.001
| 13.00 |
0.975
| |
2nd | 13.59 | 13.71 | 13.26 | |||
3rd | 12.96 | 12.88 | 13.29 | |||
4th | 12.09 | 11.92 | 13.00 | |||
Social participation | ||||||
Informal care provision | 14.92 | 14.88 |
0.000
| 15.05 |
0.000
| |
Sport, clubs | 16.00 | 15.74 |
0.000
| 17.31 |
0.000
| |
Voluntary work | 27.24 | 27.07 |
0.000
| 28.08 |
0.000
| |
Educational activity | 17.64 | 17.09 |
0.000
| 21.35 |
0.000
| |
Country | ||||||
Poland | 43.22 | 42.74 |
0.000
| 44.78 |
0.000
| |
Austria | 19.85 | 19.70 | 20.39 | |||
Netherlands | 18.13 | 18.31 | 16.81 | |||
Switzerland | 16.60 | 16.49 | 17.27 | |||
Slovenia | 15.25 | 14.71 | 17.61 | |||
Spain | 14.66 | 14.21 | 16.00 | |||
Portugal | 14.37 | 12.08 | 21.04 | |||
Hungary | 13.78 | 13.40 | 14.51 | |||
Sweden | 13.41 | 13.29 | 14.01 | |||
Belgium | 12.84 | 13.15 | 11.84 | |||
Germany | 12.13 | 12.47 | 10.88 | |||
Italy | 11.63 | 11.63 | 11.65 | |||
Denmark | 9.99 | 10.01 | 9.88 | |||
Czech Republic | 7.49 | 6.89 | 9.33 | |||
France | 7.39 | 7.13 | 8.27 | |||
Estonia | 4.89 | 4.67 | 5.32 |
Variable | No multimorbidity (<2 diseases) | Multimorbidity (≥2 diseases) |
---|---|---|
dx/dy (SE) | dx/dy (SE) | |
Poor mental health (ref. good m.h.) | −0.000 (0.003) | −0.002 (0.006) |
Dementia (ref. no dementia) | −0.049*** (0.013) | −0.049** (0.016) |
Female (ref. male) | 0.036*** (0.003) | 0.051*** (0.006) |
Age (ref. 50–64) | ||
65–74 | 0.026*** (0.005) | 0.019* (0.009) |
75+ | 0.052*** (0.007) | 0.028** (0.010) |
Marital status (ref. single) | ||
Married | 0.007 (0.007) | 0.020 (0.014) |
Divorced | −0.028*** (0.008) | −0.026 (0.016) |
Widowed | 0.011 (0.010) | −0.009 (0.016) |
Household size (ref. single) | ||
2 persons | −0.010 (0.008) | −0.038** (0.015) |
3 persons+ | 0.013 (0.008) | −0.008 (0.013) |
Education (ref. primary) | ||
Secondary | −0.011** (0.004) | −0.018** (0.007) |
Higher | 0.006 (0.005) | 0.011 (0.010) |
Labour market position (ref. retired) | ||
Employed or self-employed | −0.005 (0.005) | 0.006 (0.012) |
Unemployed | −0.001 (0.009) | −0.012 (0.019) |
Sick or disabled | −0.002 (0.010) | −0.001 (0.014) |
Other | 0.021*** (0.006) | 0.019 (0.012) |
Income (ref. 1st quartile) | ||
2nd quartile | 0.001 (0.005) | 0.009 (0.009) |
3rd quartile | −0.006 (0.005) | 0.012 (0.010) |
4th quartile | −0.016*** (0.005) | −0.006 (0.010) |
Informal caregiving (ref. no caregiving) | 0.014*** (0.004) | 0.013 (0.007) |
Sports, clubs (ref. no clubs activity) | 0.024*** (0.004) | 0.021* (0.009) |
Volunteering (ref. no volunteering) | 0.164*** (0.006) | 0.169*** (0.014) |
Educational activity (ref. no religious act.) | 0.029*** (0.005) | 0.031* (0.013) |
Variable | No multimorbidity (<2 diseases) | Multimorbidity (≥2 diseases) |
---|---|---|
dx/dy (SE) | dx/dy (SE) | |
Mobility limitations (1+) (ref. no limitations) | −0.017*** (0.003) | −0.016*** (0.003) |
Poor mental health (ref. good m.h.) | 0.001 (0.003) | 0.003 (0.006) |
Dementia (ref. no dementia) | −0.038* (0.016) | −0.040* (0.018) |
Female (ref. male) | 0.036*** (0.003) | 0.050*** (0.006) |
Age (ref. 50–64) | ||
65–74 | 0.027*** (0.005) | 0.021* (0.009) |
75+ | 0.055*** (0.007) | 0.034** (0.010) |
Marital status (ref. single) | ||
Married | 0.008 (0.007) | 0.019 (0.014) |
Divorced | −0.028*** (0.008) | −0.026 (0.016) |
Widowed | 0.012 (0.010) | −0.007 (0.016) |
Household size (ref. single) | ||
2 persons | −0.009 (0.008) | −0.032* (0.015) |
3 persons+ | 0.014 (0.008) | −0.001 (0.014) |
Education (ref. primary) | ||
Secondary | −0.011** (0.004) | −0.018* (0.008) |
Higher | 0.006 (0.005) | 0.010 (0.010) |
Labour market position (ref. retired) | ||
Employed or self-employed | −0.005 (0.005) | 0.006 (0.012) |
Unemployed | −0.001 (0.009) | −0.013 (0.018) |
Sick or disabled | 0.003 (0.011) | 0.007 (0.015) |
Other | 0.021*** (0.006) | 0.019 (0.011) |
Income (ref. 1st quartile) | ||
2nd quartile | 0.001 (0.005) | 0.008 (0.009) |
3rd quartile | −0.006 (0.005) | 0.011 (0.009) |
4th quartile | −0.016*** (0.005) | −0.007 (0.010) |
Informal care giving (ref. no caregiving) | 0.014*** (0.004) | 0.015* (0.007) |
Sports, clubs (ref. no clubs activity) | 0.023*** (0.004) | 0.018* (0.008) |
Volunteering (ref. no volunteering) | 0.163*** (0.003) | 0.166*** (0.014) |
Educational activity (ref. no religious act.) | 0.029*** (0.005) | 0.031* (0.013) |