title: Religiosity among U.S Chinese Older Adults in Greater Chicago Area-Findings from the PINE Study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Religiosity influences health and well-being. We assessed religiosity among U.S. Chinese older adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were drawn from the PINE study based on 3,159 community-dwelling U.S. Chinese older adults aged 60+ in the greater Chicago area. Two items retrieved from Duke University Religion Index (DUREL) were used to assess the frequency of participating in religious activities, and a separate item was used to assess the importance of religion.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, 35.4% of participants perceived religion to be important. This study correlated the higher frequency of participation in religious observances with older age groups of the sample, being female, having a higher income, being unmarried, longer duration of residency in the U.S., and not having been born in Mainland China. Higher frequency of participating in organized religious services was correlated with better quality of life.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Religion is important among U.S Chinese older adults. Future longitudinal research is needed to explore aging and religiosity.
authors.affiliation: Chinese Health, Aging and Policy Program, Rush Institute for Healthy Aging, Rush University Medical Center.
authors.forename: XinQi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Chinese Health, Aging and Policy Program, Rush Institute for Healthy Aging, Rush University Medical Center.
authors.forename: Manrui
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
keywords: Chinese aging; Population studies; older adults; religiosity; religious activities