Abstract
Abstract As part of a survey of community health, it was found that the prevalence of symptoms was related to religious allegiance. This relationship did not depend on denomination or creed, but rather on whether people participated actively in their religion as opposed to having a purely passive allegiance. Those whose allegiance was passive had significantly more symptoms whether physicial, mental or social. This correlation was increased when the effects of age and sex were allowed for by partial correlation. An increase in religious observance was associated with minority groups, and seemed to act as a stabilizing factor, particularly for those who were distant from their cultural base. This stability appeared to be associated with better health as assessed by a lower prevalence of symptoms.
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