Abstract
In the growing literature on church attendance, little attention has been given to the impact on satisfaction with life among immigrants. Using The Pilot for the New Immigrant Survey (NIS-P), a nationally representative sample of new legal immigrants to the United States (U.S.), this paper empirically investigates the connection between religious involvement and the degree of satisfaction with life among immigrants. First, we examine whether immigrants from different religious affiliations differ in their reported degree of satisfaction with life. We then investigate the impact of regular religious service attendance on their degree of satisfaction with life in the U.S. Our results indicate that immigrants with different religious affiliations differ in their degree of satisfaction with life in the U.S. However, attending religious services regularly is not significant in affecting the degree of satisfaction with life in the U.S. among immigrants.
Recommended Citation
Adisu, Kinfu; Kelly, Claudia Smith; and Solomon, Blen
(2011)
"Religious Preferences, Church Attendance and Life Satisfaction among Immigrants in USA,"
Journal of Business, Industry, and Economics: Vol. 16, Article 3.
Available at:
https://roar.una.edu/jobie/vol16/iss1/3