There is evidence to show that older people are more religious than younger people i.e. 55% of 60 year olds and over compared to only 10% of 15-25 year olds have claimed that they belong in a religious organisation
Voas and Crockett list a number of reasons why older people are MORE RELIGIOUS
- Their health declines so they feel the need to attend church to get closer to God
- They want to learn more about what happens in their after-life
- They have grown up in a society where religion was viewed as important so they still hold strong religious beliefs
- They feel that they need to be religious to set a good example for their grandchildren and children
AO2: However, Davie claimed that they could just be 'belonging but NOT believing'. i.e. they attend church to build friendship netwroks, belong to a community and avoid feeling lonely rather than attend to be religious
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