1. Dr. Pat Fagan Senior Fellow and Director Marriage and Religion Research Institute, FRC BENEFITS OF FAMILY WORSHIP

2. Education

3. 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.45 2.5 2.55 2.6 2.65 2.7 2.75 2.8 2.85 2.9 Combined English-Math Score WeeklyWeekly<MonthlyMonthly<YearlyNever Frequency of Religious Attendance GPA Score Combined English/ Math Source Ad Health Survey Waves 1+2 1995

4. 3.87 3.59 3.33 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 On-Track Academic Performance High Church Attendance Average Church Attendance Low Church Attendance Children in High Poverty Areas: Academic On-Track Performance Source Mark Regnerus J Sc Study of Relig 2003

5. Women Who Have Attained a Bachelor’s Degree Source: National Survey of Family Growth (2002)

6. 20.9 27.6 30.4 38.9 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Percent Expelled or Suspended Weekly Weekly<MonthlyMonthly<YearlyNever Frequency of Religious Attendance Expelled or Suspended Source Adolescent Health Survey Wave 1 Grades 7-12

7. Violence and Crime

8. 27.7% 33.5% 35.4% 37.9% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% Percentage of Adolescents Who Got Into a Fight WEEKLY+MONTHLY+<MONTHLYNEVER Ever Got Into a Fight Source: Adolescent Health Survey, Wave I. Adolescents grade 7-12.

9. 12.7 14.4 17.6 18.7 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 Percent Committing Theft WeeklyWeekly<MonthlyMonthly<YearlyNever Frequency of Religious Attendance Theft Among Teenagers Source Adolescent Health Survey Wave 1 Grade 7-12

10. 6.2 7.5 10.4 10.9 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Percent of Repeat Shoplifters WeeklyWeekly<MonthlyMonthly<YearlyNever Frequency of Religious Attendance Repeat Shoplifting Source Adolescent Health Survey Wave 1 Grade 7-12

11. Running Away Source: Adolescent Health Survey, Wave 1. Adolescents grade 7-12

12. Drugs and Alcohol Abuse

13. 7.72 11.22 16.22 17.99 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Percent Ever Used Hard Drugs WeeklyWeekly<MonthlyMonthly<YearlyNever Frequency of Religious Attendance Source Adolescent Health Survey Wave 1 Grades 7-12 Ever Used Hard Drugs

14. 19.1% 31.9% 39.3% 35.2% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% WEEKLY+MONTHLY+<MONTHLYNEVER Getting Drunk Source: Adolescent Health Survey, Wave I. Adolescents grade 7-12. Percent Who Got Drunk

15. 25 36 43 47 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 WeeklyMonthly or MoreYearly or MoreNever Sometimes Drinks Too Much Alcohol Source GSS Aggregate Data 1976-2002 Percent Who Drinks too Much Alcohol

16. MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

17. Rate of Adultery Source: General Social Survey (1972-2006)

18. The Personal Importance of Having Children Source: General Social Survey (1972-2006)

19. Quality of Parent-Child Relationship Source: National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH)

20. 49.2 50.4 51.1 51.8 47.5 48 48.5 49 49.5 50 50.5 51 51.5 52 Problem Behavior Score WeeklyWeekly<MonthlyMonthly<YearlyNever Frequency of Religious Attendance Problem Behavior in Children (mean) National Survey of Children's Health 2004

21. Children’s Positive Social Development Source: National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH, 2003)

22. Sexuality

23. 0.61 0.92 1.41 1.55 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 Average Number of Sexual Partners WeeklyWeekly<MonthlyMonthly<YearlyNever Frequency of Religious Attendance Teenagers: Number of Sexual Partners Source Adolescent Health Survey Wave 1 Grades 7-12

24. Cumulative Number of Women’s Lifetime Sexual Partners Source: National Survey of Family Growth (2002)

25. Women (aged 14-44) with Two or More Cohabitations in a Lifetime Source: National Survey of Family Growth (2002)

26. Community

27. 44 33 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 High Religious Attendance (Monthly +)Low to No Religious Attendance Percent Who Volunteered For Charitable Activities In the Last Year Source GSS: Aggregate Data 1976-2002