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The Relationship Between Family Structure and Adolescent Sexual Activity
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Going to the Chapel

Frequent religious service attendance increased the likelihood of marriage...

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Heritage In Focus

The Positive Link Between Religion and Reducing Teen Risk Behavior



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Heritage Papers:


Myths About American Religion

By Robert Wuthnow, Ph.D.

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Academic Success Begins at Home:
How Children Can Succeed in School

By Christine C. Kim

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Events:


Religious Practice and Health: What the Research Says

December 3, 2008


The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
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Top Ten Findings

December 2008 - Archives

  1. On average, married couples are less likely than cohabiting couples to be...more
  2. Over time, married couples—with or without children—have a higher family ...more
  3. Married-couple households have, on average, substantially greater net-wor...more
  4. On average, married mothers have much higher per-capita family incomes th...more
  5. Children in married-couple families are less likely to live in poverty th...more
  6. On average, married-couple families accumulate significantly more assets ...more
  7. The economic status of adult single mothers is, on average, closer to tha...more
  8. Married men tend to have higher incomes than men in cohabiting relationsh...more
  9. Married couples tend to save more than unmarried couples....more
  10. Following a divorce, the economic resources of mothers and children tend ...more