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religiosity
Religiosity negatively correlated with:
- IQ [1]
- Societal health (homicide, suicide, life expectancy) [2]
- hippocampus (part of the brain involved in memory) size [7]
and positively correlated with:
- abortion rates (!) [2]
- poverty [3]
- teen pregnancy [4]
- property crime [5]
OTOH, religiosity is positively correlated with generosity [6].
[1] http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6W4M-4TFV93D-1&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=db2ee09bae0195cc1ecbd026da77245c
[2] http://moses.creighton.edu/JRS/2005/2005-11.pdf
[3] http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/04/opinion/04blow.html?hp
[4] http://www.reproductive-health-journal.com/content/6/1/14
[5] http://secularist10.hubpages.com/hub/Religion-Atheism-and-Crime
[6] http://www.gallup.com/poll/122807/religious-attendance-relates-generosity-worldwide.aspx
[7] http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/75/4/640.full
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