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This sample examined the association between importance of religiosity, as well as denomination, with receiving various preventative health care services (flu shot, cholesterol screening, pap smears, prostate screening, etc.)

Compared with peers who reported low levels of religious salience, elderly men and women who said that religion was very important in their lives were nearly twice as likely to use preventative health services such as flu shots, cholesterol screening, prostrate screening and pap smears.

Sample or Data Description
Assets and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old Survey participants were measured at two time points--1993 and 1995. The average age of the sample was 77.3 years, 62% was female, and 81% was white. The sample consisted of 6,055 individuals

Source
"Religion and Preventative Health Care Utilization among the Elderly"
Benjamins, Maureen R.
Brown, Carolyn
Social Science & Medicine Vol. 58, Number . , 2004. Page(s) 109-118.

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