1. Aya Aoun Sociology Capstone:
The Relationship between Worship Attendance and Racial Attitudes

2. INTRODUCTION
This study investigates the impact of worship attendance on racial stereotypical attitudes
Americans are very religious
Roughly 7 in 10 Americans report attending worship services at least once a year
There is reason to believe that worship going may associate with more or less racially stereotypical attitudes
Religion informs ideas about morality and ethics and how we should treat others. It also informs ideas about the “other”
Roughly a third of worship going Americans report hearing sermons about improving race relations
The most vocal and active religious groups on race relations tend to embrace racial justice

3. Hypothesis
The more one attends worship service, the less racially stereotypical one is

4. Sample: 2004 National Politics Study
Geographic Coverage: United States
Time period: September 3, February 5, 2005
Mode of Data Collection: Randomized Telephone Interviews
Sample Size:3,339 participants
Overall Response Rate: ~31%

6. Table 1: Association between Worship Attendance and Racial Stereotypical Attitudes: Logit Regression
Blacks aren’t Hardworking
Hispanics aren’t Hardworking
Worship Attendance
-.123*
.330
Black
-.345**
-.269**
Asian
.23*
.100
Hispanic
.333
-.192**
Caribbean
-.091*
-.291**
South
.561
.121**
College
-.332**
.003
Female
-.109**
.130 N=
3,339
*<.05, **<.01

7. Main Findings
The more one attends worship services the less likely one is to believe negative stereotypes about Blacks.
At the Multivariate Level, worship attendance is unrelated to racial stereotypes of Hispanics