ANN ARBOR, Mich.—A new University of Michigan study finds that Americans are much more likely to exaggerate their attendance at religious services than are people in many other countries.
“Americans have long been viewed as exceptionally religio…
Contrary to previous research indicating that people who are enduring financial hardship are less likely to vote, a study at Rice University suggests this is not always the case. “Data from the American National Election Studies demonstrate that those facing economic adversity are more likely to vote when they blame the government for economic outcomes,” said Kevin Arceneaux, a political science research assistant at Rice, whose findings were published in Political Research Quarterly.