Are regular church-goers more altruistic?In 2002, the National Opinion Research Center (NORC NORC National Opinion Research Center NORC Naturally Occurring Retirement Community NORC National Organization for Research at the University of Chicago NORC Naval Ordnance Research Calculator NORC North Oakland Republican Club (Waterford, MI) ) at the University of Chicago Chicago, city, United States Chicago (shĭkä`gō, shĭkô`gō), city (1990 pop. 2,783,726), seat of Cook co., NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1837. measured charitable acts, as performed by religiously active and religiously inert inert /in·ert/ (in-ert´) inactive. in·ert adj. 1. Sluggish in action or motion; lethargic. 2. citizens. They found that:
acts of kindness per year
Those who never
attend religious
services 96
Those who attend
weekly religious
services 128
Note: Table made from bar graph.
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