New Poll Says Black Coeds Practice Religion More Than Other Students

Of the 112,232 students surveyed, 76 percent were White, eight percent African-American, seven percent Asian-American, five percent Latino, two percent American Indian/Alaska Native, and o­ne percent Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander.

Blacks registered as the highest scorers o­n seven of the 12 overall measures of spirituality and religiousness studied -- religious commitment, compassionate self-concept, spiritual quest, equanimity, religious engagement, ethic of caring, and religious/social conservatism -- compared to all the other races.

Whites had the lowest scores o­n five of the 12 scales: ethic of caring, ecumenical worldview, charitable involvement, spiritual quest, and compassionate self-concept.

Latinos were the least likely overall to demonstrate high levels of religious engagement and, along with Asian-Americans, religious/social conservatism. Asian-Americans were the highest scorers o­n religious skepticism and the lowest o­n spirituality, equanimity, and religious commitment.

The study also found that:

* 95 percent of blacks believe in God, compared to
- 84 percent of Latinos,
- 78 percent of whites, and
- 65 percent of Asian-Americans.
* 91 percent of blacks pray, compared to
- 75 percent of Latinos and
- 67 percent of whites.
* 53 percent of blacks attend religious services frequently, compared to
- 42 percent of whites,
- 39 percent of Latinos and
- 35 percent of Asian-Americans.
* 47 percent of blacks have a high level of religious commitment, compared to
- 25 percent of whites and
- 22 percent of Asian-Americans.
* 32 percent of blacks have high levels of religious engagement, compared to
- 16 percent of Latinos and
- 19 percent of whites.

Sherrel Wheeler StewartLunar Flyknit Chukka