Religion and wealth study says Jewish people worth the most
Study Finds Religion Affects Wealth Accumulation
Jews Accumulate Most Wealth, Conservative Protestants Least
Overall, the median net worth of Jewish people in the survey was $150,890, more than three times the median for the entire sample. The median net worth for conservative Protestants (which included Baptists, Jehovahs Witnesses, Seventh-Day Adventists, Christian Scientists, among others) was $26,200, or about half the overall average. The median net worth of mainstream Protestants (including Episcopalians, Methodists, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Unitarians and others) and Catholics were similar to each other and about the average for the whole sample.
Religious teachings of different faiths may influence spending and saving strategies in a variety of ways, according to Keister.
For example, conservative Protestants often emphasize prayer and trust in God, which may reduce their desire to invest. Conservative Protestants also look forward to the rewards of the afterlife and don't promote acquiring wealth as a good for this life.
Jews, on the other hand, don't have a strong orientation to the afterlife, but encourage pursuits that will lead to wealth accumulation, such as high-income careers and investing.
http://www.thekcrachannel.com/money/2490471/detail.html
I thought this was interesting, though I don't know how accurate it is.
Jews Accumulate Most Wealth, Conservative Protestants Least
Overall, the median net worth of Jewish people in the survey was $150,890, more than three times the median for the entire sample. The median net worth for conservative Protestants (which included Baptists, Jehovahs Witnesses, Seventh-Day Adventists, Christian Scientists, among others) was $26,200, or about half the overall average. The median net worth of mainstream Protestants (including Episcopalians, Methodists, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Unitarians and others) and Catholics were similar to each other and about the average for the whole sample.
Religious teachings of different faiths may influence spending and saving strategies in a variety of ways, according to Keister.
For example, conservative Protestants often emphasize prayer and trust in God, which may reduce their desire to invest. Conservative Protestants also look forward to the rewards of the afterlife and don't promote acquiring wealth as a good for this life.
Jews, on the other hand, don't have a strong orientation to the afterlife, but encourage pursuits that will lead to wealth accumulation, such as high-income careers and investing.
http://www.thekcrachannel.com/money/2490471/detail.html
I thought this was interesting, though I don't know how accurate it is.
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