资料图 调查:国家越落后 国民越爱信教

　　A newly released study from the Gallup organization, based on surveys in 114 countries in 2009, shows globally 84 percent of people say religion is an important part of their daily lives. But what's really interesting about the study is this:

　　在2009年调查了114个国家的宗教信仰状况后，盖洛普近日发布了研究报告。报告指出，84%的人称宗教是他们日常生活中最要的组成部分。但这项研究中真正有意思的地方在于：

　 资料图 调查:国家越落后 国民越爱信教

　　"Each of the most religious countries is relatively poor, with a per-capita GDP below $5,000," Gallup analysts state. "This reflects the strong relationship between a country's socioeconomic status and the religiosity of its residents. In the world's poorest countries - those with average per-capita incomes of $2,000 or lower - the median proportion who says religion is important in their daily lives is 95 percent. In contrast, the median for the richest countries - those with average per-capita incomes higher than $25,000 - is 47 percent."

　　“宗教氛围最为浓厚的国家都相对贫穷些，人均国内生产总值在5000美元以下，”分析师指出。“这表明了一个国家社会经济状况和居民宗教信仰虔诚度的紧密联系。世界上最贫困国家（那些人均收入低于2000美元的国家），称宗教信仰在生活中很重要的人口比例平均达到了95%。相反地，在人均收入超过2万5千美元的那些最富有国家里，认为宗教信仰在生活中重要的人口比例平均仅有47%。”

　 资料图 调查:国家越落后 国民越爱信教

　　One theory about why this is the case is that religion plays a more functional role in the world's poorest countries, helping many residents cope with a daily struggle to provide for themselves and their families, the Gallup analysts say. And a previous Gallup analysis supports this idea, finding the relationship between religiosity and emotional wellbeing is stronger among poor countries.

　　为什么会出现这种情况？分析师提出这样一个理论：宗教信仰在世界最贫困的国家起到的作用更加实用，因为它帮助人们鼓起勇气面对养家糊口的艰辛。而之前盖洛普的一个分析报告也支持了这个观点，报告显示，贫困国家的宗教虔诚度和心理幸福度关系非常密切。

　　Anyway, here is what's even more interesting in the new study: "The United States is one of the rich countries that buck the trend. About two-thirds of Americans - 65 percent - say religion is important in their daily lives." In other rich countries, the percent is much lower: Sweden - 17 percent, Denmark - 19 percent, UK - 27 percent, France - 30 percent.

　　无论如何，下面是这项新研究中更有意思的亮点：“富裕国家之一的美国与上述趋势相反，有65%的人称宗教信仰在日常生活中很重要。”而在其他富裕国家里，该比例则要低很多：瑞典——17%，丹麦——19%，英国——27%，法国——30%。