The Relationship Between Religiosity and Views on National Welfare Programs

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Mallika Srinivas

Mallika is a sophomore at Wesleyan University, currently pursuing majors in Government and Spanish and a minor in Data Analysis. In her free time, she enjoys painting and playing tennis.

Abstract: This study evaluates the relationship between religiosity and stance on national welfare programs. Previous research has evaluated religiosity in relation to welfare with significant results, but welfare as a concept has been measured very broadly. Using three specific areas of national welfare as a measure, religiosity and welfare stance did not have a significant relationship. Instead, political views (ranging from conservative to liberal) appeared to be the main variable driving the initial semblance of a relationship between the two variables in question.

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