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New research by the University of Manchester has found that people are less likely to attend religious services regularly if their income rises.
Dr Ingrid Storm analysed survey data on more than 20,000 people in Britain to compare their income and religious attendance.
Her research is the first of its kind to use data on the same people measured over time, from 1991 to 2012.
Dr Storm found that a rise in income of about £10,000 a year (£880 a month) meant that people were 6 percentage points less likely to attend services monthly.
But a fall in income had no effect on people's monthly attendance at churches, mosques and other places of worship, the research showed.
She said that a reason that people turned away from religious services when their income increased was that they had less need for the social support found in religious communities.
People who are busy have less time for extra-curricular activities.
(Score: 2) by ese002 on Thursday April 06 2017, @02:14PM
It's quite possible to earn millions per year on just a few hours a day, and it's quite common to earn barely enough to survive working 80 hour weeks.
Quite true, for the steady state. However, generating substantially more income generally requires getting busier, even if it is only temporary. This is one of the ways the working poor get trapped. If you are already spending time all of your time working just to survive, you don't have the slack to add on the education, the networking, and the extensive job searching to move into a more lucrative career.'
Even in less drastic scenarios, most people achieve a dramatic increase income either by deliberately working longer hours or by exploiting an increased demand for their services. The latter usually results in more hours worked even if it not intentional.