The Almighty Dollar: Distribution of Income by Religion

I wonder if they studied whether the income differences were due to cultural influences as opposed to religious ones.

@Violet

I’m sure they refused to give out that information, it would be out of the ordinary for them if they did supply information. Even if they did though, would you trust it?

As a born and raised (now former) Jehovah’s Witness, I would say that religious factors are probably the biggest ones for that religion.

But the religion has (1) long maintained a very strict anti-education attitude (which has loosened slightly in recent years) and (2) encouraged people to maintain a subsistence level lifestyle, to spend the extra time volunteering for the religion.

Of course, they also tend to convert poorer people more often than rich people, so it becomes self-selecting.

Irrelevant statistics. World-wide, I’d think hindus are the poorest.

Income distribution by ethnicity in the UK also puts Indians (mostly Hindus) at the top of the pile with 27 per cent of households earning above £1000 a week.

See page 37.

http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/frs/2007_08/frs_2007_08_report.pdf

What, atheists are below the average? That’s the conspiracy, but it’s hidden in plain sight (like any good conspiracy, that is).

The phrase “distribution of wealth” bugs me. It reminds me of an online acquaintance, years ago, who used to state with perfect sincerity that janitors deserved to make the same salaries as brain surgeons, or vice versa.