NYT chart

[essentialsaltes]

Religious affiliation mapped out on graph of education/income.

ETA: some words that go with the chart, but the chart more or less says it all.

Comments

[gotham-bound.livejournal.com]

...Hindus. *blink*

[essentialsaltes.livejournal.com]

My interpretation... there aren't many in the US (the study was of USAnians), so the ones that are here (and haven't been assimilated in the Christian culture) are more likely to be recent adult transplants... well educated doctors or entrepreneur types.

[ian-tiberius.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised that "seculars" are so far down the educational scale. Also, it strikes me a little funny that the closest group to Muslims is...the Catholics.

[essentialsaltes.livejournal.com]

Seculars do better than the average, but yeah not by a whole lot. It is something of a myth that college destroys religious faith; however, I believe there is an effect that liberalizes religious faith, so the Pentecostal freshman becomes a Methodist or Presbyterian senior. Or even shudder a Unitarian.

[gotham-bound.livejournal.com]

The chart doesn't really tell that story. From looking around, anecdotes & guess work I know Hindu immigrants tend to be in the more advanced classes. The funny thing is, that's not the historical MO of most immigrant groups - usually it's the lower classes looking for the golden door.

Hence being all... hurh?

In any case, if I truly practiced my religion, if I took to the radical lengths that I admire but am scared of...well I'd be as poor as I am now, but intentionally. And without any plan or desire to increase my income or holdings. *shrug* So, destiny? Meh.

[neverjaunty.livejournal.com]

Well, yes and no. The "lower classes" often emigrated to get a better opportunity, but the "upper classes" also came here because of political or economic upheaval.