A Review of Mortality Research on Clergy and Other Religious Professionals
An exhaustive literature search was undertaken to find studies on mortality rates among clergy. A total of twelve studies, published between 1959 and 2000, were identified that examined mortality among American and European clergy. All but one of the reports found lower all-cause death rates for cle...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2002]
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Journal of religion and health
Year: 2002, Volume: 41, Issue: 1, Pages: 57-68 |
| Further subjects: | B
Health
B Mortality B Priests B Religion B Nuns B Ministers B morbidity B Clergy |
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| Summary: | An exhaustive literature search was undertaken to find studies on mortality rates among clergy. A total of twelve studies, published between 1959 and 2000, were identified that examined mortality among American and European clergy. All but one of the reports found lower all-cause death rates for clergy compared to the people in general population of similar age. Protestant ministers consistently were found to have more than a 25% mortality advantage in various studies. Catholic nuns had a mortality advantage of roughly 20%-25%, whereas the mortality advantage of Catholic priests was just over 10%. Possible factors contributing to the lower death rates of clergy are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1023/A:1015158122507 |