Women are more religious than men. That is the finding of a new report by the Pew Research Center. Worldwide, 83 percent of women say they identify with a religion, compared to 79 percent of men, according to Pew. Pew found the biggest gender gap in daily prayer. Pew found 61 percent of women say they pray daily, compared to 51 percent of men. David Voas is head of the Department of Social Science at University College London, United Kingdom. He said prayer is often done in private, making it a good measure of how important religion is to people. “The frequency of prayer may be the purest sign of religious commitment, which means that, arguably, it’s the best yardstick to use in comparing men and women,’’ he told Pew. Pew completed its study of religious differences between men and women by exploring research in 84 nations. The research was done between 2008 and 2015.
Title: Women More Religious Than Men
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<span data-start-time='22542' data-end-time='27208'>Pew found the biggest gender gap in daily prayer. </span> <span data-start-time='27208' data-end-time='36021'>Pew found 61 percent of women say they pray daily, compared to 51 percent of men.</span> <span data-start-time='36021' data-end-time='45271'>David Voas is head of the Department of Social Science at University College London, United Kingdom. </span> <span data-start-time='45271' data-end-time='55208'>He said prayer is often done in private, making it a good measure of how important religion is to people.</span> <span data-start-time='55208' data-end-time='71375'>“The frequency of prayer may be the purest sign of religious commitment, which means that, arguably, it’s the best yardstick to use in comparing men and women,’’ he told Pew.</span> <span data-start-time='71375' data-end-time='80333'>Pew completed its study of religious differences between men and women by exploring research in 84 nations. </span> <span 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