Entry:

Fagan, Patrick F.; Rector, Robert E.; Johnson, Kirk A.; and Peterson, America, “The Positive Effects of Marriage: A Book of Charts,” Washington, DC: The Heritage Foundation, 2003.

Abstract:

Regular religious practice is beneficial to individuals, families, states and the nation. It should be encouraged because it reduces the incidence of out-of-wedlock births, crime, delinquency, drug and alcohol addiction, health problems, anxieties and prejudices. In addition, it is available to everyone and incurs no cost.