According to the most extensive nationwide survey to look at black women’s lives in decades, conducted by The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) and the Kaiser Family Foundation (@KaiserFamFound), nearly 9 in 10 African American women rely on their spiritual faith.
As a group, black women are among the most religious people in the nation. Although black men are almost as religious as their female counterparts, there is a more stark divide along racial lines.
The survey finds that 74% of black women and 70% of black men say that “living a religious life” is very important. On that same question, the number falls to 57% of white women and 43% of white men.
But in times of turmoil, about 87% of black women — much more than any other group — say they turn to their faith to get through. Black women, across education and income levels, say living a religious life is a greater priority than being married or having children, and this call to faith either surpasses or pulls even with having a career as a life goal, the survey shows.
Also see “Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll of black women in America,” “Survey paints portrait of black women in America,”and “Shifting portraits of the American black woman.”
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