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4. Spiritual and religious practices
In nearly every country surveyed, adults who pray daily are more likely to go to religious services
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- 4. Spiritual and religious practices
- In most countries, people pray at least occasionally
- Wide variety of daily prayer among Christians
- Older adults are much more likely than younger adults to pray daily
- Women are more likely than men to pray daily
- In Nigeria, about 9 in 10 Muslims pray five salah every day
- Majorities in South and Southeast Asia attend religious services monthly or more often
- Limited church attendance among the unaffiliated
- In Bangladesh, men are much more likely than women to attend a mosque or other house of worship
- In nearly every country surveyed, adults who pray daily are more likely to go to religious services
- Small share of Japanese adults fast during holy times
- Fasting is common among Muslims around the world
- Younger adults often are less likely to fast
- Indonesians and Turks are among the least likely to light incense or candles
- Many Hindus and Buddhists light incense or candles
- Greeks with less education are more likely to light incense or candles for spiritual, religious reasons
- In many countries, most people do not wear or carry religious symbols
- Majorities of Hindus wear or carry religious symbols
- Women often are more likely than men to wear religious symbols or items